Projects
Disease intelligence and modelling for progressive control of animal trypanosomosis in Africa (DIMCAT)
DIMCAT is a 3-year FAO project launched in December 2024 that aims to strengthen information systems and data analytics for improved control of animal trypanosomosis (AT) in Africa. The project is backed by a USD 1.7M grant from the Gates Foundation, and it benefits from technical partnerships with the University of Warwick, the French agricultural research and cooperation organization CIRAD and the Kenya Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Eradication Council (KENTTEC).
Controlling and progressively minimising the burden of animal trypanosomosis (COMBAT)
COMBAT was implemented between September 2021 and August 2026 by a consortium of 21 institutions led by the French agricultural research and cooperation organization CIRAD. It was funded with EUR 5.9 million by the European Commission, and it promoted a broad range of research and innovation activities in the field of animal trypanosomosis (AT) surveillance and control. Built on previous FAO achievements within the project ‘Improving food security in sub-Saharan Africa by supporting the progressive reduction of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis’, within COMBAT FAO coordinated two areas of work.
Improving food security in sub-Saharan Africa by supporting the progressive reduction of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis
The FAO regional project "Improving food security in sub-Saharan Africa by supporting the progressive reduction of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis in the framework of NEPAD" (2013-2018) supported countries affected by trypanosomosis in reducing the burden of trypanosomosis through innovative field intervention techniques and improved planning. With a 2 million USD funding from the Government of Italy, the project targeted six countries as a priority (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali and Uganda), while also assisting a broader range of trypanosomosis-affected countries.