Talk:Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa

What is the Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA)
DESERT LOCUST CONTROL ORGANISATION FOR EASTERN AFRICA(DLCO-EA)

The Desert Locust Control Organisation for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA) is a regional organization for integrated pest and vector management to ensure food security in Eastern Africa Region (i.e. Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea, Somalia, and Djibouti). The Headquarters are in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia; with each member country having a Control Reserve Base (CRB) and a Base Manager (MG) that represents the Organization at Country level. The DLCO-EA was established by an International Convention signed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1962, and is registered with the United Nations (UN). This followed the Desert Locusts (Schistocerca gregaria) plagues of the 1940s that left massive hunger and deaths across the Region, and the recommendation, in October 1961 by the 3rd session of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Eastern Africa Desert Locust Control Sub-committee, for its establishment. The desert locusts breed in the Sahel region of Africa and migrate to the rest of the World when food resources are exhausted within the breeding areas. Following the successful management of the locusts, resulting into Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania being free from attacks for many years, the DLCO-EA mandate was extended to include other migratory pests such as the African Armyworm moth (Spodoptera exempta), the grain-eating and destroying birds (Quelea quelea) and Tsetse flies (Glossina spp), vectors of nagana to cattle and sleeping sickness to man. The DLCO-EA is also working with other develoment parteners on the control and management of the notorious Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), a new and notorious plant pest that entered Africa around 2016.

Funding: The DLCO-EA is supported by member Countries’ Governments’ annual financial contributions and other development partners like EEC/EU, GTZ, FAO, USAID, ODA/DFID, ADB/ADF, CIDA, UN-ECA, UNDP, and others.

Source: Evarist Magara; Country Base Manager, DLCO-EA, Kampala, Uganda, Contacts: Tel: +256-712/702-803655/0414-237861), Emails: dlcoea@utlonline.co.ug/magaraever@gmail.com, Website: www.dlcoea.et.org — Preceding unsigned comment added by Evarist Magara (talk • contribs) 09:14, 24 October 2018 (UTC)