Ghor and Badghis Provinces—Locust Infestation Assessment (Bulletin #1)
Publisher: World Food Programme
Author(s): Mudasir Nazar and Eric Kenefick
Date: 2017
Topics: Assessment, Humanitarian Assistance, Livelihoods, Renewable Resources
Countries: Afghanistan
The locust infestation is a devastating natural disaster that has a negative impact on the crops and agriculture products. In Afghanistan, the locust infestation has been experienced in different parts of the country in the past and is continuously reported in the past few years in Badghis and Ghor provinces. In 2016, a face-to-face locust infestation assessment was conducted by WFP VAM team with support from Food Security and Agriculture Cluster (FSAC) and Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) in Dawlat Yar district of Ghor province. The findings of the assessment indicated that 40 percent of the households in Dawlat Yar district reported between 75 to 100 percent loss of crops, another 40 percent reported between 50 to 75 percent loss of crops, and finally the remaining 20 percent of population reported between 25 to 50 percent loss of corps.