Locusts - Aug 2004 Updates

Summary The desert locust (SGR) situation remained relatively calm in January. Only limited breeding occurred in southwest Libya where groups of gregarious hoppers were detected and in southeast...

Summary The desert locust (SGR1) situation remained calm in December. Only low numbers of adults and hoppers were reported in coastal areas in Sudan, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. In the western...

Summary The desert locust (SGR1) situation remained calm in the summer breeding areas in November. Only low numbers of adults have moved from the summer breeding areas in southern Mauritania to the...

Summary The desert locust (SGR 1 ) situation remained relatively calm in October in Sahel West Africa, North Africa, the Red Sea coasts and the Indo-Pakistan borders. Some scattered adults were...

Summary The desert locust (SGR 1 ) situation remained relatively calm in most of Sahel West Africa and northern Africa in September due to poor rainfall. Only limited breeding occurred during this...

Summary The desert Locust (SGR) situation remained relatively calm in August in the summer breeding areas in the Sahel, North Africa, the Red Sea region and Southwest Asia. Only a few adults were...

Summary The Desert Locust (SGR) situation remained relatively calm in July in the summer breeding areas in the Sahel, North Africa, Red Sea region and Southwest Asia. A few mature adults were seen in...

Summary Desert Locust (SGR) infestations declined during June in the primary breeding and outbreak areas in the Sahel, North Africa and Red Sea coasts due to control operations and unfavorable...

Summary: The Desert Locust (SGR) infestations persisted in May along the Red Sea coast in Saudi Arabia where aerial and ground control treated hoppers and swarms on more than 25,000 ha. Small-scale...

Summary In April, Desert Locust (SGR 1 ) persisted in northwestern Mauritania and on the Red Sea coast in Saudi Arabia where a second generation breeding occurred, but declined in Egypt and Sudan...

Summary The Desert Locust (SGR) activities continued in Saudi Arabia and Egypt, but declined in Mauritania and Sudan in March. Control operations treated more than 40,000 ha mainly on the central Red...

Summary The Desert Locust (SGR1) situation continued further developing in February in Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Mauritania where control operations targeted immature and mature adults and hoppers...

Carluccio Giannini recibió el galardón el pasado 11 de febrero en un acto celebrado en Uagadugú Cáritas. 28 de febrero de 2011.- El Gobierno de Burkina Faso ha distinguido a Carluccio Giannini,...

Key Messages - Food availability throughout Mauritania, Mali, and Senegal is above average. Moreover, demand for agricultural labor, a key source of income for the poorest households, has been...

Rome, 7 February 2011 - The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has announced that a US$6.50 million loan and US$6.50 grant will be provided to the Government of the Niger to help...

Rome, 7 février 2011 - Le Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA) vient d'accorder un prêt de 6,50 millions d'USD et un don de 6,50 millions d'USD à la République du Niger. Ce montant...

Summary The Desert Locust (SGR) situation remained serious in January in Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Mauritania where control operations targeted hoppers and groups of adults. More than 14,000 ha were...