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CHAD 2012. Control operations against populations of desert locusts

29 October 2012, Fada, Chad - An ANLA worker beating a bush with a stick to show desert locusts swarming near Fada in North Eastern Chad. ANLA, with support from FAO, is conducting control operations against populations of desert locusts. FAO has alerted Algeria, Libya, Mauritania and Morocco to to prepare for the likely arrival of desert locust swarms from the Sahel in West Africa in the coming weeks.
FAO Project: OSRO/RAF/214 - Desert Locust Threat in the Sahel - 2012. Objectives: The general objective of this project is to contribute to preserve the agricultural production and the food security of concerned populations in Niger, Chad and beyond. The specific objective of this project is to contribute to control the current Desert Locust outbreak in the infested areas of Niger, Chad and in Mauritania.

10/29/2012

Country Chad

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