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May 11, 2005
Better news on the locusts
Good news: the latest report on the new locust threat to West Africa expects the invasion to be only mild this year. An added encouragement is that 90% of the necessary finance should already be available to deal with the threat.
The swarm is only expected to be 10% of the size of last year's swarm, which was the largest for 15 years, causing loss of 90% of the harvest in the north of Burkina. Cold weather and intense spraying of the developing swarm in North Africa have significantly reduced this year's threat.
Thank God, and continue to pray for Burkina. This is a huge relief. Our friends in Burkina are still suffering from the events of last year - not only the locust swarm, but also the consequences of the situation in the Ivory Coast. More on that tomorrow...
Posted by Keith at May 11, 2005 11:07 PM
Comments
good - thanks for the reliefweb link
Posted by: Steve at May 12, 2005 09:48 PM
