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Desert Locust contingency planningRegional workshop

5–9 November 2016Tehran, I.R. Iran

FAO Commission forControlling the Desert Locustin South-West Asia

ReportoftheSWACregionalworkshopon

DesertLocustcontingencyplanning

Tehran,I.R.Iran5–9November2016

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CONTENTS

Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2

Participants............................................................................................................................................2

Programme.............................................................................................................................................2

Mainactivities........................................................................................................................................3

Results....................................................................................................................................................3

Followupandnextsteps.......................................................................................................................4

Annex1.Workshopparticipants............................................................................................................5

Annex2.Workshopprogramme............................................................................................................6

Annex4.Contingencyplanningparameters..........................................................................................7

Annex4.SurveyandcontrolresourcesinSWACcountries...................................................................8

Annex5.ControlpotentialinSWACcountries.......................................................................................9

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SWACregionalworkshoponDesertLocustcontingencyplanning5-9November2016,Tehran(I.R.Iran)

Introduction

The29thsessionoftheFAOCommissionforControllingtheDesertLocustinSouth-WestAsia(SWAC)recommendedthataregionalworkshopbeorganizedinfollowuptothefirstworkshopheldintheregiononcontingencyplanning(2013).Theobjectiveofthecurrentworkshopwasto:

(a) updatetheexistingoutbreakandinvasioncontingencyplansforeachcountry,(b) reviewtheavailableresourcesforcontrolanddeterminenationalcapacitiestocombat

locustoutbreaks,invasionsandupsurges,and(c) toprepareupsurgecontingencyplansforeachcountry.Theworkshopwasalsoan

occasiontorefreshparticipantsontheconcepts,purposeandimplementationofcontingencyplans.

Participants

OneparticipantfromeachSWACmembercountryattendedtheworkshop(Annex1).Twooftheparticipants,AfghanistanandIran,hadattendedthefirstworkshop;whereas,contingencyplanningwasanewconceptfortheothertwoparticipants,IndiaandPakistan.

Participantswererequestedtobringanupdatedversionoftheirexistingcontingencyplansthatwerepreparedin2013,acompletedlistofavailableresourcesforlocustcontrolcampaignsandalaptop.

Programme

Theworkshopprogrammeemphasizedpeerreviewbytheparticipantsofeachother’scontingencyplansandallowedampletimeforeachcountrytopresentanddiscusstheirplanindetail(Annex2).Workinghourswerefrom0900-1300hand1430-1700h.

Day1.FormalopeningoftheworkshopwithwelcomeaddressesbytheDirectorofthePlantProtectionOrganization(PPO)inI.R.IranandtheExecutiveSecretaryofSWAC.Intheafternoon,conceptsandexamplesofcontingencyplanning(Annex3),andtoolstoassistinthepreparationofcontingencyplanssuchastheDesertLocustContingencyPlanningAssistant(DeLCoPA),PesticideStocksManagementSystem(PSMS),DesertLocustContingencyMonitoringSystem(SVDN)andeLertaswellasotherresourcessuchastheFAODesertLocustGuidelineswerepresentedandexplained.Day2.ReviewofIndiacontingencyplanninganddeterminationofcontrolcapacitybasedonavailableresources.Day3.FieldvisittoEmergencyDesertLocustCentreinKaraj,andfielddemonstrationofrotarydroneforcroppestmonitoring.ReviewofI.R.Irancontingencyplanninganddeterminationofcontrolcapacitybasedonavailableresources.

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Day4.ReviewofPakistanandAfghanistancontingencyplanninganddeterminationofcontrolcapacitybasedonavailableresourcesinbothcountries.Day5.Conclusion,followupandnextsteps.

Mainactivities(a) Reviewoftheconceptofcontingencyplanningandthevarioustoolsthatareavailabletoassist

inpreparingsuchplans;(b) Discussion,reviewandupdatingofeachcountry’sexistingcontingencyplansforoutbreaksand

invasions;(c) Identifyeachcountry’savailableresourcesforoutbreaks,invasionsandupsurges;(d) Prepareupsurgecontingencyplans.

Results(a) Contingencyplansforoutbreaks,invasionsandupsurgeshadbeenformulatedforIndiaand

Pakistan;(b) AninvasioncontingencyplanwasupdatedforAfghanistan;(c) I.R.Irandecidedtorevisethecontingencyplantoincludethemain11locustspeciesinthe

countrybecausetherelatedbudgetandresourcesarenotseparatedaccordingtospecies.ThereviseddraftwillbesubmittedtotheSWACExecutiveSecretarybeforethe30thsession;

(d) ShortfallsinresourcesidentifiedinthePakistaniandAfghaniplans;(e) Surveyandcontrolresourcesavailableineachcountrywerereviewedandupdated(Annex4);(f) Controlcapacity(hatreated/day)basedonavailableresourceswasreviewedandupdatedinfor

I.R.Iranwhilefurtherdetailsarerequiredfortheothercountries(Annex5).

Itshouldbenotedthatthethreefrontlinecountries,India,IranandPakistan,haveveryoldandwell-establishednationallocustprogrammesinwhichsufficientnationalmechanismsexistforfundingoutbreak,invasionandupsurgecontrolcampaignswithouttheneedtorelyonCommissionorexternalsources.

Eachcountryhasslightlydifferentarrangementsanduniquecharacteristics.InIndia,the

LocustWarningOrganizationmaintainsapesticide-on-demandcontractwithanationalsupplierforDesertLocustcontroloperations.PakistanistheonlycountryaffectedbyDesertLocustthathasitsowndedicatedaerialfleet.I.R.IranhasestablishedtwoemergencycentreswhereequipmentisstoredtobeusedonlyinDesertLocustsurveyandcontroloperations.Thecontingencyplanisusedtohelpjustifyannualfundingofthenationallocustprogramme.AfghanistanisaninvasioncountryandhasnotfacedDesertLocustformorethan25years,yetitcontrolsMoroccanLocusteveryyear;hence,someoftheseresourcescouldbeutilizedforDesertLocustcontrolifnecessary.

Fortunately,DesertLocustupsurgesandplaguesrarelyaffecttheSWACregion.

Consequently,pastcontrolcampaignshavebeenlimitedwiththeexceptionofJulytoOctober1993whenIndiaandPakistantreatedmorethan300,000haeach.Sincethen,controloperationswereundertakeninonly7outof23years,treatingnomorethan35,000hainacountryandoftenmuchless.Whentheregionisinvadedbyswarms,itisusuallyoccursduringthespring(March–May)fromtheArabianPeninsulaandatthebeginningofthesummer(June–July)fromsouthernArabiaandtheHornofAfrica.

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Followupandnextsteps1. Iranshouldfinalizetheircontingencyplanforoutbreak,invasionandupsurgeandsubmititto

theSWACExecutiveSecretarybeforethe30thsession;2. IndiaandPakistanshouldincludeadditionaldetailsconcerningaircraftintheirupsurge

contingencyplans;3. AfghanistanandPakistanshouldaddresstheshortfallsinresourcesrequiredforoutbreak,

invasionandupsurgecontrolcampaigns;4. Allcountriesshouldreview,updateandprovidesufficientdetailsfordeterminingcontrol

potentialduringoutbreaks(excludingAfghanistan)andupsurges;5. OrganizeamockfieldexercisetotesttheIraniancontingencyplanin2017or2018,fundedby

SWAC;6. ConsiderthedevelopmentofsimpleinventorydatabasethatisincorporatedwithinRAMSESGIS,

fundedbySWAC.

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Annex1.Workshopparticipants

Name Title Contact AfghanistanMirjanHemat Head,EmergencyPestActionDivision

PPQD/MAIL,Kabulhemat009@gmail.com

IndiaB.S.Phogat AdditionalPlantProtectionAdvisor&Head

LocustControl&ResearchSchemeDPPQS/MAFW,Faridabad

appa.ipm-ppqs@gov.in

I.R.IranMehdiGhaemian DeputyDirector,PublicPestManagement

PPO,Tehranmehdi.ghaemian@gmail.com

MahmoudChalaki Head,Locust&RodentControlGroupPPO,Tehran

mahmoud.chalaki@gmail.com

AliBabaliFashki LocustInformationOfficerPPO,Tehran

a.babalifashki@gmail.com

PakistanFakharUlZaman Entomologist,DPP,Bahawalpur fakharzaman24@yahoo.com

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Annex2.Workshopprogramme

5Nov2016(Saturday) 1000-1200h Openingandwelcome1430-1700h Conceptsofcontingencyplanning,resources,tools

6Nov2016(Sunday) 0900-1300h Indiacontingencyplan:review&updating1430-1700h Indiaresources:controlcapacity

7Nov2016(Monday) 0830-1300h FieldvisittoKaraj:DesertLocustEmergencyCentre&dronedemo1430-1700h I.R.Irancontingencyplan:review&updating

I.R.Iranresources:controlcapacity8Nov2016(Tuesday)

0900-1300h Pakistancontingencyplan:review&updatingPakistanresources:controlcapacity

1430-1700h Afghanistancontingencyplan:review&updatingAfghanistanresources:controlcapacity

9Nov2016(Wednesday) 1400-1530h Conclusion,followup,nextsteps

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Annex4.ContingencyplanningparametersWorkrateofULVsprayersinDesertLocustcontrolSprayertype Targetsize(ha) Targettype Treatment(ha/day)Handheld,backpack 0.1–10 bands 15Vehicle-mounted 1–100 bands,swarms 100Aircraft >25 bands,swarms,flying 5,000

Resourcesneededtocontrol100,000haControlmethod Sprayers Pesticide(l) TrucksAerialswarmcontrol 4 50,000 3Aerialblockbandcontrol 84 1,250,000 75Individualbandcontrol 167 50,000 9Handheldcropprotection(only25%treated)

38,000 127

Three-monthinvasioncampaign–araceagainsttime

Week Locustbehaviour1 Swarminvasionandlaying2 (1–2weeks)3 4 Hatchingandbandformation5 (3–5weeks)6 7 8 9 Fledgingandnewswarmformation10 (1–3weeks)

LocationsofDesertLocusthopperbandsandswarmsinSWAC,1990–2016

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Annex4.SurveyandcontrolresourcesinSWACcountries(asofNovember2016)

ITEM AFG IND IRN PAKSprayers ULVsprayers-handheld 660 96 50 1,800ULVsprayers-backpack 15 0 0 0ULVsprayers-vehicle-mounted

19 20 30 23

ULVsprayer-aerial 0 0 0+3 3Vehicles 4WDpickups 8 39 30+20 154WDstationwagons 0 3 0 11motorcycles 115 0 4+10 0Other eLocust3 0 35 12 30HFradios 0 38 8 17GPS 34 34 50+20 14Pesticide ULVformulation@1L/ha 0 2,000 10,000+10,000 42,908ULVformulation@0.5L/ha 60,000 0 20,000+20,000 0Staff-NLCU surveyofficers 50 51 24+30 50controlofficers 68 51 30+30 50locustinformationofficers 20 2 2 2drivers 8 35 15+15 16Staff-seconded surveyofficers 0 0 15 ondemandcontrolofficers 0 0 30 ondemanddrivers 0 0 15 ondemandFinances annualoperatingbudget/USD 116,000 1,283,669 500,000 12,500emergencyfunds-NCLU/USD 1,200,000 0 300,000 ondemandemergencyfunds-other 539,919 ondemand 500,000+1,000,000 ondemand

Notes Iran:PPO+AgricultureOffices Pakistan:nospecificannualbudget;fundsareprovidedaccordingtorequirements

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Annex5.ControlpotentialinSWACcountries(asofNovember2016)TherewasinsufficientinformationtofullydeterminethecontrolpotentialinAfghanistan,IndiaandPakistan;however,thiswasnearlycompletedforI.R.Iran.

AFG IND IRN PAK

Outbreak

Areatreated(ha)

perday 3,440 2,300

perweek 13,800

permonth 57,500

Pesticide(litres)

perday 2,300

perweek 13,800

permonth 57,500

Teams

survey 31

handheldcontrol 10 20

vehiclecontrol 10 20

Workingdays

perweek 6

permonth 25

Upsurge

Areatreated(ha)

perday 5,340

perweek 32,040

permonth 133,500

Pesticide(litres)

perday 5,340

perweek 32,040

permonth 133,500

Teams

survey 31

handheldcontrol 10 96

vehiclecontrol 10 39

Workingdays

perweek 6

permonth 25

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Annex5.ControlpotentialinSWACcountries(asofNovember2016)TherewasinsufficientinformationtofullydeterminethecontrolpotentialinAfghanistan,IndiaandPakistan;however,thiswasnearlycompletedforI.R.Iran.

AFG IND IRN PAK

Outbreak

Areatreated(ha)

perday 3,440 2,300

perweek 13,800

permonth 57,500

Pesticide(litres)

perday 2,300

perweek 13,800

permonth 57,500

Teams

survey 31

handheldcontrol 10 20

vehiclecontrol 10 20

Workingdays

perweek 6

permonth 25

Upsurge

Areatreated(ha)

perday 5,340

perweek 32,040

permonth 133,500

Pesticide(litres)

perday 5,340

perweek 32,040

permonth 133,500

Teams

survey 31

handheldcontrol 10 96

vehiclecontrol 10 39

Workingdays

perweek 6

permonth 25