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| Africa: Subsaharan |
| Senegal Urges Action On Locusts |
| 2004-07-13 |
| Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has urged world leaders to declare war on locusts that destroy vital crops in poor African states. In a letter to leaders of the ’Group of Eight’ major powers, President Wade said plagues of locusts expose hundreds of millions of people to the risk of hunger or famine. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Agency said last week that West Africa is facing its most serious threat from desert locusts in 15 years. President Wade said locusts’ capacity for destruction of human lives "is far greater than the worst conflicts". |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #6 Whah yuu guyz pickin' awn locusts? Theyz mah cuzzins! ---Jimminy Cricket |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-07-13 9:52:32 PM |
| #5 recent development of US journalists finding tasty Cicada's "delicious" with certain recipes (Gacckkk!) should teach these people a thing or two! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-07-13 9:44:56 PM |
| #4 Zimbabwe is on the verge of starving and Senegal has excess protein on the wing? Customer, meet market. Problem solved. Of course, subsequently getting the Zims to leave may be harder than getting rid of the locusts. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-07-13 9:36:58 PM |
| #3 I think the Paleos should be part of the answer. Study their swarming techniques and you will prolly be better prepared to deal with this natural threat. So order up some helio-zaps and have other BDA units in place to film from several different angles. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-07-13 9:13:16 PM |
| #2 The United States has done nothin like enough to help the poorer nations of the world fight the six-legged scourge that daily eats the bread out of starvin African children's hands. I have pleaded with George Bush but he has given nothin. Only Israel has been more contemptible. |
| Posted by: Kofi Annan 2004-07-13 9:08:58 PM |
| #1 How come the United States isn't contributing billions to eradicate this scourge? Truth is, I don't particularly care. I just wanted to beat the rush. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-07-13 9:03:17 PM |