Bird swarms threaten Nigerian harvests
Large swarms of birds have invaded parts of northern Nigeria, destroying grain farms and threatening harvests in a region bordering famine-stricken Niger, officials and farmers report.
More than 8,000 hectares of rice have been destroyed in the three worst-hit local council areas of Maradun, Bakura and Mafara in Zamfara state, according to Tukur Maru, a senior agriculture ministry official.
