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The Commission for Controlling
the Desert Locust in the Central Region
Bahrain
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About Bahrain  
The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.

Kingdom of Bahrain is located in the Middle East, archipelago in the Persian Gulf, and east of Saudi Arabia. It has no land boundaries of a 161 km coastal line and a total area of 665 km2.

Bahrain mostly low desert plain rising gently to low central escarpment, highest point: Jabal ad Dukhan 122 m.

The climate in Bahrain is arid; mild, pleasant winters; very hot, humid summers. Bahrain is tiny in area; the natural resources are oil, associated and non-associated natural gas and fish. Petroleum production and processing are account for about 80% of export receipts and 60% of government revenues. Agriculture is limited to a small scale farming not self-sufficient in food production; heavily subsidized sector produces fruits, vegetables, poultry, dairy products, shrimps and fish; most food imported.

Bahrain does not harbour Desert Locust breeding areas; the Plant Wealth Directorate of the Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & Agriculture based in Manama is responsible for Desert Locust control in case of an emergency situation.
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P.O. Box 2223 Dokki- Cairo, Egypt
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+202 3761 6804
Mamoon.AlSaraiAlalawi@fao.org