The Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa (DLCO-EA) is a Regional pest and vector management organization established by an International Convention signed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1962. This followed the recommendation in October, 1961 by the 3 rd Session of the FAO Eastern Africa Desert Locust Control Sub-Committee, which had met in Addis Ababa. The Headquarters are located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Member countries, which are represented by the Ministries of Agriculture/Livestock, are Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, covering a land surface area of about 6,157,725 sq.kms, with an estimated population of 180 million.

From its inception in 1962 till the beginning of the new Millennium, DLCO-EA has received technical, financial and other forms of support from a wide variety of friends and partners in development, among them:

ADB | USAID | FAO | UNECA | CIDA | SIDA | EU | GTZ | DFID |