Dominican Republic suspends imports from Colombia and Peru due to banana fungus

게시됨 2021년 4월 28일

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The Dominican Ministry of Agriculture has suspended imports of certain products from Peru and Colombia due to the Fusarium Foc R4T fungus, a disease that affects banana plants. To prevent the spread of the fungus, the country has increased phytosanitary surveillance, implemented sanitary mats in airports and ports, and developed information campaigns. The preventive measure against the fungus is quarantine to prevent the transfer of affected soil or plant material from infected areas.

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Specifically, imports of ginger rhizomes (Zingiber officinale) and turmeric (curcuma longa), potato tubers (Solanum tuberosun), handicrafts and musaceae plants from these countries were suspended through an official resolution of the Ministry of Agriculture. The entity also reported in a statement that it has intensified phytosanitary surveillance in ports, airports, border posts and farms, as well as all vegetative material from South America. Other measures adopted by the Dominican authorities are the placement of sanitary mats in passenger rooms of the country's international airports and tourist ports, and the placement of a treatment arch in the Port of Manzanillo for disinfection of containers, as well as the development of information campaigns. Peru and Colombia have been affected by the Fusarium Foc R4T plague, a very aggressive fungus against the banana plant, in which it causes wilting and death. It is a pest that spreads mainly by the movement of planting material in ...

출처: EFEAgro