Locust Monitoring
The primary objective of the P-Locust service is to enhance the monitoring and prevention efforts against locust population growth.
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The primary objective of the P-Locust service is to enhance the monitoring and prevention efforts against locust population growth.
The Regional Cropland Assessment and Monitoring Service seeks to provide timely information for food security assessments through the development of national and regional crop monitors in East Africa.
This fact sheet highlights how SERVIR is using satellite data to pinpoint breeding locations for locusts so that the pests can be eradicated before they take flight.
A single desert locust can consume its body weight in vegetation in one day. When 40 million of them gather, they can devour as much food as 35,000 people.