FAO/IAEA Technical Co-operation Projects

The Insect Pest Control Subprogramme of the Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture transfers nuclear and related technologies to Member States by providing technical and scientific support through Technical Co-operation Projects (TCPs) that are managed by IAEA's Department of Technical Co-operation and FAO's Technical Co-operation Department.

The transfer of these technologies assists Member States in the implementation of national or regional (transboundary) area-wide integrated pest management (AW-IPM) programmes against major insect pests such as fruit flies, moths, tsetse flies, screwworm flies and mosquitoes. This involves the integration of genetic pest control techniques such as the sterile insect technique (SIT) with other supportive and environment-friendly management tactics, with the objective to ensure direct benefits to the end-user.

Technical Co-Operation Projects are the mechanism to provide policy advice and technology support to Member States. This is achieved through the provision of training, expert services and equipment. These projects assist in developing the necessary human capacity and physical infrastructure, and in improving the operational processes and regulatory frameworks to establish sustainable technology packages in recipient countries. Furthermore these projects facilitate the collaboration between countries to address transboundary insect pest concerns.

Application forms for the formulation of IAEA and FAO projects can be respectively obtained at http://www-tc.iaea.org/tcweb/tcprogramme/default.asp and http://www.fao.org/tc/tcp/index_en.asp.

Ongoing Technical Co-operation Projects which are currently being supported by the Insect Pest Control Subprogramme are listed below.

Active TC Projects of Insect Pest Control
Region Country Project No. 1st
Year		 Project Title Technical Officer
Africa Burkina Faso BKF5004 2005 Feasibility Study On Applying the Sterile Insect Technique to Create a Tsetse Free Zone Andrew Parker
Chad CHD5002 2009 Assessing the Feasibility of Using Sterile Insect Technique Components to Create a Tsetse-Free Zone in the Mandoul Region Udo Feldmann
Ethiopia ETH5015 2009 Creating a Tsetse-Free Zone in the Southern Rift Valley Udo Feldmann
Kenya KEN5022 2001 Integrated Area-Wide Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Management in Lambwe Valley Udo Feldmann
Madagascar MAG5017 2009 Developing Strategies for Integrated Management of Fruit Flies Based on the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) Rui Cardoso
Mali MALI5020 2005 Feasibility Study for the Creation of a Zone Free of Tsetse Udo Feldmann
Mauritius MAR5016 2007 Feasibility Study for the Suppression of the Melon Fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae) in Selected Areas in Mauritius Jorge Hendrichs
Morocco MOR5028 2005 Assessing the Feasibility of Medfly Suppression Through the Sterile Insect Technique Jesus Reyes
Morocco MOR5031 2009 Controlling the Mediterranean Fruit Fly Using the Sterile Insect Technique and Other Conventional Methods Jesus Reyes
Senegal SEN5031 2009 Implementing the Pre-Operational Phase to Create a Zone Free of Glossina palpalis gambiensis Using the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) Marc Vreysen
Senegal SEN5029 2005 Feasibility Study to Create a Tsetse Free Zone Using Sterile Insect Technique against the Mediterranean Fruit Fly, Phase II Marc Vreysen
Seychelles SEY5003 2007 Feasibility of Integrating the Sterile Insect Technique on the on-going Area-Wide Melon Fly Eradication Programme Rui Cardoso
South Africa SAF5011 2009 Refining an Integrated Application of SIT Against Some Key Lepidopteran Pests of Southern African Agricultural Crops Jorge Hendrichs
South Africa SAF5007 2002 Expanding the Use of the Sterile Insect Technique against Fruit Pests in the Western and Northern Cape Jorge Hendrichs
Sudan SUD5031 2009 Investigating the Use of the Sterile Insect Technique for Controlling Mosquitoes in Northern Sudan Mark Benedict
Tunisia TUN5026 2009 Assessing the Use of Inherited Sterility as a Genetic Control Method against the Carob Moth Marc Vreysen
Tunisia TUN5025 2007 Use of Inherited Sterility as a Genetic Control Method Against the Carob Moth Marc Vreysen
United Republic of Tanzania URT5022 2005 Assistance to a Feasibility Study for the Use of the Sterile Insect Technique Udo Feldmann
Uganda UGA5031 2009 Assessing the Feasibility of Establishing a Tsetse Free Zone in Lake Victoria Basin Jesus Reyes
Uganda UGA5027 2002 Feasibility for a Glossina fuscipes Free Zone in the Lake Victoria Basin Jesus Reyes
Zimbabwe ZIM5012 2007 Feasibility Study on the use of SIT to Eradicate Tsetse in Zimbabwe Udo Feldmann
Regional Africa RAF5059 2009 Supporting the Creation of a Tsetse-Free Zone in Southern Mozambique and North-East South Africa Marc Vreysen
Rui Cardoso
RAF5060 2009 Supporting the Use of the Sterile Insect Technique for Area-Wide Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Management (Phase II) Udo Feldmann
RAF5052 2001 Sterile Insect Technique for Control of Anopheles Mosquito Mark Benedict
South East Asia Pakistan PAK5043 2005 Development of Biological Control for Cotton Pests Management Using Nuclear Techniques Jorge Hendrichs
Myanmar MYA5016 2007 Support for a feasibility Study on Using the Sterile Insect Technique against Diamond Back Moth Jesus Reyes
West Asia Afghanistan AFG5004 2009 Enhancing Crop Productivity Through Mutation Breeding and Pest Control Rui Cardoso
Israel ISR5014 2009 Improving Artificial Mass-Rearing Systems for the Ethiopian Fruit Fly, Dacus ciliatus, and Establishing Optimal Sterilizing Doses: Towards Small-Scale SIT Andrew Jessup
Israel ISR5015 2009 Strengthening the Capacity to Use the Sterile Insect Technique for the Olive Fruit Fly Andrew Jessup
Israel ISR5011 2005 Strengthening the Capacity for the Area-Wide Control of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly Using the Sterile Insect Technique Jesus Reyes
Israel ISR5012 2007 Feasibility Study to Assess the Integration of the Sterile Insect Technique into Olive Fly Suppression Programmes Andrew Jessup
Jordan JOR5010 2005 Strengthening the Capacity for the Area-Wide Suppression of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly Using the Sterile Insect Technique Jesus Reyes
T.T.U.T.J of T. Palestinian A. PAL5003 2005 Strengthening the National Capacity for the Area-Wide Suppression of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly Jesus Reyes
Yemen YEM5009 2008 Emergency Assistance for Monitoring and Control of Old World Screwworm Flies in Yemen Udo Feldmann
Regional Asia RAS5051 2009 Sharing Regional Knowledge on the Use of the Sterile Insect Technique within Integrated Area-Wide Fruit Fly Pest Management Programmes Andrew Jessup
RAS5052 2009 Sharing Regional Knowledge on the Use of the Sterile Insect Technique within Integrated Area-Wide Fruit Fly Pest Management Programmes Rui Cardoso
RAS5053 2009 Assessing Feasibility for Area-Wide SIT-Based Control of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly in the Middle East Jesus Reyes
RAS5054 2009 Contributing to the Assessment of the Feasibility of SIT-Based Area-Wide Integrated Management of Old World Screwworm Flies in the Middle East Udo Feldmann
Europe Croatia CRO5002 2007 Feasibility Study for the Suppression of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly by Integrating the Sterile Insect Technique on an Area-Wide Basis in the Neretva Valley Rui Cardoso
Regional Europe RER5014 2009 Suppressing the Mediterranean Fruit Fly by Integrating the Sterile Insect Technique on an Area-Wide Basis in Neretva Valley of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina Rui Cardoso
Latin America Belize BZE5002 2007 Establishment of a Pilot Fruit Fly Free Area Using an Integrated Approach that includes the Area-Wide Sterile Insect Technique Jesus Reyes
Brazil BRA5057 2005 Establishment of Medfly, Fruit Fly Parasitoids and Codling Moth Rearing Facility Rui Cardoso
Chile CHI5047 2005 Decreasing the Population of the Mediterranean fruit Fly in the Arica Region Rui Cardoso
Guatemala GUA5016 2007 Establishment of Fruit Fly Free or Low Prevalence Areas using the Sterile Insect Technique Jesus Reyes
Mexico MEX5029 2005 National Prevention Campaign Against Cactus Moth Rui Cardoso
Panama PAN5018 2009 Maintaining and Operating a Medfly-Free Area, Implementing a Fruit Fly Emergency Plan, and Suppressing Anastrepha spp. Fruit Flies in the Azuero Peninsula Using the Sterile Insect Technique Jesus Reyes
Panama PAN5016 2007 Capacity Building for Suppression of Fruit Flies of the Genus Anastrepha from the Azuero Peninsula using an Area-wide Pest Management Approach Jesus Reyes
Regional Central America RLA5057 2009 Establishing and Maintaining Fruit Fly Free and Low Prevalence Areas in Central America, Panama and Belize, Using the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) (ARCAL CVI) Jesus Reyes
Interregional INT5145 1999 Insect Pest Control Using the Sterile Insect Technique Jorge Hendrichs