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In 2020, East Africa was struck by the worst locust plague in decades. Unfortunately, now, the swarms are returning.
The …
CNN International https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/02/asia/india-desert-locust-swarm-intl-hnk/
By Esha Mitra, Rishabh Madhavendra Pratap, Sandi Sidhu and Helen Regan
New Delhi (CNN)As India continues its battle with the coronavirus …
While the world fights to slow the spread of COVID-19, the worst pandemic experienced in a century, countries in South …
The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/25/many-will-starve-locusts-devour-crops-and-livelihoods-in-pakistan
Mir Gul Muhammad, a farmer in Balochistan province, was blunt. “The worst that we have ever seen, ever, in our whole life,” he …
reliefweb https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/fao-prepares-crisis-appeal-pakistan-s-locust-issue
ISLAMABAD: The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations plans to launch a crisis appeal in the coming days seeking resources for …
XinhuaNet http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-05/17/c_139064636.htm
TEHRAN, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Iranian Agriculture Ministry said that the army will help fight locust invasion in the south of the country, Tehran Times daily reported on Sunday. …
ABC Rural https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-04-21/western-nsw-suffers-locust-plague/12167946 By Lucy Thackray and Jessie Davies
After a year of battling drought, fire, dust, flood and disease, farmers in far western New South Wales …
China.org.cn http://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2020-03/30/content_75874924.htm
TEHRAN, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Sunday called on Saudi Arabia to contribute more to a fight against the locust plague that threatens crops and food security …
DefenceWeb https://www.defenceweb.co.za/security/human-security/locust-threat-in-east-africa-increases/
Countries in East Africa are racing against time to prevent new swarms of locusts wreaking havoc on crops and livelihoods after the worst …