Farmers fear crop failure due to bird plague
Farmers from Idd El-Fursan in South Darfur and from Bahr El-Arab in East Darfur complained about their farms’ exposure to attacks by Zurzur birds, in an interview with Radio Dabanga on Friday October 5.A number of farmers told Radio Dabanga the birds started attacking millet and corn, which was at the stage of ripening. They pointed out that the agricultural authorities sprayed the farms during the past few weeks, but with little effect; the birds are still attacking the farms. The farmers claim the Zurzur birds emerged more heavily and attacked more farms than before.The farmers fear that the birds will destroy the crops and that their hard labor and money will be lost, unless the agricultural authorities speed up fighting the plague.
Farmers from Idd El-Fursan in South Darfur and from Bahr El-Arab in East Darfur complained about their farms’ exposure to attacks by Zurzur birds, in an interview with Radio Dabanga on Friday October 5.
A number of farmers told Radio Dabanga the birds started attacking millet and corn, which was at the stage of ripening.
They pointed out that the agricultural authorities sprayed the farms during the past few weeks, but with little effect; the birds are still attacking the farms. The farmers claim the Zurzur birds emerged more heavily and attacked more farms than before.
The farmers fear that the birds will destroy the crops and that their hard labor and money will be lost, unless the agricultural authorities speed up fighting the plague.
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