China donates 12 drones to counter locust attacks

beijing — China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Thursday donated 12 plant protection drones to help local authorities in Pakistan fight the locust plagues and protect food security.

The DJI T16 plant protection drones were handed over to the Pakistan Embassy in Beijing at a ceremony by China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to Pakistan’s Ministry of National Food Security and Research.

The event was attended by Ahmed Farooq, Chargé d’affaires, Ma Hongtao, Counsel for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, and Yasha Chen, head of SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.

Speaking on the occasion, the participants underscored that drone donation is a manifestation of strong commitment and support that the Chinese government and its people have extended to Pakistan during the locust outbreak.

Thanking the participants for their warm sentiments of goodwill and support, Ahmed Farooq appreciated the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs for its generous contribution for preventing locust spread in Pakistan.

He highlighted that the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture had sent a locust control team to Pakistan during February to March this year and the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs had also donated other locust control equipment to Pakistan. —