Addis Ababa, May 2026 The Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA), with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization Sub Regional Office for Eastern Africa (FAO-SFE), implemented a regional capacity-building project on strengthening pest surveillance, early warning systems, and safe pesticide management for transboundary pests in Eastern Africa.…

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…

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…

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.…

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