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2019-11-30 16:55
Urgent measures required to fight desert locust breakout
TEHRAN – Given the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) warnings of desert locust breakout, fighting these insects before entering the country requires a national will and comprehensive plan.
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2019-07-27 18:01
FAO warns of Desert Locust outbreaks in Yemen and the Horn of Africa; highlights Iran’s control operations
Desert Locust summer breeding, amplified by heavy rains, can pose a serious threat to agricultural production areas of Yemen, Sudan, Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia and northern Somalia during the next three months, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned today. This could result in potentially adverse impacts on the agricultural seasonal yields and local economies affecting food security and livelihoods of the populations in the countries concerned.
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2019-06-10 21:20
FAO warns of another desert locust breakout in Iran
TEHRAN — In mid-May, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned of another desert locust breakout in mid-June in Iran if the current situation is not controlled.
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2019-06-09 20:55
Iran well rid of 153 swarms of desert locusts
TEHRAN – Some 153 swarms of desert locusts from Saudi Arabia which penetrated into the southeastern provinces have been controlled, Esmaeil Najjar, head of Iran’s Crisis Management Organization has said.
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2019-06-02 11:46
140 swarms of desert locusts eradicated in southeastern Iran
TEHRAN – Desert locust breakout contained in 400,000 hectares of lands and some 140 swarms have been eradicated, Esmaeel Najjar, head of Iran’s Crisis Management Organization has said.
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2019-05-19 20:21
$2.3m earmarked for fighting locusts in southeastern Iran
TEHRAN – Iranian parliament, known as Majlis, has allocated a total budget of 100 billion rials (nearly $2.3 million) to fight desert locusts which have penetrated into 6 provinces in southern and southeastern Iran, head of agriculture comittee of Majlis has said.
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2019-05-06 21:48
Sistan-Baluchestan infested with desert locust
TEHRAN — According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan is infested by desert locust, director of the agriculture organization of the province has said.
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2019-04-22 01:00
Locusts threaten 300,000 ha of farming lands in Iran
TEHRAN — Some 300,000 hectares of farming lands are threatened by desert locusts’ breakout, Iran’s Crisis Management Organization spokesperson has said.
