English 
搜索
Hebei Lansheng Biotech Co., Ltd. ShangHai Yuelian Biotech Co., Ltd.

Major threat of locust attack nearly subsided this season in India: FAOqrcode

Sep. 1, 2020

Favorites Print
Forward
Sep. 1, 2020

Major threat of locust attack nearly subsided this season in India: FAO

India has almost overcome any more major threat of locust attack this season. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in its latest update this week noted that “the risk of swarm migration to the India-Pakistan summer breeding area has nearly subsided”.


Confirming it from the ground, Union agriculture ministry on Wednesday said no locust adults or hoppers were spotted in any of the affected areas since Tuesday.


“However, adequate manpower is on vigil for survey and control with sufficient vehicles and spray equipment in Rajasthan and Gujarat. Today (Wednesday), intensive survey operations are continued by locust circle offices (LCOs) to locate and eliminate the locust population, if any,” it said.


The FAO in its update on August 24 attributed the success of controlling the menace to India’s ongoing control efforts through

deployment of hundreds of teams for this purpose on the ground. It also noted the efforts of Pakistan on its side. The UN body

assists vulnerable countries in managing locusts through early warning and timely reaction.


“In south-west Asia, good progress is being made against the first generation of hopper groups and bands that have formed

mainly in Rajasthan, India and to a lesser degree in Tharparkar district in southern Sindh, Pakistan,” said the FAO.


Referring to India’s efforts, the agriculture ministry shared that the locust control operations have, so far, been done in over 5

lakh hectares of area by LCOs and respective state governments in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Bihar since April 11.


Usually, the locust swarms enter India for summer breeding with the advent of monsoon. Its incursion this year, however,

happened much earlier during March-April because of presence of residual population of locust in Pakistan which the

neighbouring country couldn’t control during last season.


[ Survey ]

Join AgroPages TOP 20 India Agrochemical Companies ranking list in FY2019-20

The ranking list of top 20 India agrochemical companies has been published by AgroPages for 7 years since FY2012-13. To understand Indian agrochemical market better and faster, we will make persistent efforts to keep on.

Top 20 Indian Agrochemical Companies in FY 2018-19: Backwards Integration, Forwards “OpenAg”

Join us in this year's list!

 

Note:

1. The list of rankings focuses only on Indian native enterprises, excluding the branches of multinational companies in India.

2. The list of rankings focuses only on the sales of pesticide products(TC & Formulation), excluding the sales of fertilizers and intermediates.
3. If you join this survey, we'll freely publish a PR news online for your company. Please contact: zorro@agropages.com
We'll offer you the Company Directory in the upcoming 2020 India Pesticide Suppliers Guide magazine once the information adopted.

  1. 1. What are the sales of pesticide products(TCs & Formulations) in FY2019-20?
  2. 2. What do you think of the increase/decrease in sales this year compared with last year? Please describe briefly.
  3. 3. What are your company's actions to keep your business running during this tough time?
  4. 4. Please leave your information to submit the survey.
    Your Name:
    Email:
    Company:
    Tel:
    Mobile:

0/1200

More from AgroNewsChange

Hot Topic More

Subscribe Comment

Subscribe 

Subscribe Email: *
Name:
Mobile Number:  

Comment  

0/1200

 

NEWSLETTER

Subscribe India Special Biweekly to send news related to your mailbox