A man engulfed by a swarm of desert locusts, stands on top of a hill near Nanyuki, Kenya, January 30, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
A man riding a motorcycle drives through a swarm of desert locusts near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
A chicken feeds on crushed desert locusts after they were left out to dry, before the locusts are made into animal feed, at a farm near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
Desert locusts fly past a dik-dik antelope near the town of Nanyuki, Kenya, January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
Desert locusts caught during a harvest are stored inside a sack near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
A Samburu warrior poses for a photo as desert locusts swarm around him in Angata E Kitenya, near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
Desert locusts rest on tree branches near the town of Nanyuki, Kenya, January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
Joseph Mejia, a farmer, holds a flashlight in his mouth while harvesting desert locusts near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, February 1, 2021. "They destroy all the crops when they get into the farms. Sometimes they are so many, you cannot tell them apart, which are crops and which are locusts," said Mejia. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
Desert locusts are caught in a net as they are harvested near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
Philip Ouma, a laboratory manager, tests the nutritional value of desert locusts at the laboratory Spectralab, in Nairobi, Kenya, February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
Albert Lemasulani, a field coordinator who works for the start-up The Bug Picture, watches workers be paid, after they harvested desert locusts, near Rumuruti, Kenya, February 1, 2021. "The biggest part of the animal feed is the protein," Lemasulani said. "The community ... are collecting locusts, once they (are collected) they are weighed and paid." REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
Desert locusts fly near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
Men use a net to harvest desert locusts, near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
People load a pick-up truck with sacks filled with harvested desert locusts near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
Philip Ouma, a laboratory manager, tests the nutritional value of desert locusts at the laboratory Spectralab, in Nairobi, Kenya, February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
Philip Ouma, a laboratory manager, holds a dish containing ground desert locusts at the laboratory Spectralab, in Nairobi, Kenya, February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
A locust sits on a man's shirt as desert locusts are harvested near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, February 3, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
A man tries to chase away a swarm of desert locusts away from a farm, near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
A swarm of desert locusts engulf a high voltage electricity transmission tower near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
Desert locusts fly near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
A swarm of desert locusts fly next to a herd of zebras near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
A child tries to chase away a swarm of desert locusts in Naiperere, near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, January 30, 2021. Show moreShow less
Workers use a barrel to crush sacks filled with harvested desert locusts, at a farm near the town of Rumuruti, Kenya, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
Image used for illustrative purpose. Dishes containing ground desert locusts are dried inside a furnace at the laboratory Spectralab in Nairobi, Kenya, February 16, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner Show moreShow less
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