They sign an agreement to contain and exclude Fusarium from 305 banana and plantain farms in the Colombian Caribbean

Published 2024년 6월 19일

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ICA and ASBAMA have signed a technical cooperation agreement to combat Fusarium Race 4 Tropical (FocR4T) in banana and plantain crops in Colombia's Magdalena, Cesar, and La Guajira departments. The agreement, under Resolution 2081 of 2024, includes sampling, phytosanitary monitoring, biosafety kit distribution, and laboratory support. It also promotes biological products and fertilizers to mitigate the disease's impact, benefiting 305 producers, especially small farmers, to ensure food security. The initiative emphasizes biosecurity measures and extensive monitoring and sample analysis.

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ICA and ASBAMA signed a new technical cooperation agreement to contain and exclude 305 banana and plantain producers from the departments of Magdalena, Cesar and La Guajira from Fusarium Race 4 Tropical. Under Resolution 2081 of 2024 “By which the National Plan for Prevention, Surveillance and Control of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Race 4 Tropical –FOC R4T– throughout the national territory”, these activities are again established between the banana union and the national government, given the importance that this agroindustrial sector has for Colombia. “We manage resources with the national government to continue working on all the processes of prevention, containment and mitigation of the impacts that FocR4T may have in our departments of Magdalena, Cesar and La Guajira (...); sampling, phytosanitary monitoring, delivery of biosafety kits, support personnel and the reinforcement of the laboratory in the Banana Zone, are components that are an integral part of the ...

Source: MXfruit