PICS: Namibian farmers battle clouds of locusts
Nica Richards 300 subsistence farmers have been affected in the Omusati region alone, with more than 5,000 farming households expected to be impacted. A girl walks in the midst of a cloud of locusts in Ekamba village, Omusati. Photo: FAO/Phillipus Tobias Distressed Namibian farmers expecting a plentiful harvest this year now have to contend with droves of African migratory locusts threatening to undo months of hard work. An estimated 300 subsistence farmers have been affected in the Omusati r...
Source: citizen.co.za