Question

1. Differentiate between land reclamation and land rehabilitation.     
2. State three ways in which the government of Kenya is trying to control locust invasion in Kenya.

Answer 1

1. Land reclamation is the process of converting less productive land into more productive state for agricultural or settlement purposes while Land rehabilitation is the process of restoring damaged land back to a useful state.
2.  
   1. Use of pesticides/bio-pesticides/chemical control
   2. Remote sensing/satellite imagery for easy location of locust breeding areas /infestation.
   3. Training of specialists to conduct surveys and control infestation
   4. Scaring the locusts through shouting
   5. Trapping the locusts for food/feeding