Eastern Iran is facing a large-scale invasion of Moroccan locusts. According to Iranian media, the swarms are destroying fields and pastures and threatening the livelihoods of thousands of farming families. Authorities have started spraying pesticides and in some areas recommended temporarily halting the harvest. The crisis comes at a time when Iran (translated)
Frosts in Lubusz have destroyed orchards and plantations on a scale not seen since 1986. (Original: Na Lubelszczyźnie przymrozki zniszczyły sady i plantacje w skali, jakiej nie widziano od 1986 roku.) #FrostDamage #OrchardLoss #AgricultureCrisis #PL
The Iran war and the resulting blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have led to a significant "fertiliser squeeze," driving production costs up and pushing farmers' affordability to a four-year low, which threatens global food security and necessitates urgent intervention from European agriculture ministers to support domestic producers and stabilize supply chains. #FoodSecurity #AgricultureCrisis #FertilizerSqueeze #IR #EU #IN #BD #LK #EG #SD #Sub-SaharanAfrica
