Agriculture in Honduras

Dole Unveils Integrated Strategy Against Banana Disease

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Friday, July 31, 2020
Retail, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Research, Science, Food, Beverage, Bananas, Agriculture in Honduras, Honduras Foundation for Agricultural Research, Agriculture, Banana production, Tropical fruit, Tropical agriculture, Dole Food Company, TR4, Biosecurity, Doles, Goldfinger banana

A three-year containment program was immediately implemented in 2019 to ensure biosecurity protocols in every Dole banana farm, as well as those of Doles independent suppliers.

Key Points: 
  • A three-year containment program was immediately implemented in 2019 to ensure biosecurity protocols in every Dole banana farm, as well as those of Doles independent suppliers.
  • One such solution the company is investigating is how to implement safe and approved biological control measures to prevent disease.
  • Additionally, Dole is working closely with research institutions around the world toward developing a disease resistant banana variety through crop improvement and conventional breeding methods.
  • Since 2016, Dole has participated in a consortium working in partnership with the Honduran Research Foundation (FHIA) on the development of banana varieties that are resistant to TR4.