On 3rd November 2023, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) welcomed the Federal Government of Somalia to the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC) as its 17th member state. On February 26, 2024, the Commission's Executive Secretary visited the Somali Minister of Agriculture and Irriga ...

The new logo retains the spirit of the previous logo with changes in colours, as green indicates crops, plants and pastures, which needs to be protected before being damaged by Desert Locust, this is a primary demand of CRC. The new logo endorsed by member countries at the 31st meeting of the commission that held in Amman - Jordan in February 2109. ...

CRC relies on existing institutions and programmes of governmental organizations at regional and national levels. Main partners and stakeholders are its currently 16 member states. CRC is thus the largest among the three FAO Regional Locust Commissions. The Commission fosters synergies and collaboration among its members and involves national and r ...

The 32nd Session and the 36th Executive Committee Meeting of the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region were held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from 5-9 June 2022. Various recommendations have been approved by the meeting which represents the Commission biennium plan 2022-2025. ...

Since its inception, the Commission in the Central Region (CRC) supports the strategy of prevention to detect early signs of gregarious locust populations, and rapid intervention to control dangerous locust infestations before they can cause damage to crops. In this regard, its focus is on human and institutional capacity building and preservation. ...

On 13th July, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and IAV Hassan II have sealed a partnership by signing an agreement to establish a master’s program in Acridology. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in the ongoing Desert Locust sustainable preventive control strategy in the Central and Western regions. ...

The Desert Locust Information Offices in the front-line-countries; Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen receive and analyze Desert Locust and ecology information and hence disseminate it to the concerned staff to undertake their survey/control operations and other actions. Geographic Information System (RAMSES) and eLocust ...

Prevention preparedness for a possible but unlikely emergency situation and rapidly react in possible outbreak and upsurge situations in the most appropriate and rational manner. The other objectives of Contingency Planning are: - enhance early preparedness between front line member countries, - preparedness arrangements, considered potential emerg ...

Strengthen the control capacity of the member countries and build up self-reliant and sustainable national training structures. The Commission continue to support short, medium- and long-term training courses at the national and regional level either organized or supported or conducted by the Commission or the member countries. ...

CRC is giving high attention to the improvement of capacities of national locust control staff on safety and precaution measures, human and environmental health standards during control operations and encourages the member states to select and appoint specialized teams from the national environmental protection agencies to the control campaigns to ...

The two Desert Locust Commissions in the Western Region (CLCPRO) and Central Region (CRC) success to have a dedicated component of one million euro (1 000 000 €) to strengthen the institutional, financial and operational aspects in member states financed by the French Development Agency (FDA). The project aims to promote the sustainability of the p ...

The FAO Desert Locust Commissions support used drones for Desert Locust monitoring within Desert Locust early warning and preventive control strategy. The use of drones will improve locust monitoring, early warning and rapid control. FAO Commissions for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region (CLCPRO) and Central Region (CRC), in collab ...

The Commission is providing and supporting the member countries with the necessary references and information regarding Desert Locust, and also with all research results and documentations (available on the Commission website www.desertlocust-crc.org). This resulted in numerous publications and references, in English and Arabic, produced by the Com ...