Egypt
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Egypt is within: | |
Region: | Africa |
Subregion: | Northern Africa |
Egypt is located in the northeastern part of Africa. It is the most populous country in North Africa and the Arab world. Egypt shares borders with the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Gaza Strip, Israel, and the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The majority of Egypt's land is desert, with most agricultural areas concentrated along the Nile River and the Nile Delta. Rangelands are limited to a narrow strip along the Mediterranean coast, with a low capacity for grazing. [1]
Egyptian agriculture is primarily characterized by smallholdings, with about half of the farms being smaller than 0.42 hectares. Almost all farming relies on irrigation. Since 1992, farmers have had the freedom to choose their crops, whereas before, the government dictated the crop patterns. Egypt faces moderate food insecurity, ranking 57th out of 125 countries. Key challenges include food affordability, quality, and safety, largely due to its dependence on international markets for more than half of staple food supplies. [2]
Desert locusts (Schistocerca gregaria)) are a significant agricultural pest in Egypt. The country has been an iconic historical example of desert locust plagues, especially given the mention of locusts as one of the ten plagues inflicted on Pharaoh’s Egypt in the Old Testament.
Ecology and distribution
Egypt contains key breeding zones for the desert locust, especially in its southern region near the Sudanese border. During the winter, locusts breed along the Red Sea coast, including areas like Shalateen, Abu Ramad, and Halaib. In the summer, breeding occurs around Lake Nasser and Sharq Al-Oweinat. The estimated potential breeding area is approximately 49,000 km² in the winter and 5,000 km² in the summer. [3]
Outbreaks
Management and research
Outbreaks have caused significant agricultural damage throughout the history of human agriculture. Locust control in Egypt is overseen by the General Department for Locusts and Agro-Aviation Affairs (GDLAAA) within the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, based in Cairo. A General Director leads the department, which operates 13 main bases and 52 sub-bases, all equipped with vehicles and control materials. The GDLAAA employs 32 senior officers and around 1,100 technicians. Egypt is also part of the FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC).
|Click here to view a diagram of the structure of the General Department for Locusts Control and Agricultural Aviation Affairs in Egypt.
Species of locust and grasshoppers in Egypt represented in HopperWiki
Organizations (4)
Name | Acronym | Type | Focus | Focus keywords | Species purview |
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Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region | CRC | Intergovernmental Organization | Management, Governance, Education, Information Hub | Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Forecasting, Natural sciences | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) |
FAO Desert Locust Control Committee | DLCC | Intergovernmental Organization | Development, Management, Governance | Agricultural development, Community development, Control, International development, Regional cooperation, Sustainable development, Training, Natural sciences
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Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) |
FAO Regional Office for the Near East | FAO RNE | Intergovernmental Organization | Governance, Management | Control, Forecasting, Survey | |
Near East Plant Protection Organization | NEPPO | Other | Information Hub, Governance, Management | Monitoring, Control |
Resources (15)
Title | Resource link | Category | Descriptive keyword | Author | Language | Species purview |
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A celebration of 50 years of service | View URL | Technical report | Management, Archive, Decision making, Education | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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English | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) |
A report on the joint survey work on the Sudanese-Egyptian border for the winter season | View URL | Technical report | Early warning | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Arabic | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) |
Contingency planning seminar | View URL | Guide | Workshop, Chemical control, Emergency response, Early warning | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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English | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) |
Desert locust field handbook | View URL | Guide | Species identification, Management | Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International | English | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) |
Desert locust technical series | Technical report | History, Management | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | English, French, Arabic | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | |
FAO-EMPRES desert locust component | View URL | Technical report | Locust outbreaks, Collective movement, Management, Forecasting, Survey, Advice | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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English | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) |
Key aspects on desert locust information and reporting | View URL | Guide | Early warning, SWARMS, Geographic Information System (GIS) | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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English | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) |
View URL | Technical report | Decision making, Early warning, Collective movement, Environmental assessment | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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English | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | |
Report on 3rd ad hoc emergency prevention meeting | View URL | Technical report | Early warning, Management, Outbreaks, Ecology | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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English | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) |
Situation | View URL | Technical report | Locusts, Management, Early warning, Conservation, Education, Monitoring, Outbreaks | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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English | |
View URL | Technical report | Early warning, Survey | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Arabic | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) | |
Third joint survey of the desert locust winter breeding areas on the Egyptian-Sudanese borders | View URL | Technical report | Survey, Early warning | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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English | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) |
What is DGPS? | View URL | Technical report | Aerial control operations, Agriculture, Application, Pesticides, Spraying | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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English | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) |
Workshop of spray equipment used in desert locust control | View URL | Technical report | Spraying, Mechanical control, Crop health, Management, Technology | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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English | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) |
Workshop on Desert Locust Forecasting | View URL | Guide | Forecasting, Pesticide management, Database, General locust education | Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) |
Projects
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References
- ↑ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2016) Country Profile - Egypt. https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/040dd3d4-d165-47f6-bbb4-6594ebbb996d/content
- ↑ World Food Programme USA (WFP USA) (n.d.) Egypt. WFP USA. Retrieved September 13, 2024, from https://www.wfp.org/countries/egypt
- ↑ Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region. (2024). Egypt. Retrieved from http://desertlocust-crc.org/Pages/countryprofile.aspx?CMSId=800323&lang=EN&I=0&DId=0&CId=eg