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Locusts Invade Northern Afghan Provinces

The invasion of locusts has caused huge losses to farmers in some northern provinces. 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said that the invasion of locusts has caused more than 6,000 hectares of agricultural land to be destroyed in some northern provinces of the country. 

“The Moroccan locust is regarded as the world’s most economically impactful plant pest, it eats more than 150 plant pests and more than 50 food crops,” said Richard Trenchard, FAO Representative in Afghanistan. 

According to the FAO representative, considering the current situation it’s necessary to help farmers immediately.

 “We need to pre-position to ensure households who could lose everything can receive the food assistance they may need. Most of the agriculture support, emergency assistance, they may need ... it’s another thing about the Moroccan locust, it can multiply year to year one hundred times. We need to make sure that next year we don’t see a far worse outbreak,” said Richard Trenchard. 

Meanwhile, farmers said that they do not have the means to destroy locusts, and aid organizations should help the farmers. 

“The Moroccan locust has destroyed 300 acres of my wheat field and 31,000 acres of land in this area where ten villages are located,” said Najibullah, a farmer. 

Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Sur e Pul, Samangan, and Takhar are provinces facing huge losses due to locusts.

Locusts Invade Northern Afghan Provinces

According to the FAO representative, considering the current situation it’s necessary to help farmers immediately.

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The invasion of locusts has caused huge losses to farmers in some northern provinces. 

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said that the invasion of locusts has caused more than 6,000 hectares of agricultural land to be destroyed in some northern provinces of the country. 

“The Moroccan locust is regarded as the world’s most economically impactful plant pest, it eats more than 150 plant pests and more than 50 food crops,” said Richard Trenchard, FAO Representative in Afghanistan. 

According to the FAO representative, considering the current situation it’s necessary to help farmers immediately.

 “We need to pre-position to ensure households who could lose everything can receive the food assistance they may need. Most of the agriculture support, emergency assistance, they may need ... it’s another thing about the Moroccan locust, it can multiply year to year one hundred times. We need to make sure that next year we don’t see a far worse outbreak,” said Richard Trenchard. 

Meanwhile, farmers said that they do not have the means to destroy locusts, and aid organizations should help the farmers. 

“The Moroccan locust has destroyed 300 acres of my wheat field and 31,000 acres of land in this area where ten villages are located,” said Najibullah, a farmer. 

Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Sur e Pul, Samangan, and Takhar are provinces facing huge losses due to locusts.

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