The first Cavendish plantations at Metocheria Farms were planted with tissue culture plantlets from DuRoi Laboratories (RSA) in 2009, and more plantlets were obtained from Rahan (Israel) in 2011.
The occurrence of Foc TR4 in Africa is limited to Metocheria Farms in northern Mozambique.
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Several actions to deal with the outbreak of Fusarium wilt at Metocheria have been introduced.
Bananas and plantains are the world’s fourth most important food crop and are of critical importance to the food security and income generation of more than 70 million Africans.