They reinforce actions to prevent the entry of the most lethal banana disease in Mexico

Published Jan 16, 2024

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Mexico's Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development is working to prevent the entry of the Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Race 4 Tropical fungus, which affects plantain and banana production in many countries. They are operating a dissemination and training program in coordination with producers, industry, and state governments. Mexico is self-sufficient in banana production and does not import the fruit, so inspection tasks focus on tourist goods from high-risk countries to prevent the entry of the fungus and its derivatives. The National Agri-Food Health, Safety and Quality Service (Senasica) is implementing various measures, such as training sessions for producers, biosafety schemes at production sites, and analysis of potential areas for the establishment of the fungus.

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2000Agro/Editorial With the aim of preventing the entry into Mexico of the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Race 4 Tropical, which currently affects plantain and banana production in 24 countries on five continents, the Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader) operates a permanent dissemination and training program, in coordination with producers, industry and governments state. After the entry of the disease in 2019 to Colombia and in 2021 to Peru, the National Agri-Food Health, Safety and Quality Service (Senasica) reinforced the search protocols for the pathogen, through the Phytosanitary Epidemiological Surveillance Program (PVEF), and inspection tasks for agri-food products in ports, airports and borders. It should be noted that Mexico is self-sufficient in banana production and does not import the fruit, so inspection tasks focus on tourist goods from high-risk countries to prevent the entry of musaceae and its derivatives. In 2021, Senasica formed ...

Source: MXagronoticias