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.
On November 12, the Vice President of the Republic, Marvin Rodriguez, together with the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Renato Alvarado Rivera, as well as the President of the National Banana Corporation (CORBANA) Eduardo Gomez presented decree No. 42037 "Fund for the prevention, exclusion and control of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp cubense race 4 tropical and other pests and diseases affecting banana cultivation", which aims to prevent the lethal fungus from reaching Costa Rica.
The decree establishes that the State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) or any state agency may request resources to meet the objectives. The fund may also be used to carry out national and international coordination activities with other governments and international organizations.
Congress approved a decree obliging the Ministry of Agriculture to fumigate banana and plantain plantations.
Decree 7-2020 approved the Law for the Protection of Banana and Plantain Crops in the Republic of Guatemala, a law that, in addition to protecting banana crops, also promotes the economic development of the banana sector, Congress reported in a press release.
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.
Venezuelan Italian entrepreneurs have started edible mushroom production in a controlled environment in La Chorrera.
The company Agricola La Lomita has an area of two acres where it has established a cultivation area of 1,600 m², in a controlled environment.
The country consumes about 176 tons of mushrooms per year, mostly imported from Colombia, making it a potential market for the company, says Walter Cantore, president of Agricola La Lomita.
A mutant strain of the fungus is affecting 40% of trees in this country and is raising concerns due to its spread potential.
This aggressive variety of rust attacks the leaves of plants and reduces their productivity, and it finds better conditions in low-altitude sites, where it is warmer and there is more moisture.
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