FAO Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa
| FAO Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa | |
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| Acronym: | DLCO EA |
| Website: | View URL |
| Country purview: | Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Uganda |
| Species purview: | Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) |
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| Type: | Intergovernmental Organization |
| Focus: | Education, Governance, Management, Research |
| Keywords: | Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Coordination |
The Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA) is an interstate organization created by an International Convention signed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 1962. It focuses on integrated pest and vector management to promote food security across Eastern Africa, including Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, and Djibouti). [1]
Initially created in response to the severe desert locust plagues of the 1940s, its primary mandate was to support the management of desert locust infestations. Over time, its mandate expanded to include the management of other migratory pests, notably the African Armyworm, the Quelea bird which feeds on grains, and the Tsetse fly, a vector for the serious human sleeping sickness (Trypanosomiasis) and nagana in livestock. [2]
Before DLCO-EA was established, the Desert Locust Survey and Control, part of the East African Common Services Organization, handled locust management in the region. Directors of the East African Common Services Organization were first, P. R. Stephenson, C.M.G., O.B.E., and then R. J. V. Joyce. Due to the political changes in Africa and the end of direct financial support from the United Kingdom, a new international body, the Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCOEA), was created to take over the Desert Locust Survey's responsibilities. The DLCO EA was established by a convention signed in Addis Ababa on August 22, 1962, by Ethiopia, France (for Djibouti), Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda, with Sudan joining in 1967. [3]
Until the mid-1940s, there was a lack of effective defenses against locust outbreaks in the region. Initially, arsenic mixed with bran bait was used, but it often arrived too late to protect the crops. The introduction of benzene hexachloride (BHC) in bran bait in the early 1950s marked a significant improvement but has since been banned due to its toxicity. Since then, advancements in understanding and forecasting climate, the use of aircraft, ultra-low-volume spraying with new insecticides (particularly dieldrin for hoppers), and the development of new spray equipment and tactics have enabled more effective control. [3]
Related organizations
The following organizations represented on HopperWiki are associated with this organization:
- Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region
- FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in Northwest Africa
- FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia
- FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region
- FAO Desert Locust Control Committee
- FAO Desert Locust Information Service
- FAO Locust Watch Locusts in Caucasus and Central Asia
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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References
- ↑ Ries MW, Adriaansen C, Aldobai S, Berry K, Bal AB, Catenaccio MC, Cigliano MM, Cullen DA, Deveson T, Diongue A, Foquet B, Hadrich J, Hunter D, Johnson DL, Pablo Karnatz J, Lange CE, Lawton D, Lazar M, Latchininsky AV, Lecoq M, Le Gall M, Lockwood J, Manneh B, Overson R, Peterson BF, Piou C, Poot-Pech MA, Robinson BE, Rogers SM, Song H, Springate S, Therville C, Trumper E, Waters C, Woller DA, Youngblood JP, Zhang L, Cease A (2024) Global perspectives and transdisciplinary opportunities for locust and grasshopper pest management and research. Journal of Orthoptera Research 33(2): 169–216. doi:10.3897/jor.33.112803.
- ↑ Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa. (n.d.). Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA). Retrieved August 19, 2024, from https://dlco-ea.org/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bellehu A, Pringle JWS, Brown HD, Rainey RC (1979) The Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCOEA) and its Background [and Discussion]. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences 287: 265–268.