Western Africa

Western Africa
Western Africa is within:
Region:	Africa
Subregion:	Sub-Saharan Africa

Projects

Numerous research projects looking at how land-use practices influence the Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis) have built on each other over the years, creating a wealth of knowledge on this system and opportunities for alternative management strategies. Learn more about research on the Senegalese grasshopper in West Africa

Bay Sa Waar Communities for Sustainable Agriculture group photo

Countries in this intermediate region (18)

Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Species of locust and grasshoppers in Western Africa represented in the HopperWiki

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Organizations (28)

Name	Acronym	Type	Focus	Focus keywords	Species purview
African Aquatic Conservation Fund		Non-governmental Organization;Non-profit Organization	Education, Research, Management	Monitoring, Training
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar	UCAD	University	Research	Natural sciences
Directorate General for Plant Protection	DGPV	Government	Research, Management	Control, Training, Monitoring, Pesticides, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Directorate of Plant Protection	DPV	Government	Management, Research, Education	Monitoring, Control, Training, Natural sciences
Éléphant Vert		Private Sector	Management	Biological control, Fertilizer, Control, Chemical manufacturing
FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in Northwest Africa	CLCPANO	Intergovernmental Organization	Governance, Education, Management, Research	Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region	CLCPRO	Intergovernmental Organization	Governance, Research, Management	Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, 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	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Regional Office for the Near East	FAO RNE	Intergovernmental Organization	Governance, Management	Control, Forecasting, Survey
FAO Subregional Office for Resilience in West Africa and the Sahel	REWOA	Intergovernmental Organization	Development, Governance	Agricultural development, Regional cooperation	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
Feed the Future Developing Local Extension Capacity	DLEC	Intergovernmental Organization	Education, Information Hub, Development, Governance	Policy, Training, Agricultural development
Gaston Berger University	UBG	University	Development, Management, Research, Education	Agricultural development, Community development, Control, Arts and humanities, International development, Monitoring, Sustainable development, Training, Natural sciences	Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis)
IEDA Relief		Non-governmental Organization	Development, Funding	Sustainable development, Emergency assistance
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture	IITA	Non-profit Organization	Funding, Research, Development, Information Hub	Agricultural development
Joint Anti-Locust and Anti-Aviarian Organization	OCLALAV		Management	Obsolete organization
Kwara State University		University	Research
Le Centre National de Lutte Antiacridienne	CNLA	Government	Research, Management, Governance	Monitoring, Control, Coordination, Forecasting, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
National Desert Locust Control Center	CNLCP	Government	Research, Management, Development, Governance	Coordination, Monitoring, Control, Agricultural development, Forecasting, Policy, Regional cooperation, Sustainable development, Technology, Training	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
National Network of Agriculture Chambers of Niger	RECA	Unknown	Information Hub, Governance, Management, Development, Funding	Agricultural development, Training, Community development, Policy, Control, Pesticides, Advocacy
National School of Agriculture Senegal		University	Research	Training, Natural sciences	Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis)
Office de la Protection des Végétaux	OPV	Government	Education, Research, Development	Training, Control, Monitoring, Agricultural development, Policy
Peace Corps Senegal		Government	Management, Development	Agricultural development, Sustainable development, Training
Permanent Interstates Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel	CLISS	Intergovernmental Organization	Development, Regional Cooperation
Sahel Institute	INSAH	Intergovernmental Organization;University	Development, Governance, Research, Management, Information Hub	Agricultural development, Coordination, International development, Policy, Regional cooperation, Training, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
The Economic Community of West African States	ECOWAS	Other	Governance, Management, Education	Monitoring, Control
The Lake Chad Basin Commission		Intergovernmental Organization	Governance	Regional cooperation
United Nations AGRHYMET Regional Center	AGRHYMET	Other	Development, Education	Training, International development	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development	CORAF/WECARD	Non-profit Organization	Education, Governance	Training, Regional cooperation

Resources (7)

Title	Resource link	Category	Descriptive keyword	Author	Language	Species purview
Community management of pest grasshoppers and locusts in Senegal	View URL	Guide	Management, Species identification, Agriculturist guide	Global Locust Initiative, United States Agency for International Development, Directorate of Plant Protection	Wolof, French, English	Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis), Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Catantops stramineus, Acrida bicolor, Acorypha clara
Desert locust technical series		Technical report	History, Management	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English, French, Arabic	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Locust identification in Niger	View URL	Guide	Management, Species identification, Agriculturist guide	Global Locust Initiative, United States Agency for International Development, Directorate of Plant Protection, United Nations AGRHYMET Regional Center, Le Centre National de Lutte Antiacridienne, National Network of Agriculture Chambers of Niger	French, Zarma, Hausa	Garden locust (Acanthacris ruficornis), Acorypha clara, Acrida bicolor, Sudan plague locust (Aiolopus simulatrix), Aiolopus thalassinus, Sahelian tree locust (Anacridium melanorhodon), Cataloipus cymbiferus, Cataloipus fuscocoeruleipes, Catantops stramineus, Chrotogonus senegalensis, Devil grasshopper (Diabolocatantops axillaris), Gastrimargus africanus, Hieroglyphus daganensis, Kraussaria angulifera, Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Oedaleus nigeriensis, Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis), Bird locust (Ornithacris cavroisi), Pyrgomorpha cognata, Pyrgomorpha vignaudii, Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus)
Management of pest grasshoppers and locusts in Mali	View URL	Guide	Management, Species identification, Agriculturist guide	Global Locust Initiative, United States Agency for International Development, Directorate of Plant Protection	Wolof, French, Fulfuldé, Bambara, Songhaï	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Devil grasshopper (Diabolocatantops axillaris), Garden locust (Acanthacris ruficornis), Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis)
Pest grasshoppers and locusts in Senegal	View URL	Guide	Management, Species identification, Agriculturist guide	Global Locust Initiative, United States Agency for International Development, Directorate of Plant Protection	Wolof, French, English	Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis)
The acridids of West Africa	View URL	Guide	Management, Species identification		English
USAID Bay Sa Waar Communities for Sustainable Agriculture project summary		Technical report	Summary	United States Agency for International Development, The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development, Global Locust Initiative, Gaston Berger University, Directorate of Plant Protection, United Nations AGRHYMET Regional Center, Le Centre National de Lutte Antiacridienne, McGill University, National Desert Locust Control Center, National Network of Agriculture Chambers of Niger, Office de la Protection des Végétaux, The International Committee of the Red Cross, Mira Word Ries	English, Spanish, French	Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis)

Projects

Name	Acronym	Image	Status	Project leads	Related organization
NSF Coupled Natural Human Systems Living with Locusts CNH	CNH		Completed	Arianne Cease, James Elser, Jon Harrison, Joleen Hadrich, Eli Fenichel, Brian Robinson, Mira Word Ries, Balanding Manneh, Ruth Farington, Marion Le Gall, Jennifer Learned	Australian Plague Locust Commission, Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Zoology, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Grassland Research Institute, Inner Mongolia Agriculture University, Lanzhou University, New South Wales Local Land Services, Peace Corps Senegal, Directorate of Plant Protection, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Sydney
USAID Bay Sa Waar Communities for Sustainable Agriculture	USAID		Active	Clara Therville, Alana Burnham, Marion Le Gall, Mira Word Ries, Alioune Beye, Lucile Marescot, Esther Diouf, Arianne Cease, Cyril Piou, Mamour Touré	McGill University, Directorate of Plant Protection, Gaston Berger University, Global Locust Initiative, Arizona State University