BY MINISTRY OF INFORMATION Effective and concerted desert locust invasion control measures are underway throughout the country and no significant damage has been inflicted on crops and vegetation so far, the public relations office of the Ministry of Agriculture reported.
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BY SHABAIT Concerted control measures are underway in various regions of the country to combat desert locust swarm invasions from Ethiopia, the Ministry of Agriculture reported.
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BY KESETE GHEBREHIWET | SHABAIT Eritrea has taken intensive surveillance and control measures to deal with the desert locust threat in winter breeding areas and invasion from neighboring countries. Commendable activities have so far been made to deter risks that could pose a threat to crop and grazing land and other vegetation across the country.
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Done with pesticides? The Ministry has conducted preliminary trials on harvesting desert locust hoppers using vacuum suckers and turn it into animal feed. BY MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE Desert locust that crossed the border and swarmed in the Daklak Islands of Eritrea has been put under control by the Ministry of Agriculture in cooperation with members […]
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BY XINHUA The Eritrean government on Saturday said that it’s undertaking strong measures to contend the adverse impacts of the desert locust outbreak as the swarm wreaked havoc across the Horn of Africa, threatening food security.
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BY MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE The Ministry of Agriculture called on the public and all government institutions to conduct consistent follow-up and immediately report to concerned authorities in case of detecting locust invasion. Desert locusts, and Army worms have been the main causes of the regional and general problems of the people of the Eastern Africa […]
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According to FAO, the latest Desert Locust outbreak is the worst in 25 years BY MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE The Migratory Pests Control Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture informed that Desert Locust control operation is still underway in the Northern Red Sea Region of the country. According to the information from the unit, so far […]
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BY SHABAIT The Ministry of Agriculture branch in the Southern region reported that the locust swarm that was detected in the sub-zones of Tsorena, Adi-Keih, Segeneity, Senafe and Mai-Aini was put under control.
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