Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The Government of Japan, in collaboration with a
Japanese NGO and some private organizations, is all set to provide
insecticide to the Government of Pakistan to support their efforts for
combating the serious threats emanating from the desert locust’s attacks in
the agricultural fields of the country. To this effect, a Japanese NGO (CWS-Japan) will hand over 58 kilo liters of
insecticide “Lambda Cyhalothrine EC 2.5” to the National Disaster Management
Authority (NDMA) of the Government of Pakistan through the CWS-Asia, partner
NGO of the CWS-Japan this month to combat desert locusts.
In addition to this, CWS-Japan will also extend support to the Pakistani
farmers who have been affected by the desert locust’s invasion.
In this backdrop, H.E. Mr. MATSUDA Kuninori, the Ambassador of Japan to
Pakistan, on Tuesday June 9 visited the National Disaster Management
Authority (NDMA) and held a meeting with its Chairman Lieutenant General Mr.
Muhammad Afzal, to express Japan’s commitment to support the Government of
Pakistan and its people for minimizing the damage caused by desert locusts.
During the meeting, the Ambassador informed the Chairman NDMA about the
upcoming support from Japan to Pakistan through a Japanese NGO CWS-Japan.
The Ambassador said that the damage being caused by the desert locusts to
crops and other agricultural products is a serious problem not only in
Pakistan but also in other South Asian countries which face similar
situation is and that this plague is becoming an imminent threat to the
world’s food supply.
Ambassador MATSUDA further stated that in the midst of intensifying impact
of coronavirus pandemic on health, it is imperative to successfully control
the locust’s infestation in order to secure the livelihood and food security
of the vulnerable communities of Pakistan.
