New Delhi [India], In a good news for farmers who are soon to or may have already started sowing of Kharif crops, a survey has revealed that the country is still free from locusts, a serious threat. Has emerged as. A few years ago, during regular surveys conducted by the Locust Warning Organization-Jodhpur, which is under the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the country was found to be free from desert locust activities during the first fortnight of April. A total of 165 locations, mostly in Rajasthan and Gujarat, were covered while conducting the field survey, according to the latest bulletin on location status. "India is free from desert locust activities," the survey report said. During the survey, the desert area was found to be dry, and vegetation was green at some places in Suratgarh and dry at all other places, a global body said Citing FAO data, the situation in Iran, Pakistan, India and India was calm. Is.Afghanistan. "Isolated mature adults have been observed at Dalband, a location in the northern areas of Balochistan." For India, it said the ecological conditions are not favorable for locust breeding in the scheduled desert area. Locusts are ferocious in nature and are known for their vegetation-destroying ability. Their large-scale presence could potentially jeopardize food security. It is noteworthy that the locust threat in Pakistan was at its worst in early 2020, when the country declared the threat a national emergency.At the same time, India also witnessed large-scale locust invasion in several states like Rajasthan, Gujarat, parts of Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. Swarms of locusts in India were first seen in early April in a district in Rajasthan bordering Pakistan. They damaged and destroyed a large part of the crop area, but were mainly confined to Rajasthan. Meanwhile, farmers in India will soon begin sowing, or some may have already started, sowing of kharif crops. Paddy, moong, millet, maize, groundnut, soybean and cotton are some of the major Kharif crops.There are three crop seasons in India: summer, kharif and rabi. The crops sown during June-July and harvested in October-November are called Kharif. Crops sown during October and November, and harvested between January to March depending on maturity, are called Rabi. Crops grown between Rabi and Kharif are summer crops.