Kebbi govt takes measures as quelea bird invasion threatens rice farms

Kebbi State Government has intensified efforts to incorporate an penetration of quelea birds threatening atom farms successful respective parts of the authorities arsenic farmers statesman wet-season cultivation.
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Shehu Mu’azu, disclosed this during a property briefing successful Birnin Kebbi connected Friday.

According to him, the migratory birds person invaded large Fadama farming areas, posing a menace to atom accumulation and the livelihoods of farmers.

Mu’azu said the infestation was detected wrong the past 72 hours, with reports indicating harm to immoderate early-planted atom fields.

He explained that quelea birds, regarded arsenic 1 of Africa’s astir destructive cultivation pests, determination successful ample flocks and tin destruct immense areas of atom crops wrong a abbreviated time.

“Quelea birds tin destruct an full hectare of atom successful conscionable a fewer hours if urgent measures are not taken to power them,” helium said.

The commissioner identified Birnin Kebbi, Gwandu, Argungu, Kalgo and Bunza section authorities areas arsenic the worst affected, noting that ample concentrations of the birds had been sighted successful the areas.

He said cultivation hold officers and harvest extortion specialists had been depl...