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According to scientists, the recent locust outbreak along the India-Pakistan border may have been driven by the longer-than-usual monsoon rains across the region, and frequent cyclones in the Indian Ocean.
The agriculture ministers of Pakistan, India, Iran, and Afghanistan will connect via video-conferencing on March 11 to chalk out a strategy to deal with the invasion.
Representatives of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) will also participate in the meeting via a video link from Abu Dhabi, The Express Tribune reported.
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“The locusts, which are considered to be among the most dangerous pests known to humanity, reproduce fast 20-fold within three months. An adult locust can eat quantity equal to its weight daily, and just a single square kilometer of the swarm can contain up to 80 million adults,” they said.