Job Title: Chief Research Officer Job classification: Professional staff Terms of Appointment: 3 years Contract (Renewable) Duty Station: Headquarters – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Report to: Director Job Summary The Chief Research Officer serves as a principal assistant to the Director with responsibility for the overall initiation, planning, Organization and direction of all approved Scientific Research […]
The Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA) is a Regional Organization established in 1962 by an International Convention signed by the Governments of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Its mandate is to control Migratory Pests and Vectors in the Region namely; Desert locusts, Quelea birds, Armyworms and […]
The 68th DLCO-EA Regular Session of the Council of Ministers was held at the Ramada Resort, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 4th September, 2023 under the Chairmanship of H.E. Dr, Ahmed Mathobe Nunow, Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Somalia. This was preceded by the Technical Executive Committee comprising of Directors and Commissioners of crop protection […]
The Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA) Director, Mr. Mwesigwa Moses Rwaheru signs an MoU with IGAD-Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) Director, Dr. Guleid Artan on March 3, 2023. DLCO-EA and ICPAC are co-chairs of the Inter-regional Platform for Sustainable Management of Desert Locust and Other Trans-boundary Pests, supported by the World […]
The 2nd Steering Committee Session of the Inter-regional Platform for Sustainable Management of Desert Locust and other Trans-boundary Pests, co-chaired by DLCO-EA and ICPAC was officially opened by the 2nd Vice Chairperson of the DLCO-EA Governing Council of Ministers, Hon Maj (Rtd) Bwino Fred Kyakulaga (MP), Uganda’s Minister of State (Agriculture), Ministry of Agriculture, Animal […]
The Red–billed quelea is a small African weaver finch of the family Ploceidae, weighing about 20g. It is the most numerous and destructive bird pest of small seeded cereals in Sub-Saharan Africa. Quelea birds frequently form large breeding colonies or night roosts, with populations ranging from a few thousand to millions of birds. In general, […]
A Letter of Agreement (FAO/ETH/LOA-365580) on Environmental and Health Impact Assessment of Pesticides applied for Desert Locust in Ethiopia June 2019 – December 2021 was signed between the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA) on January 20, 2022. Click here to read full report
Invasion of African Armyworm in Uganda in 2022. This devasted pasture and cereals in over 40 districts in Uganda.
25th October 2022 The DLCO-EA 67th Executive Committee Session has commenced in Kampala, Uganda, in preparation for the Council of Ministers Session due from 27th-28th October 2022. We appreciate Uganda for hosting the event. #DLCO_EA@60 #foodsecurity The Ag Director, Crop Resources and Commissioner Crop Protection @MAAIF_Uganda Mr Stephen Byantware updated the nation on the […]
The Desert Locust Control Organisation for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA) marks diamond (60th) anniversary: THE DLCO-EA, 1962-2022! See more details.
