FAO Urges Four African Countries to Brace for Desert Locust Swarms

Publisher:
United Nations Radio
Publication Date:
23 October 2012
Tags:
North Africa, Food and Agriculture

Four countries in northwest Africa are being urged to prepare for the likely arrival of swarms of Desert Locusts, the most devastating of the species.

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has alerted Algeria, Libya, Mauritania and Morocco about the insects which appear to be headed their way from the Sahel region of West Africa in the coming weeks.

Click above to play, or download this mp3

More on This
UN Food Agency Warns North Africa of Locust Threat
West Africa: Working to Contain the Desert Locust Threat

Follow AllAfrica

Most Popular
North Africa
across allAfrica.com

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.