Prof Mkenda: Locust swarms under control

Prof Mkenda: Locust swarms under control
THE government has managed to control locust swarms that hit the northern part of the country earlier this year, a senior official has said.
Addressing journalists here on Wednesday, Minister for Agriculture, Prof Adolf Mkenda said the destructive pests stormed the country and the rest of east Africa early this year.
The locusts   invaded the     country from neighboring Kenya hitting northern districts of Mwanga, Siha and Moshi (Kilimanjaro), Simanjiro (Manyara); Longido, Monduli and Ngorongoro (Arusha); and Lushoto (Tanga).
Prof Mkenda said that the locusts used to move in one area to another and the highly affected districts included Siha (Kilimanjaro), Simanjiro (Manyara); Longido and Monduli (Arusha) destroying  6,441ha of farmland.

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