US lawmakers introduce anti-desert locust laws

 Desert locust

According to FAO’s monthly bulletin for July 2021 desert locust infestations persist in the Horn of Africa. FILE | NMG

United States lawmakers have introduced legislation on desert locust outbreak in East Africa with a view to easing America’s humanitarian assistance to the regional economies.

The Desert Locust Control Bill sponsored by the US Representative for New Jersey Christopher Henry Smith has been forwarded to the House Committee for Foreign Affairs for further processing.