Addis Ababa, May 2026 The Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA), in collaboration with the Sudan Plant Protection Directorate, successfully conducted a National Training Program on Migratory Pests’ Management in Suwakin, Sudan, from 14 to 18 April 2026. The training brought together 20 participants from 14 states, representing key recession and breeding areas […]
Addis Ababa, October 17, 2025. The 70th DLCO-EA Governing Council of Ministers Regular Session has been successfully concluded at Noora Resort, Bishoftu – Ethiopia on October 16th 2025, under the chairmanship of Prof. Joseph Canisius Ndunguru, Director General, Tanzania Plant Health and Pesticides Authority, who represented the chairman, Hon Hussein M Bashe, Minister of Agriculture […]
December 5, 2024. The 69th DLCO-EA Council of Ministers Regular Session was held at PrideInn Flamingo Beach Resort, in the coastal city of Mombasa, Kenya on 5th December, 2024 under the Chairmanship of Hon Asad Abdirisak Mohamed, State Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Somalia. This was preceded by the Technical Executive Committee (EXCOM) comprising of […]
30/05/2025 The Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) is the most destructive migratory pest in the world. They consume their own weight per day, targeting food crops and forage. Just a single square kilometer of swarm can contain up to 80 million adults, with the capacity to consume the same amount of food in one day as […]
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Addis Ababa, March 27, 2025 (POA) — The Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA) plays a pivotal role in mitigating the impact of migratory pests that threaten the region’s food security, according to Mwesigwa Moses Rwaheru. As a primary regional body dedicated to controlling pests like desert locusts, armyworms, Quelea birds, and tsetse […]
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 […]
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 […]
