Despite the intensive ground and aerial control operations in Samburu, Marsabit, Isiolo, Turkana and other Counties, fledging and development of several large and dense immature swarms are continuing. Ground teams are using all means of control equipment including vehicle mounted sprayers, while several survey helicopters and spray aircraft are also battling the emerging swarms and […]
The current situation in East Africa remains extremely alarming as hopper bands and an increasing number of new swarms are forming in Kenya, southern Ethiopia and Somalia. This represents an unprecedented threat to food security and livelihoods because it coincides with the beginning of the long rains and the planting season. Although ground and aerial […]
Uganda has been hit by a second wave of Desert Locust swarms which entered the Country from Turkana County of Kenya on 3rd April 2020 via Amudati District in Karamoja Region. The new swarms are reported to be mixture of mature and immature adults which are causing considerable damage to pasture and crops, thus bringing […]
The Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO- EA), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Sub regional Office for Eastern Africa (SFE) and the Ministries of Agriculture of implementing Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania jointly implemented an USAID funded project titled “Establishing an Emergency Community–based Fall armyworm Monitoring forecasting, Early […]
The Desert Locust infestation in the 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. Click here to read full […]
Community Based Armyworm Monitoring, Forecasting and Early Warning (CBAMFEW) initiative was designed as a collaborative project in which implementing countries (Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania), a regional organization (DLCO-EA) and the donor (USAID) participated in the development of the monitoring, forecasting and early warning system. Click here to read full report
