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Over 500 hectares of grazing land destroyed by locusts in Zambezi

Over 500 hectares of grazing land destroyed by locusts in Zambezi

Written by on 25 September 2020.

WINDHOEK, 25 SEP (NAMPA) – Minister of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Calle Schlettwein said a total area of 4 002 square kilometres has been invaded and thus far 500 hectares of grazing land destroyed by the African migratory red locust in the Zambezi Region.
Schlettwein said this in the National Assembly on Thursday while giving an update on the latest situation of the locust outbreak in Zambezi.
He said this was the second outbreak in the region this year following the first outbreak in February, and t ...

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