Weeks ago, the International Regional Organization for Agricultural Health (OIRSA) reported that because of the suspicion of the fungus in Colombia, the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) issued a resolution on June 25, which declares in phytosanitary quarantine the farm Don Marce, in the municipality of Riohacha in the department of La Guajira, for the presence of symptoms associated with the pest Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Raza 4 Tropical.

You may be interested in "Banana: Exports up to September 2018”

From the Colombian Agricultural Institute statement:

Bogotá, August 08, 2019. After the corresponding laboratory analyses, in view of the suspected presence of the Fusarium R4T fungus, which was identified in June; and having implemented a series of robust measures to address the situation from the outset, confirmation has been received of the presence of the Fusarium R4T in La Guajira, in a limited area of 175 hectares, of which 168.5 have been eradicated to date. The above, within the framework of the precautionary measures that the ICA has adopted in conjunction with the productive sector.
 
Faced with this confirmation, the ICA is issuing today, the Resolution declaring an Emergency of a national nature, endorsing and expanding the early warning measures and contingency plan already implemented by the ICA since June 11, it is necessary to expand phytosanitary surveillance measures throughout the national territory, the import of disinfectants that will be used by the productive sector and will facilitate the administrative actions of the case.
 
The declaration of national emergency is issued in order to increase controls and have additional measures to address the situation in the affected area and mitigate the risk of contagion to other regions. The National Emergency does not mean that there is an affectation in other areas of the country.

Read full article (In Spanish).

More on this topic

Banana: New Fund to Reduce Pests

November 2019

The Costa Rican government and producers signed an agreement that establishes that any government agency may request resources to carry out national and international activities to prevent or combat any pest that affects banana crops.

Central American banana producers have been on alert for months, as in early August Colombian authorities confirmed the presence of Fusarium R4T, in a limited area of 175 hectares in the department of Guajira.

Banana Plague: Producers Call for More Controls

September 2019

After the presence of the pest Fusarium R4T in Colombia was confirmed, in Costa Rica the producers' guild asked the authorities to decree a national state of emergency to prevent the entry of the disease into the country.

Central American banana producers have been on alert, as in early August Colombian authorities confirmed the presence of Fusarium R4T, in a limited area of 175 hectares located in the department of Guajira.

Banana: More Measures for Pest Threats

August 2019

Costa Rica has updated the mandatory phytosanitary measures for imports, while in Guatemala protocols are being implemented in the fields where the fruit is harvested, because of the threat of Fusarium R4T disease.

Central American countries are still on alert for the outbreak of the fungus, as in early August Colombian authorities confirmed the presence of Fusarium R4T, in a limited area of 175 hectares in the department of Guajira.

Banana Plague Alert

July 2019

Because of the suspicion that exists in Colombia about the presence of the pest known as "wilt by fusarium", an alert was issued in the countries of Central America.

The International Regional Organization for Agricultural Health (OIRSA), reported that because of the suspicion of the fungus in Colombia, the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) issued a resolution on June 25, which declares in phytosanitary quarantine the farm Don Marce, located in the municipality of Riohacha in the department of La Guajira, for the presence of symptoms associated with the pest Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Race 4 tropical.