Events
Validation workshop for the national strategy and five-year workplan for the control of tsetse and African animal trypanosomosis
26 October 2016 - 28 October 2016
26 October 2016 - 28 October 2016
Bamako, Mali
Workshops
A stakeholder workshop will be organized by FAO and the Cellule de Coordination de Lutte contre les Mouches Tsé-tsé et les Trypanosomoses animales (CCLMT) in Mali. Forty-four (44) participants are expected to attend it.
Development of a national Atlas of tsetse and African animal trypanosomosis
12 September 2016 - 16 September 2016
12 September 2016 - 16 September 2016
Accra, Ghana
Capacity development
A training course will be organized by FAO and the Tsetse Control Unit (TCU) in Ghana. Two TCU staff will be participating as trainees.
Development of a national Atlas of tsetse and African animal trypanosomosis
11 April 2016 - 15 April 2016
11 April 2016 - 15 April 2016
Harare, Zimbabwe
Capacity development
A training course will be organized by FAO and the Tsetse Control Division (TCD) in Zimbabwe. Two TCD staff are expected to be participating as trainees.
FAO/IAEA project successfully integrates insect birth control technique for thriving livestock sector. After a four-year eradication programme including nuclear techniques, the Niayes region of Senegal is going to become free of the tsetse fly, which used to decimate livestock.
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Improving food security in sub-Saharan Africa by supporting the progressive reduction of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis
29 August 2014
29 August 2014
FAO and the Government of Italy will support the African Union to reduce the impact of tsetse flies and trypanosomosis in 38 African countries. FAO will be implementing a US$1 million project, funded by the Government of Italy, which will focus on improving food security in sub-Saharan Africa by supporting the...