The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Meals Safety has commenced the aerial unfold of chemical compounds to regulate quelea hen infestation of farms in Taraba for enhanced meals safety.
Adamu Kazaure, the ministry’s discipline officer in command of Adamawa and Taraba, disclosed this in an interview with the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Jalingo.
NAN stories that queala birds are small seed eaters that feed on a wide range of grasses, crops and fruits.
Mr Kazaure, who’s from the ministry’s Division of Veterinary and Pest Management, mentioned the motion adopted complaints by farmers in Karim-Lamido and Ardo-Kola native authorities areas of Taraba over the huge infestation of quelea birds on crop farms.
In response to him, the 10-day train, utilizing a contracted Agro-Aviation Plane, will cowl all the state to stop the instant recurrence of the infestation.
“The motion we’re taking adopted a progress report of quelea birds’ infestation in some elements of Taraba.
“Some recognized farmers despatched video clips of quelea birds as they attacked rice farms in Nahuta-Lalinga village of Karim Lamido LGA, and Mayo-Renewo in Ardo-Kola LGA.
“The farmers, in a telephone interview with the ministry’s officers, appealed to the federal government to return to their assist in combating the birds, as large losses had been being recorded,” he mentioned.
Mr Kazaure defined that the staff was making use of Fenthion and DDVP pesticides to regulate the birds.
(NAN)
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