Resolution N° 2081 - National Plan for the Prevention, Surveillance and Control of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (FOC TR4)

This resolution establishes Colombia’s National Plan for the Prevention, Surveillance and Control of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (FOC TR4), a comprehensive regulatory framework led by ICA to prevent the introduction and spread of this highly destructive banana and plantain pathogen. The resolution mandates strict biosecurity protocols, phytosanitary surveillance, monitoring systems, sanitation measures for people, vehicles and equipment, regulation of planting material, risk-mitigation procedures, official inspection powers and reporting obligations. It applies to all production units, exporters, packers, traders and actors in the musaceae value chain. Its purpose is to safeguard national production, maintain export capacity and preserve the country’s phytosanitary status.