Western Africa

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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
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
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
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