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According to the report, Pakistan and Iran in the Eastern Region are especially prone as locust breeding is taking place in these areas, also due to the wet winter this year. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations in a recent report has warned of a potentially serious food security crisis this year in several regional countries, in-cluding Pakistan, due to locust attacks. As Pakistan goes through a third, and an unprecedented, wave of locust attack, a well-known adage seems to define its situation and policy: hope for the best and prepare for the worst. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the significance of the research regarding the flight dynamics and bio-mechanics of insects to natural flight and micro-robot duplication. It explains the research done by several professors on applied mechanics and zoology on dragonflies, bumblebees and desert locusts which have gained interest from federal and local governments as well as the private industries. It notes that the insect's flight dynamics brought great potential in implementing flying micro-robots.

Afresh swarm of locusts is on its way from Africa to Pakistan. FAO's forecasts predict that India and Pakistan will see several waves of the spring-bred swarms over these coming weeks, with additional swarms from East Africa in early July. Besides apparently suggesting coordinating locust control operations along the Indo-Pak border, India has apparently offered supplies of malathion, a pesticide, to Pakistan. [Extracted from the article]

As Pakistan goes through a third, and an unprecedented, wave of locust attack, a well-known adage seems to define its situation and policy: hope for the best and prepare for the worst. According to the report, Pakistan and Iran in the Eastern Region are especially prone as locust breeding is taking place in these areas, also due to the wet winter this year. [Extracted from the article]

Favourable weather conditions and adequate supplies of agricultural inputs in Pakistan are expected to lead to a near-average output of 25.2 million tonnes of wheat this year, UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said. Wheat production prospects in 2020 are mostly favourable in the Far East, with the main producers of the sub-region reporting higher plantings and conducive weather conditions that have boosted yield expectations. The report estimated production of coarse grains at 6.8m tonnes and rice at 11.5m tonnes in 2019 crops, recording total cereal production at 43.6m tonnes against 42.7m tonnes in 2018, showing a 2 per cent increase. [Extracted from the article]