East Africa's regional development organization IGAD Secretariat has declared that “the war on desert locusts is far from over” Project Locust's farmer-first approach will help #farmers better adapt to future infestations #WeatherTheSwarm 👉the-star.co.ke/news/2021-11-0… Georgina Campbell Flatter

#fridaymorning is all about having some FUN & FACT! Forget your everyday Mshikaki, would you eat a Locust 🦗Mshikaki? FACT: Desert Locusts are very rich in proteins & eating them reduces heart disease 🧐 icipe.org/news/eating-de… icipe @icpac_igad The Rockefeller Foundation JDC | The Joint

Awesome to see other parts of Africa (hello #SouthAfrica) identifying the opportunity in #locusts for harvesting and upcycling into food an feed. #WeatherTheSwarm Thanks to Food For Mzansi for spreading the news foodformzansi.co.za/locust-outbrea…

Potential for new wave of #DesertLocust looms via BusinessDaily bit.ly/33tiQdc

"... I think by having the scale of a single figure, the picture illustrates the unbelievable size of a locust swarm and how this age-old infestation still affects the region." Quote and📷by BAZ RATNER Reuters #locust #DesertLocust #Kenya tgam.ca/3HCYBc5

Thank you @TheEmptySquare1 for showcasing our work... we will continue to work tirelessly to create a flourishing #insect industry in #EastAfrica to promote positive social and environmental change. theemptysquare.org/stories/protei…

There is a 86,400MT p.a market gap for animal feed protein in #Kenya. AND BSF larvae are ideal protein. We want to bridge this gap with the support of The Rockefeller Foundation via Dalberg Implement! Learn more here: rockefellerfoundation.org/case-study/bla… #BSFL #MarketForInsects #SmallholderSolutions

Our Co-Founder's interview with The New Times (Rwanda): Kigali’s organic waste problem could be solved by black soldier flies newtimes.co.rw/news/how-kigal…

We LOVE the theme for the the #AGRF2022 Summit: Growth, Nurture, Reward! It speaks to us so deeply while we work in #Kenya + #Rwanda to play our part in creating increased food security through insect based agricultural #innovation. Thanks to AFS Forum for a great launch event.

We are very excited to take part in the #IGNITEFoodSystems Challenge in #Rwanda... We are bringing #insects to the conversation on #FoodSecurity. Thank you to Impact Hub Kigali for recognising us and to USAID Rwanda, Edith Heines, Denmark MFA 🇩🇰 for creating the opportunity.

We celebrate the 250+ women we worked with in the #WeatherTheSwarm project to show the potential of a new digital tool&community-created guidance to empower smallholder farmers to take “climate action”, preserve&benefit their crops & open an income stream #InternationalWomensDay

Locust swarms-some larger than NYC-have decimated the livelihoods of 10,000+ #dryland farmers since 2019. Georgina Campbell Flatter explains how to beat #locusts and #WeatherTheSwarm in an Op-Ed. 👉tinyurl.com/2f8vwmsd Tomorrow.io CGIAR Digital Transformation Digital Green Kenarava Group Ltd The Bug Picture

Woohoo! We have been selected as one of the finalists for the #IGNITEFoodSystems Challenge. It is an honor to have our name amongst the other companies that are innovating #FoodSecurity in #Rwanda. Thanks to the sponsors driving this: Denmark MFA 🇩🇰 USAID Impact Hub Kigali World Food Programme

"For people to stop living in fear of the next locust attack, we must unlock the power of #WeatherIntelligence & place it in the hands of #farmers" More candid thoughts by TomorrowNow's Georgina Campbell Flatter in this article by ICARDA #WeatherTheSwarm Read: icarda.org/media/blog/far…

Very insightful read on the power of weather intelligence for climate action! @WBG_Agriculture Global Locust Initiative Locust_Expert FAO Locust Digital Green The Bug Picture ICARDA CGIAR Climate Action CGIAR Digital Transformation We must activate the position of the farmer to #WeatherTheSwarm

We LOVE seeing people making a living from harvesting and selling #locusts in #SouthAfrica. It may seem like a small impact but it makes a difference to each of these women. Let's shift to solutions that prioritise people and the environment SABC News youtu.be/i1whn30cTv0

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Excited to be part of this campaign to showcase our impact numbers this World Environment Day. What are your numbers? #OnlyOneEarth #WorldEnvironmentDay UN Environment Programme instagram.com/tv/CeZWQ1-q53o…