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ProjectSafeguarding livelihoods of desert locust-affected farmers and exploring eco-friendly control methods – OSRO/ETH/007/GER 2023
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No results found.In the greater Horn of Africa, the vast majority of the population depends on agriculture for its livelihood. Consecutive years of climatic events have increased households’ exposure to risks with limited recovery between shocks. The upsurge of desert locust populations starting in 2019 represented the latest shock to agriculture-dependent households in the region. For communities where food security is already poor and where every gram of food produced counts towards alleviating hunger, the desert locust outbreak presented devastating challenges to food availability. In view of the considerable risk of desert locust damage to the food security of the population in Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Phase 3 in Ethiopia, FAO sought to support food production capacities and protect livelihoods of the most vulnerable populations for their respective seasons in desert locust-affected areas of Amhara Region, where communities were already facing food insecurity. This project highlights sheet showcases the activities and impacts of the German-funded project OSRO/ETH/007/GER. This is an ex-ante highlights sheet, and will be followed at project completion by an ex-post highlights sheet, showcasing the project's final results. It is intended to demonstrate FAO's positive impact in response to the desert locust crisis with the potential to generate additional resources. -
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ProjectSafeguarding livelihoods of desert locust-affected farmers and exploring eco-friendly control methods - OSRO/ETH/007/GER 2021
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No results found.The increasing frequency and magnitude of climatic extremes and plant pests over the years have left many rain dependent farming and herding communities of Ethiopia particularly vulnerable to food insecurity. The most recent shock has taken the form of Ethiopia’s worst desert locust outbreak in 25 years. Ethiopia has been on the frontline of the invasion, which has damaged tens of thousands of hectares of cropland and pasture across the Greater Horn of Africa, with severe consequences for agriculture based livelihoods in contexts where food security is already fragile. FAO is supporting countries’ capacities that risk being overwhelmed by the scale of the crisis, and has responded to the Government of Ethiopia’s request for urgent support in its desert locust response. This includes providing technical and operational support to locust control initiatives as well as supporting the livelihoods of the most vulnerable affected populations. The main focus of this project is to assist farmers and agropastoralists negatively affected by the invasion in protecting their livelihoods, while simultaneously supporting efforts to make desert locust control mechanisms more environmentally friendly.
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