Colombia: ASBAMA and ICA carry out prevention and containment of Fusarium

Year after year, the public-private alliance between the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) and the Association of Banana Growers of Magdalena and La Guajira (ASBAMA), has focused its efforts on containing and preventing the contamination and expansion of the Fusarium Race 4 Tropical fungus in the properties of banana and plantain producers in the Colombian Caribbean region. From ASBAMA they reported that various actions between the banana union and the national government have been adopted to prevent employment from collapsing, exports of this important agro-industrial sector of the country from falling and the food security of a large sector of farmers in the country from being put at risk. Colombia. In 2024, there will be 305 banana and plantain producers in the departments of Magdalena, Cesar and La Guajira, who will be protected from this disease, under Resolution 2081 of 2024, “By which the National Plan for the Prevention, Surveillance and Control of Fusarium is ...