Tajikistan and Afghanistan to join forces in fight against locusts and other pests of agricultural crops. The relevant memorandum of cooperation, according to the IA Asia-Plus signed by the ministers of agricultureof both countries.

The document was signed during the visit to Tajikistan from the Afghan delegation, headed by President Hamid Karzai .

Last summer, a large part of the crop in Tajikistan, as reported, was destroyed by locusts. As the channel Stan-TV , has been damaged more than two hundred thousand hectares of crops. Last year, my entire crop ate locusts – tells farmer Mirzoali Nazarov. – It is a real disaster. If you do not destroy the pests now, soon to be grasshoppers in our village.

For locust control in areas where the insects previously postponed larvae scatters pesticides. On the acquisition of poison, as the television, in 2008 the UN has allocated 400 thousand dollars the republic, these funds have been used so far. However, the shortage of chemicals, it seems, not all. In May 2009, agency REGNUM , referring to a source in the power structures in Uzbekistan, reported that a group of residents crossed the border of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan stole chemicals from the warehouse.

At the same time, only one processing fields poisons are not enough. The day we spend up to four tons of chemicals – tells the tractor-driver Saidmurod Asomiddinov involved in the processing of fields. – But it is not helping. Stayu first destroyed, but no runs and three days as a new species.

Cooperation with Neighboring Afghanistan, as the agency, would deal with locusts is much more efficient (given that some insects fall into Tajikistan is just out). As the manager for Locust Kiemiddin Ganiev, in 1932, worked in the republic special inspection aerosol, which prevents attacks of insects. She acted in the territories of neighboring Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, but stopped work after the collapse of the USSR.