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Work on a regional meeting on means of combating desert locusts using drones opened on Wednesday in Akjoujt (central-west Mauritania), with the participation of representatives from several countries.
Initiated by the Commission for the Control of the Desert Locust in the Western Region (CLCPRO) and the Mauritanian National Center for Anti-Locust Control (CNLA), this meeting aims to exchange experiences and best practices for combating the locust based on new technologies.
Speaking at the opening of this conclave, the executive secretary of CLCPRO, Mohamed Lemine Hamouny emphasized the importance of this type of opportunity to examine ways of promoting research and studies capable of consolidate production and preserve pastures, noting that this session is attended by representatives of 13 countries from Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
The Western Region Locust Control Commission was established under the provisions of Article XIV of the Constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It is made up of 10 member countries from West and North-West Africa: Morocco, Burkina Faso, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Chad, Algeria and Tunisia.
The aim of the CLCPRO is to promote at the national, regional and international level all actions, including research and training, with a view to ensuring rational and sustainable management of preventive control and coping with invasions of the desert locust in the region. western part of its habitat area, bringing together West Africa and North-West Africa.
