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Islamabad: Pakistani authorities have declared a national emergency to battle the swarms of desert locusts which are eating crops on a large scale and raising fears of food insecurity.
“We are facing the worst locust infestation in more than two decades and have decided to declare national emergency to deal with the threat,” Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Saturday.
The decision and a national action plan to deal with the locust threat were approved by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
“I have doubts that we will be able to achieve our wheat production target of 27 million tons this year,” Nisar Khaskhali, a farmer and member of the Sindh Chamber of Agriculture said.
“The locust attack is unprecedented and alarming,” minister for national food security Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar said. (DPA)
“We are facing the worst locust infestation in more than two decades and have decided to declare national emergency to deal with the threat,” Information Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Saturday.
The decision and a national action plan to deal with the locust threat were approved by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
“I have doubts that we will be able to achieve our wheat production target of 27 million tons this year,” Nisar Khaskhali, a farmer and member of the Sindh Chamber of Agriculture said.
“The locust attack is unprecedented and alarming,” minister for national food security Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar said. (DPA)
