Colombia: Biosecurity schemes strengthened for small banana and plantain growers in La Guajira

Published 2024년 8월 15일

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The Association of Banana Growers of Magdalena and La Guajira (ASBAMA) and the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) have provided small banana producers in La Guajira with biosecurity kits and training to combat FocR4T disease. The kits include disinfectants, biologicals, fertilizers, and compost, and a workshop was held to teach farmers how to use them. The partnership aims to cover 305 banana and plantain farms with prevention, containment, and mitigation actions by 2024, focusing on small and medium-sized farms in Magdalena, Cesar, and La Guajira. The initiative also includes social and economic characterization and detection of pest and disease understanding in farmers to address deficiencies and promote biosecurity.

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A total of 50 small banana-growing production units in La Guajira, 40 in Dibulla and 10 in Riohacha, will be able to strengthen biosecurity schemes, reinforce phytosanitary monitoring actions and understand the risks of contracting FocR4T on their farms. This is due to the field work that the Association of Banana Growers of Magdalena and La Guajira, ASBAMA, together with the Colombian Agricultural Institute ICA carried out in La Guajira. This included a training day, an awareness workshop, the application of a survey to learn about phytosanitary protocols, and the delivery of 50 biosecurity kits. “Today we have the opportunity to continue the work that we have been doing for five years with the ICA, to support banana and plantain producers in the departments of Magdalena Cesar and La Guajira (…), on this occasion we have adjusted the benefits plan that this agreement has, above all, articulating ourselves to the new developments in research, in this case what is being ...

Source: MXfruit