-The New Indian Express Locusts also known as 'tiddi dal' is a group of short-horned grasshoppers which multiplies during migration from long distances in destructive swarms and devours the vegetation wherever it settles. CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government has issued an alert of a locust attack in all the districts bordering Rajasthan. As it is apprehended that the swarm of locust may come towards the state after they have devoured wheat crop over...
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Locust attack in R'sthan worries farmers in state -Aakanksha N Bhardwaj
-The Tribune Miscreants spread rumours on social media that it will hit Punjab too Jalandhar: As swarms of Locusts have descended in Rajasthan and attacked crops, farmers in Punjab are tensed that their crops would also be damaged if they reach the state. Agriculture Department officials said today that the situation in that state was leading to rumours in Punjab, which were being spread through social media. Hence, the department had appealed to...
More »Massive locust invasion threatens Gujarat farmers -Mahesh Langa
-The Hindu Border districts most affected; authorities caught napping despite FAO warning. Ahmedabad: Sharing borders with neighbouring Pakistan, Gujarat is under attack from hoppers — new-born Locusts — that have flown in across the international border. As the swarms mature, they have ravaged farms in North Gujarat, devastating farmers in the three border districts Banaskantha, Patan and Kutch. The Locusts, known as tiddis locally, have wreaked havoc on standing crops of castor, cumin,...
More »World cereal production set to reach historic high in 2013 –UN food agency
-The United Nations Global cereal production is expected to increase by 7 per cent in 2013 compared to last year, the United Nations food agency said today, but warned that in spite of a boost in supply, various regions including Central Africa, West Africa and Syria are still affected by food insecurity. In its Crop Prospects and Food Situation report, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) forecasts that cereal production this year...
More »Probed and declared pregnant, tribal brides now ostracized -Manjari Mishra
-The Times of India JABALPUR: Misfortune, like Locusts, always arrives in bunches, philosophizes Sona Bai. The Gond tribal girl from Betul district's Neharpur village in her 20s knows this best. Getting booted out of the mass marriage pandal along with eight other prospective brides on June 7 after sarkari dai announced to the world her pregnancy, was only the beginning. Worse things seem to be hurtling down her way. Peeved at the...
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