The Federal Government has begun the aerial spray against quelea birds and grasshoppers in 10 local government areas of Bauchi State.
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The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Tasiu Abubakar, said this at the beginning of the exercise in Bauchi.
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He said that the state government had donated 750 litres of pesticides for the exercise.
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Abubakar said it would curb the menace of pests and ensure the realisation of mass food production by encouraging peasants to take to farming.
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He, however, warned farmers within the affected areas to stay indoors during the period to avoid inhaling the poisonous insecticides.
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It gathered that the exercise was being conducted by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in conjunction with the state government.