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Response to the locust plague in Madagascar Campaign 2014/15

Interim Report N. 1, September 2014 – February 2015

Year of publication 2015

Pages 19 p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The overall objective of the Programme is to contribute to safeguarding the food security of the most vulnerable rural populations in Madagascar. The specific objective of the 2014/15 campaign is to support the decline of the Malagasy Migratory Locust plague and thus limit damage to crops and pastures. Achieving this objective will reduce the geographical scope and size of the areas infested and contaminated by the Malagasy Migratory Locust outside the Outbreak Area, as well as the number and si ze of grouped locust populations (hopper bands and swarms), and trigger the degregarization of these populations. The implemented strategy includes identifying locust population hotspots, regularly monitoring their dynamics (mostly by aerial surveys to establish forecasts that are as accurate as possible) and deploying and making the best use of available control means in accordance with best practices in agriculture, human health and the environment.

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