On February 9, locusts invaded Uganda, a central African country, causing extremely serious impact in the local area. Previously, the locust plague had threatened the food supply in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. This has led to serious disasters in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization claims that if the locust plague continues to worsen, the number of locusts will increase by 500 times after hatching again, which will cause incalculable disasters.
At present, as many as120,000 people in Africa are facing a serious food shortage, and the situation is getting worse. Because of this locust plague, Somalia has declared a state of emergency, and Kenya is currently spraying pesticides by plane in the northern region, which is considered to be the worst locust plague in the country in 70 years.
The plague of locusts is not only in Africa, but has now spread to the Asian continent. Locusts crossed Somalia from the Horn of Africa and then entered Pakistan and India. At present, India is the most seriously affected, and the length of the locust swarm even reaches 60 kilometers long and 40 kilometers wide. At present, locusts are gradually flooding in India, and 12 areas in India have been affected. More than 200,000 hectares of farmland were destroyed and nearly 400,000 mu of fertile land was affected. With the increasing number of locusts, India loses more than 40,000 people's food every day. Under this trend, India will suffer heavy losses.