West African mango in battle order against fruit fly
Fresh Mango
Published Nov 16, 2022
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The concern of West African mango exporting countries was palpable last week
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during the assessment and programming workshop of the Regional Plan for the Fight and Control of Fruit Fly in West Africa (PLMF). It took place all last week in Abidjan as part of the EU-AFD project entitled "Innovative regional fruit fly control system in West Africa" (Syrimao) launched in 2021. And for good reason... Most ECOWAS member countries see their mango shipments intercepted on their arrival on the European market for health issues related to the fruit fly of the Tephritidae family. Originally from Asia, Kenya first detected it in 2003 and then spread to the rest of the continent, particularly in West Africa. "In 2022, the ECOWAS space recorded 95 interceptions for an export of 20,285 tonnes (t) of mangoes against 41 interceptions for 90,000 t in 2021", indicated yesterday the Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food. (Araa) of ECOWAS. “The 2022 mango marketing campaign was also marked by an early onset of rains, which led to an explosion of fruit nibblers in many ...
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