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2020 Locust Outbreak Thread

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So people started noticing unusually large Desert Locust populations back in June but it wasn't until about January the alarm bells started to be rang when their numbers passed a billion and kept growing. In one part of Kenya recently there was a swarm estimated at 200 billion locust. Also not surprisingly bad news for the people of East Africa as farmers have reported up to 90 percent of their crops being eaten. This in a region that was already having food security issues. So now millions people are at risk of suffering through a famine. Also these locusts hordes also may spread as far east as India.
 
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So now we're in three out of the ten plagues?
 
Israel solved this problem years ago.

Call it revenge, or just a practical killing of two birds with one stone - whatever the motivation, many Israelis have decided to cook them up, and eat them.

Locust is the only insect which is considered kosher. Specific extracts in the Torah state that four types of desert locust - the red, the yellow, the spotted grey, and the white - can be eaten.

As with fish, there are no rules surrounding their ritual slaughter, making them a particularly versatile ingredient for culinary connoisseurs, like chef Moshe Basson, founder and owner of the famous Eucalyptus restaurant in Jerusalem, and a specialist in reviving ancient Biblical foods.

Get with the times, people! We only need a few kilometers of netting, and we can take over the locust cuisine market!
 

So now 20 plus million people across East Africa are at risk of food insecurity and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for 138 million dollars in funding but has only received 52 million dollars so far.
 

So now 20 plus million people across East Africa are at risk of food insecurity and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for 138 million dollars in funding but has only received 52 million dollars so far.
OK, but what is that in C-bills? You will want at least a few battalions just to protect the food convoys, and even Jenners don't come cheap.
 
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