Locusts destroy Chilonga villagers’ crops

It never rains but pours for Chilonga villagers in Chiredzi, who after being threatened with eviction to pave way for a lucerne production project, also face hunger after their grain crops were destroyed by locusts over the past three weeks

The Shangaan community, which specialises in livestock and small grains farming, faces food shortages after large swarms of locusts devoured the crops.

Villagers who spoke to NewsDay at the weekend said they had given up after realising that they were failing to contain the locusts.

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