AgriTalk’ Update#1 on The Tropical Race 4 (TR4) Banana Diseases

Currently, global banana production is seriously threatened by the re-emergence of a Fusarium Wilt caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc). In the 1950s.

The banana/plantain industry is the economic backbone (food security, regional/international trade) of many Caribbean countries. To raise awareness of the potential threat of Foc TR4 as a key step to prevent its introduction to Saint Lucia.