UN Food Agency Warns North Africa of Locust Threat
The Food and Agriculture Organization has alerted Algeria, Libya, Mauritania and Morocco about the insects which appear to be headed their way from the Sahel region of West Africa.
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FAO Urges Four African Countries to Brace for Desert Locust Swarms
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- Publisher:
- United Nations Radio
- Publication Date:
- 23 October 2012
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