date:Apr 12, 2013
onsume most green vegetation that might normally serve as pasture for livestock.
From start to finish
We know from experience that this plague will require three years of anti-locust campaigns. We need funds now to procure supplies and to timely set-up the aerial survey and control operations, said Annie Monard, FAO Senior Officer and Coordinator of the FAO locust response.
Failure to respond now will lead to massive food aid requirements later on, said Dominique Burgeon, Director of the FAO