Iran’s plant protection authority has received the first consignment of pest control equipment, worth of around $125,000, supplied by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has increased its Emergency Technical Cooperation project (TCP) to help battle swarms of the desert locust by an additional $200,000.
Iranian authorities say Saudi Arabia should do more to help fight a locust plague that could threat crops and food security in the Middle East and North Africa region.