Resolution No. DAL-048-ADM-08 - Declaration of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 as a Quarantine Pest under Official Phytosanitary Control Nationwide

Resolution No. DAL-048-ADM-08 declares Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (TR4) as a quarantine pest under official phytosanitary control throughout Panama. It mandates national quarantine measures, authorizes the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA) and the National Directorate of Plant Health (DNSV) to implement surveillance, regulate importation of planting material, restrict movement of host plants, and apply eradication or containment measures when necessary. The resolution aims to protect Panama’s banana and plantain production and maintain the country’s phytosanitary status.