ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said that desert locusts have started breeding in the desert areas of Tharparkar, Nara and Cholistan, their reproduction is increased by the end of this month. A new report on locust swarms in northern Somalia suggests that migration from Somalia across the Indian Ocean to … Read more
The Ministry of Food Safety and Research has announced that locusts will be converted into bio-compost Organic Fertilizers. According to the Ministry of Food Security and Research, locust based organic fertilizers will contain 9% nitrogen and 7% phosphorus. Professionals, experts and civil society will also participate in compost processing. The statement said that standard fertilizers … Read more
Federal Minister for Food Security Fakhr Imam sid more locust attacks are feared from Oman, Iran and Africa. Briefing at the National Locust Control Center (NLCC) Rawalpindi, Fakhr Imam said that the locust attacks has been brought under control in the country. The federal minister said that for the first time since 1992, Pakistan has … Read more
Locust infestation is a bigger economic threat than Coronavirus to Pakistan, said the American magazine Bloomberg in its report. Bloomberg said in a report that agriculture is the second largest sector of the Pakistani economy, accounting for 20% of the country’s gross domestic product and half of the country’s workforce is engaged in this sector. … Read more
Locusts Update: The National Locust Control Center (NLCC) has announced that the affected 5,245 sq km area of 46 districts of the country has been cleared from locusts. According to the details, during the last 24 hours in Punjab, operations were carried out on 71 hectares of land in Mianwali and Dera Ghazi Khan districts … Read more
Supreme Court was told that the entire country would be under serious threat of locust invasion if this menace not controlled properly. According to the details, the Punjab government informed the Supreme Court that an area of 300,000 square kilometers, roughly 37 percent of the country’s total area, is vulnerable to the desert locust. Sixty … Read more
