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Emergency Preparedness and Response to Desert Locust Infestation in Sudan - TCP/SUD/3801

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 8

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria is one of the most devastating pests in agriculture, causing catastrophic damage to crops and pastures, and posing a major threat for food security, which can lead to famine and displacement With regard to the Desert Locust situation in Sudan, the February 2020 forecast indicated that light to moderate rainfall occurring on the southern coast would provide favourable ecological conditions for Desert Locust breeding and development along the Red Sea coast In addition, the new generation could appear in mid February in the southern parts of winter breeding areas Therefore, intensive surveys and close monitoring were highly recommended in all winter breeding zones Against this background, the Plant Protection Directorate ( in Sudan was facing various problems in managing the expected generation of the Desert Locust These included a shortage of control application equipment and vehicles for survey and control operations, and, more seriously, a shortage of pesticides In addition, PPD locust staff needed training/retraining on various locust management procedures and operations In view of this, the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources MoANR requested that FAO support the PPD to address these problems, in order to reduce the level of damage on crops and pastures, through the application of preparedness and mitigation measures.

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