The desert locust, the most destructive migratory pest in the world, is highly mobile and feeds on large quantities of any kind of green vegetation, including crops, pasture, and fodder with great potential to cause deterioration in the food security situation across the East Africa region. Ethiopia experienced two invasions of locust in 2020. The impacts of locust invasions are exacerbated by Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) restrictions, war, and flooding which are expected to substantially reduce Ethiopia’s economic growth. This brief reports on the scope, intensity, and type of damage incurred by rural households as a result of both the first and second locust invasions in Ethiopia, based on high-frequency phone survey data. It provides a rich set of background information on the COVID-19 high frequency phone survey of households which can be leveraged to assess the differential impacts of the COVID-19 and desert locust invasion.
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2021/05/01
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Brief
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Report Number
159025
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1
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1
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Disclosure Date
2021/05/13
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Locust Invasion in Ethiopia : Scope and Impact - Evidence from the World Bank-Supported High-Frequency Phone Surveys
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Keywords
crop and livestock; grazing land; damage to crops; food security situation; million people; living standard measurement; crop damage; desert locust; household interview; household use; livestock feed; locust control; aerial spraying; rural population; locust invasions; farm level; rural area; differential impact; affected households; high frequency; survey methodology; prevention methods; first wave; survey data; green vegetation; participation rate; agricultural sector
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Ilukor,John Gourlay,Sydney
Locust Invasion in Ethiopia : Scope and Impact - Evidence from the World Bank-Supported High-Frequency Phone Surveys (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/104381620882909475/Locust-Invasion-in-Ethiopia-Scope-and-Impact-Evidence-from-the-World-Bank-Supported-High-Frequency-Phone-Surveys