SWACFAO Commission for Controlling theDesert Locust in South-West Asia

I.R. IRANAFGHANISTAN

PAKISTAN

INDIA

19641 out of 5people live in SWAC

Afghanistan

Pakistan

I.R. Iran

India

$ 2,750$ 16,700$ 25,000$ 27,000

$400,000+arrears

1965-19792 secretaries

Tehran

Rome 1979 - present7 secretaries

2

7

9

5

4

27 sessions1964 - 2011

OPS. plan & implement survey & control in the Region

RESOURCES. arrange availability of adequate resources

PROMOTE. national, regional, international survey & control

ASSISTANCE. determine nature & extent for national program

EMERGENCIES. assist when national capacity is exceeded

PESTICIDES. maintain strategic locations of equipment & pesticide

INFO. ensure all countries informed of latest situation & research

RESEARCH. assist and coordinate

COLLABORATE. locust survey, control & research within Region

OPS. plan & implement survey & control in the Region

RESOURCES. arrange availability of adequate resources

PROMOTE. national, regional, international survey & control

ASSISTANCE. determine nature & extent for national program

EMERGENCIES. assist when national capacity is exceeded

PESTICIDES. maintain strategic locations of equipment & pesticide

INFO. ensure all countries informed of latest situation & research

RESEARCH. assist and coordinate

COLLABORATE. locust survey, control & research within Region

REGIONAL TRAINING

MASTER TRAINERS(TOT)

ELOCUST2

EQUIPMENT

NATIONAL TRAINING

I.R. IRAN

PAKISTAN

20,000 km in 30 days

www.fao.org/ag/locusts/SWAC

$400,000+arrears

lack of donor interestpolitics & security

biopesticides2 locust info officersmaster trainersIND/PAK border meetingsDLCC participation

contingency plansequipment inventory systemenvironmental monitoring

The Future

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