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Prevention and management of Fusarium wilt

Start Date: 31/12/2020
End Date: 31/12/2024

Description

The project aims to strengthen capacities for the prevention and management of Fusarium wilt in Latin America and the Caribbean, through: 1) the standardization of diagnostic methods, 2) the evaluation of biosafety and soil management practices with emphasis on biological control, 3) the evaluation of new varities for their resistance to Foc R4T, and 4) the transfer of knowledge and technologies generated to farmers. The beneficiaries are: 10,852 small and medium producers of plantain and bananas in the Region, 250 scientists-technicians from the participating institutions and 70,252 farmers in the Region (indirectly).
Go to Initiative
Innovation

Observations

Fontagro ID project: ATN/RF-18761-RG

Iniciative Type

Plan, program or project

Action scope

Multicountry

Evaluated

No

Stage

Implementation- Ongoing

Temporalidad

Medium-term

Number of Years

4 - Year -s

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Budget in USD

Budget in USD
$406,000.00
Counterpart Budget
$978,298.00
Total Budget
$1,384,298.00
Annual Average Budget
$346,075.00
Financing Sources Financing Types
FONTAGRO Regional funds

Institutions

Institutions Institutions rols
AGROSAVIA: Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation Execution and operation
IDIAF: Dominican Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Research Execution and operation
IDIAP: Institute for Agricultural Innovation of Panama Execution and operation
INIAP: National Institute for Agricultural Research of Ecuador Execution and operation
INTA: National Institute for Innovation and Transfer of Agricultural Technology (Costa Rica) Execution and operation
INTA: Nicaraguan Institute of Agricultural Technology Execution and operation
INIA: National Institute for Agricultural Innovation (Peru) Execution and operation
Agrocalidad Ecuador Execution and operation
FONTAGRO Execution and operation
FITTACORI: Foundation for the Promotion of Agricultural Research and Technology Transfer of Costa Rica Execution and operation
IICA: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Execution and operation

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