Locust hunting counteracts farmer's crop damage


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA))
Photo feature by Noman Saleh


ADEN, May 22 (KUNA) -- Despite the damaging effects of locust swarms on farms in several areas of northern Yemen over the past few weeks, their spread has become an important season for hundreds of Yemenis who are fighting to hunt and eat them.
Locusts are a well-known meal for thousands of Yemenis who do not only eat it fresh since it is prepared in different ways, one of which drying it up and keeping it on their tables for weeks, for those who believe in its health benefits.
Locust hunting has achieved several gains; a return for fishers, a reduction of damage to farmers and a meal for those who want to eat it.(end).
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