Saudi, Yemeni ministers ramp up fight against locust threat

RIYADH: Efforts to combat desert locust swarms flying from Yemen into Saudi Arabia have been discussed by the two countries’ agriculture ministers.
The locust issue was among topics discussed in a meeting in Riyadh between Saudi Minister for Environment, Water and Agriculture Abdul Rahman Al-Fadli and Yemeni Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Othman Majalli.
The Yemeni delegation briefed Al-Fadli on efforts by Yemeni authorities to curb the spread of desert locusts. The two sides agreed to improve the work of locust-fighting squads in affected areas.