Critical gaps in the global fight against locust outbreaks and addressing emerging challenges

Daniel Gebregiorgis; Asfawossen Asrat; Emiru Birhane; Chetan Tiwari; Lawrence M. Kiage; Suhasini Ramisetty-Mikler; Sushma Kallam; Nadine Kabengi; Aster Gebrekirstos; Susan Wanjiru; Haileselassie G. Mariam; Ibrahim Fitiwy; Mitiku Haile; Charis Enns; Brock Bersaglio

doi:10.1038/s44264-025-00068-y

Critical gaps in the global fight against locust outbreaks and addressing emerging challenges

Daniel Gebregiorgis
, Asfawossen Asrat
, Emiru Birhane
, Chetan Tiwari
, Lawrence M. Kiage
, Suhasini Ramisetty-Mikler
, Sushma Kallam
, Nadine Kabengi
, Aster Gebrekirstos
, Susan Wanjiru
, Haileselassie G. Mariam
, Ibrahim Fitiwy
, Mitiku Haile
, Charis Enns
, Brock Bersaglio

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Locust outbreaks significantly threaten the livelihoods of billions of people globally, and this number continues to increase. Latest projections show that crop losses due to insect infestations will increase by up to 50% with a 2 °C increase in global warming. We propose strategies for mitigating and managing future locust outbreaks by integrating communities’ perspectives, needs, and insights with new technologies for effective large-scale monitoring, early detection, reporting, verification, and control.

Original language	English
Article number	29
Journal	npj Sustainable Agriculture
Volume	3
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-025-00068-y
Publication status	Published - Dec 2025

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Economics and Econometrics
Agronomy and Crop Science
Food Science
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Gebregiorgis, D., Asrat, A., Birhane, E., Tiwari, C., Kiage, L. M., Ramisetty-Mikler, S., Kallam, S., Kabengi, N., Gebrekirstos, A., Wanjiru, S., Mariam, H. G., Fitiwy, I., Haile, M., Enns, C., & Bersaglio, B. (2025). Critical gaps in the global fight against locust outbreaks and addressing emerging challenges. npj Sustainable Agriculture, 3(1), Article 29. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-025-00068-y

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Critical gaps in the global fight against locust outbreaks and addressing emerging challenges

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