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Spraying alone will not curb locust menace

Kenyan food production and grazing land is under threat from a huge desert locust invasion. The insects are in two counties in northern Kenya and are now spreading to other regions including Meru, Laikipia, and Rift Valley. The government has yet to quantify losses but past attacks have caused harvest losses of up to 70 per cent.

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