Tanzania destroys 50m quelea birds, saves 500,000 tonnes of crops
A special aircraft from the Desert Locust Control Organisation for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA) was deployed to eliminate destructive quelea birds in the fields across the country. PHOTO | COURTESY
He said that despite an upsurge in the migratory, crop-devouring birds, the organisation, operating under the Ministry of Agriculture alongside TPHPA, had continued to respond effectively, noting that control efforts were still ongoing in the affected areas.
