FAO gets 17m euros from Germany to combat locusts

Posted on Mar 06, 2020

The Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Director-General Qu Dongyu has welcomed a 17 million euros contribution from Germany to provide assistance to those affected by the Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa.

Germany’s Permanent Representative to FAO, Ulrich Seidenberger, made the announcement at FAO headquarters in Rome. The new pledge comes after Germany had contributed three million euro.

“I want to thank Germany for its generous contribution and for recognising the urgent need to alleviate the alarming impact of the Desert Locust upsurge. We are working to curb the locusts’ spread but we also need to safeguard livelihoods and promote early recovery,” Qu said.