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November 2017
 

09 November 2017

Agriculture Ministry takes action to prevent incursion of banana disease

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 09 Nov 2017    communications   
In the wake of calls from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to banana-producing countries to step up monitoring, reporting and prevention of the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease of bananas, also known as, Fusarium wilt, Jamaica’s Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries is moving ahead to monitor the situation and increase knowledge and awareness about the disease. The disease is currently not in Jamaica and in a bid to ensure that it is not introduced into the country, the Ministry is appealing to all Jamaicans to “Help us keep it out!”,...


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