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 Botswana BOT5004 2009 Establishment of a Capacity for Integrating the Sterile Insect Technique into the National Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Control Programme Udo Feldmann
Chad CHD5002 2009 Assessing the Feasibility of Using Sterile Insect Technique Components to Create a Tsetse-Free Zone in the Mandoul Region Udo Feldmann
Chad CHD5003 2012 Finalising the Feasibility Study to Assess Whether the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) Can Be Applied for the Creation of Sustainable Tsetse-Free Zones Udo Feldmann
Ethiopia ETH5015 2009 Creating a Tsetse-Free Zone in the Southern Rift Valley Udo Feldmann
Ethiopia ETH5016 2012 Creating Sustainable Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Free Areas for Enhancing Livestock and Agricultural Development Udo Feldmann
Andrew Parker
Madagascar MAG5017 2009 Developing Strategies for Integrated Management of Fruit Flies Based on the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) Rui Cardoso
Madagascar MAG5021 2012 Implementing the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) in Integrated Fruity Fly Control for High Quality Fruit Production Rui Cardoso
Mauritius MAR5016 2007 Feasibility Study for the Suppression of the Melon Fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae) in Selected Areas in Mauritius Jorge Hendrichs
Mauritius MAR5019 2012 Supporting a Feasibility Study Using the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for the Integrated Control of Mosquitoes Jeremie Gilles
Mauritius MAR5022 2012 Reducing Insecticide Use and Losses to Melon Fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae) through Environment-Friendly Techniques to Increase Production in Different Areas, Phase II Jorge Hendrichs
Morocco MOR5031 2009 Controlling the Mediterranean Fruit Fly Using the Sterile Insect Technique and Other Conventional Methods Jesus Reyes
Morocco MOR5032 2012 Supporting Control of the Medfly Using the Sterile Insect Technique for Citrus Fruits and Early Fruits and Vegetables to Establish Low Medfly Prevalence Zones 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 SEN5033 2012 Supporting the Operational Phase of Eliminating Glossina palpalis gambiensis from the Niayes Area by Promoting the Development of Integrated Stockbreeding 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 SAF5013 2012 Assessing the Sterile Insect Technique for Malaria Mosquitoes in a South African Setting Jeremie Gilles
Sudan SUD5032 2009 Investigating the Use of the Sterile Insect Technique for Controlling Mosquitoes in Northern Sudan Jeremie Gilles
Sudan SUD5034 2012 Supporting an Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management Pilot Project for Evaluating the Effectiveness and Economic Feasibility of Using SIT as a Component of Integrated Date Moth control Jeremie Gilles
Tunisia TUN5026 2009 Assessing the Use of Inherited Sterility as a Genetic Control Method against the Carob Moth Marc Vreysen
Tunisia TUN5027 2012 Supporting an Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management Pilot Project for Evaluating the Effectiveness and Economic Feasibility of Using SIT as a Component of Integrated Date Moth control Marc Vreysen
Uganda UGA5031 2009 Assessing the Feasibility of Establishing a Tsetse Free Zone in Lake Victoria Basin Jesus Reyes
Uganda UGA5033 2012 Demonstrating the Feasibility of a Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) Component as Part of an AW-IPM Approach against Glossina f. Fuscipes to Increase Livestock Productivity Udo Feldmann
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
RAF5061 2012 Supporting Capacity Building and a Feasibility Study on Control of Fruit Flies of Economic Significance in West Africa Rui Cardoso
RAF5062 2012 Preventing the Introduction of Exotic Fruit Fly Species and Implementing the Control of Existing Species with the Sterile Insect Technique and Other Suppression Methods Rui Cardoso
RAF5064 2012 Supporting Area-Wide Tsetse and Trypanosomosis Management to Improve Livestock Productivity and Enable Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Udo Feldmann
RAF5065 2012 Promoting the sharing of expertise and physical infrastructure for mass rearing mosquitoes and integration of the sterile insect technique (SIT) with conventional methods for vector control, among countries of the Indian Ocean region Jeremie Gilles
East Asia Pakistan PAK5043 2005 Development of Biological Control for Cotton Pests Management Using Nuclear Techniques Jorge Hendrichs
Myanmar MYA5021 2012 Integrating Sterile Insect Technique with Other Biocontrol Tactics to Improve Diamondback Month Control Rui Cardoso
China CPR5020 2012 Integrating the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management of Tephritid Fruit Flies Rui Cardoso
Vietnam VIE5017 2012 Supporting Area-Wide Integrated Pest Management to Improve the Quality of Fruit for Export Rui Cardoso
West Asia Afghanistan AFG5004 2009 Enhancing Crop Productivity Through Mutation Breeding and Pest Control Rui Cardoso
Israel ISR5015 2009 Strengthening the Capacity to Use the Sterile Insect Technique for the Olive Fruit Fly Jesus Reyes
Israel ISR5017 2012 Targeting the Olive Fly with SIT in Olive Orchards Located in the North and South of Israel Jesus Reyes
Israel ISR5018 2012 Improvement of Artificial Mass-Rearing Systems for the Ethiopian Fruit Fly, Dacus ciliatus, and Establishment of Optimal Sterilizing Doses: Towards Small-Scale SIT Jorge Hendrichs
T.T.U.T.J of T. Palestinian A. PAL5004 2012 Integrated management of fruit flies in Palestinian Territories Jesus Reyes
Oman OMA5002 2012 Assessing the Suitability of Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) and Related Techniques for Combating Date Palm Insect Pests Marc Vreysen
Sri Lanka SRL5044 2012 Supporting a Feasibility Study Using the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) for Integrated Control of Mosquitoes Jeremie Gilles
Regional Asia RAS5051 2009 Developing Integrated Control of the Olive Fruit Fly Jesus Reyes
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
RAS5059 2012 Supporting Area-Wide Integrated Pest Control of Native and Exotic Flies in the Middle East Subregion Incorporating the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) Jesus Reyes
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
RER5018 2012 Supporting Fruit Fly Pest Prevention and Management in the Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean Rui Cardoso
Latin America Guatemala GUA5017 2012 Using the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to Establish Fruit Fly Low Prevalence Pilot Areas and to Assess it as an Alternative for the Control of the Sugarcane Borer in Pilot Areas Jesus Reyes
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 PAN5020 2012 Strengthening Technical Capacity to Control Mediterranean Fruit Fly Using the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) Jesus Reyes
Costa Rica COS5030 2012 Supporting Biological Control of Stable Flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) through the Use of Parasitoids Reproduced on Fruit Flies Jesus Reyes
Honduras HON5006 2012 Using Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) to Obtain Recognition as a Mediterranean Fruit Fly Free Area in the Aguan River Valley 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
RLA5058 2009 Building Capacity for Suppression of Fruit Flies using an Area-Wide Pest Management Approach Jesus Reyes
Interregional INT5151 2012 Sharing Knowledge on the Use of the Sterile Insect and Related Techniques for Integrated Area-Wide Management of Insect Pests Jorge Hendrichs
Jesus Reyes
Rui Cardoso