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  • you want For Mohammad Yasin, the rifle slung across his shoulder is no protection against this invasion, a swarm of Locusts which has taken over his farm on the outskirts of the Somali capital, Mogadishu and is eating his maize, beans and all of his grass.

  • He says he wants the government to help because his land is being turned into a desert like neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia.

  • Somalia has been battling swarms of desert locust since late last year, but the war ravaged country has struggled due to insecurity, remote locations and a lack of resources, and locked down restrictions have exacerbated the situation, disrupting supply chains of pesticides and other equipment.

  • According to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, The infestation has affected more than 1000 square miles of land in Somalia on impacted the food security of at least 200,000 people.

you want For Mohammad Yasin, the rifle slung across his shoulder is no protection against this invasion, a swarm of Locusts which has taken over his farm on the outskirts of the Somali capital, Mogadishu and is eating his maize, beans and all of his grass.

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