Ministerial Agreement No. 142 – National Contingency Plan for the Prevention, Detection and Control of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (Foc TR4) - Ecuador

This Ministerial Agreement establishes the national framework for preventing the introduction, detection, containment, and eradication of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (Foc TR4) in Ecuador. It sets forth phytosanitary procedures, surveillance protocols, biosecurity and diagnostic measures, and defines institutional coordination mechanisms among Agrocalidad, regional governments, and the banana industry to safeguard national production and exports.