Western Africa
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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
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 |
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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English, Spanish, French | Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis) |
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