Migratory Pests From The West

A swarm of locusts is heading towards our western states. They’ve ravaged Africa’s crops for years, and here’s how they can endanger India’s farms.

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00:35We are in a very big problem.

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01:03This type of locust,

01:08we try a lot to chase them away, but they deny it.

01:13So, one morning, we wake up,

01:18we came to continue chasing them away,

01:23but we have tried, but they are not moving.

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02:26There is a risk for it spreading.

02:29The countries that are on watch,

02:32the most significant countries on watch at this point

02:35are Uganda and South Sudan.

02:37Uganda has not had to deal with a locust infestation

02:42since the 60s, and in a country like South Sudan,

02:47already there are 47% of the population is food insecure.

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