Yemen braced for locusts battle
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Measures have been taken in Yemen with the agricultural authorities saying an integrated campaign to fight swarms of locusts, that may arrive in the country from the African Horn, is underway.
The Desert Locusts Control Center (DLCC) said equipment to spray fields and cars to be used in the process have been readied after the FAO said that a swarm of locusts would hit the provinces of Shabwa, Hadramout and Mareb.
"We have 24 cars ready to launch efforts against locusts until now," said director of Prevention at the ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Abdullah al-Sayani.
The ministry has surveyed 8215 hectares in the three provinces probably to be hit by locusts. On Sunday, the UN Agriculture and Food Organization FAO warned Yemen of locusts, saying swarms of locusts would arrive in the country from the African Horn. In March, Yemen braced for a new battle with locusts after the organization said swarms of locusts were on their way to the country from Somalia.
Locusts were driven by seasonal winds. Large quantities of pesticides and other equipment were distributed to the areas anticipated to be attacked by locusts, particularly those near Somali coasts.
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