The invasion locusts threatens the livelihoods of farmers in Somali-land

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Locusts🦗

Climate change is damaging environmental and food in insignificant ways .
Most somalis are dependent on agricultural land and they are people who produce crops and cultivate their land , so agricultural production is most important to the Somali community, Locusts affected small holder farmers and their families and their own surplus to survive between harvest and can cause food shortages and lead to hunger and extreme poverty because farmers don't have adequate storage facilities to protect their supplies against pests and weather.

The majority of these hungry families live in remote areas where they widely depend on agricultural to survive hunger, affect people lives such as unhealthy pregnancies poor nutrition and healthy problems .


Locusts  are major influence in east Africa especially in somaliland ,
can destroy the lives of large numberof people in somaliland and caused food shortages in large number of people also endanger farmer's livelihood,  the locusts has eating all the plants , 
and endangering agricultural crops in many parts of somaliland country that are caused food shortages and severe drought causes large number of livestock to be eridicated.

Invasions are caused by warmer climate as part of global climate change and need to be aware of   and mitigate the risks posed by global warming , locusts, Plastic pollutions, and potential hazards faced the world in the near future.
also destroys the environment and the beauty of country.

The locust is very troublesome organism that destroys vast areas and is one of the problems caused by climate change and it affect all crops and farms around the world and is a major threat that doesn't affect a single place. 


ACCORDING WORLD BANK : 
June 29, 2020 — The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a $40 million International Development Assistance (IDA) grant for Somalia as part of the Emergency Locust Response Program, which seeks to respond to the threat posed by the locust outbreak and strengthen systems for preparedness in affected countries in Africa and the Middle East. 
The locust invasion has gravely impacted the livelihoods of nearly 2.6 million living in forty-three districts of Somalia. The agriculture sector remains the backbone of the economy and accounts for about 75 percent of GDP.



                   HABOON AHMED 💁

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