A training on locust identification and monitoring was organized by the Russian Agricultural Center on 17-18 April 2024 in Orenburg, Russian Federation, and delivered by the FAO Senior Locust Management Expert. Despite the...

Mass hatching of the Moroccan Locust (DMA) started in the three southern Central Asia (CA) countries in March mainly, during the second decade in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and the third decade in Afghanistan. No...

Two activities were organized in Kazakhstan during the first half of April 2024, in close liaison with the State Inspection Committee in the Agricultural Sector of the Ministry of Agriculture as well as...

With FAO support, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan continued their close collaboration and coordinated efforts on locust management by conducting a cross-border survey on 2-7 April in their southern regions. Ten locust experts participated, from...

A five-day training on locust monitoring and information management was held in Bishkek on 25‑29 March, bringing together 24 specialists from the Department of Chemical Plant Protection and Quarantine of the Ministry of...