The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has commenced the aerial spread of chemicals to control quelea bird infestation of farms in Taraba for enhanced food security.
Adamu Kazaure, the ministry’s field officer in charge of Adamawa and Taraba, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Jalingo.
NAN reports that queala birds are small seed eaters that feed on a variety of grasses, crops and fruits.
Mr Kazaure, who is from the…
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