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 […]

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.

On 26th January 2017, Addis Ababa – The Sub Regional Coordinator for Eastern Africa and FAO Representative to AUC & ECA (SRC-SFE), Mr. Patrick Kormawa and the Director, Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA), Mr. Stephen Njoka signed a Letter of Agreement to jointly implement the project to control the Desert Locust. Both […]

As the Desert Locust infestation in the Eastern Africa region is historically a threat to the food security of mainly the subsistence farmers, a project focusing on the “Effective Emergency Desert Locust Control in Locust-prone Countries in the Horn of Africa” was initiated in front line countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan on 26 […]