Gov’t warns of another locust invasion
The Ministry of Agriculture has warned that there could be a locust invasion from the Mandera county in Kenya. The ...
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Tag: locust invasion
Agriculture Ministry receives Shs11.2b donation to fight locusts, warns that more swarms are likely to enter the county any time
In an effort to combat the desert locust invasion and its post effects, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal industry and Fisheries ...
Uganda gets Shs180b loan from World Bank to fight locusts
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors have approved financing of $48 million (about Shs180 billion) from the International Development ...
Agriculture Ministry needs Shs16b to fight the second wave of desert locusts
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries has revealed that it needs of Shs16 billion to fight the latest ...
Government has not yet sprayed locusts Kidepo National Park for fear of pesticides might make animals angry
At the beginning of last month, the first swarm of locusts invaded Uganda through Amudat District. More and more swarms ...
Don’t eat locusts that have been sprayed with pesticides, they are deadly – Minister Bright Rwamirama cautions
Every day that passes, more swarms of locusts keep crossing over to Uganda from Kenya and invading more districts. By ...
China deploys 100,000 ducks at its Xinjiang border to eat locusts coming from Africa
As Uganda wallows in dilemma over the best art in which to combat the locust invasion, the Chinese seem to ...
Government approves another additional Shs16 billion to fight locusts
Agriculture Minister, Vincent Ssempijja confirmed that Cabinet has passed another additional Shs16 billion budget to enable the Ministry and other ...
When the locusts become yellow, they don’t eat much – Minister Rwamirama explains why there are no cases of damaged vegetation
As Ugandans are wondering whether government is really realistic about the invasion of desert locusts in several districts, Minister for ...
MP Medard Sseggona proposes locusts be teargassed; asks, “If we teargas them, can they really survive?”
The locust invasion in Uganda has only been taken seriously by government and a few people in the agriculture sector, ...
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