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International workshop

on black sigatoka control and

sustainable production of banana in

the Caribbean

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International workshop

on black sigatoka control

and sustainable production

of banana in the Caribbean

Background

Bananas: the world’s top fruit crop

The banana is the world’s top fruit crop. It plays a vital role in national economies and in

food security. The Caribbean region is a major banana producer, with 2.8% of world

production and 4.7% of world exports. In the French Antilles, banana production is the chief

agricultural activity. It is also the largest private employer with 0.8 MWU (Man Work Unit)

per hectare and more than 6,000 direct employees.

The threat of black Sigatoka

However, banana production in the entire Caribbean region is under threat from the

emergence of serious diseases, particularly Black Leaf Streak (BLSD), also known as black

Sigatoka. The appearance of this fungal disease has already significantly reduced production

for export in the islands of St. Lucia and St. Vincent. A similar scenario is likely in recently

infected islands including the French West Indies and Dominica, if effective control of the

disease is not swiftly implemented.

Controlling Sigatoka

Management of Sigatoka currently consists of regular applications of fungicides and

biological warning systems, combined with cropping practices such as the removal of

diseased leaves. The future use of Sigatoka-tolerant varieties will complement this control

strategy, in addition to being more sustainable and environmentally friendly. This will apply

to all types of banana production, both for export and local markets.

Ongoing research

Much research is currently being carried out, particularly by CIRAD, to develop or improve

methods of controlling Sigatoka. This research requires numerous skills and complementary

techniques in epidemiology, breeding for BLSD resistance, and agroecology. This research

has already enabled farmers to drastically reduce their use of chemical treatments and has

made possible the development of sustainable farming systems.

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Objective of the seminar

Faced with the socio-economic impact of the crisis caused by the spread of BLSD in the

Caribbean, region-wide coordinated mobilization is essential to optimize and hasten the

development of effective and sustainable control methods. This mobilization began in 2006

with a workshop organized by CIRAD which gave birth to two projects: Cabaré and Banane

Durable Caraïbe. A new phase in sharing Sigatoka research results was reached at a seminar

organized last March in Havana by the Cirad, UGPBAN, IT² and their Cuban partners. In a

similar vein, another seminar will be held in Guadeloupe on the initiative of CIRAD, UGPBAN

and IT² from June 25 to 27.

These seminars facilitate sharing of research results and aim to set up a regional platform for

research and experimentation in plant health, particularly emerging banana diseases.

The seminars have received financial support from the European Interreg IV Programme,

through the Interreg Cabaré and Banane Durable Caraïbe projects.

Organizing committee

CIRAD: Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le

développement. CIRAD is a French research centre working with developing countries to

tackle international agricultural and development issues.

UGPBAN: Union des Groupements de Producteurs de Banane de Guadeloupe et de

Martinique

IT²: Institut Technique Tropical

Contacts

Press: Sophie Della Mussia : 06 90 28 09 24 – Nathalie Louis Monge : 06 92 73 27 98

Logistics: AVS : 05 96 72 82 32

Scientific programm: Catherine Abadie : 06 90 35 98 77

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Programmes involved

Interreg

Interreg is a European program promoting regional cooperation in the Greater Caribbean,

from Mexico to northern South America. The primary purpose of Interreg is to better

integrate the French Departments of America in their natural geographical space. Interreg

Caribbean finances projects such as Banane Durable Caraïbe and Cabaré.

More details: http://www.interreg-caraibes.org/

Interreg Cabaré

The Cabaré project (2011-2015) aims to create a network of scientific and technical partners,

working for sustainable control of viral and fungal diseases of bananas in the Caribbean.

CIRAD is coordinating this project which funded by the Interreg IV Caribbean, in partnership

with three Cuban research institutes and one Dominican Institute. Scientists model the

dispersion of diseases, estimate the health risks associated with the use of new BLSD-

resistant banana hybrids and implement technical procedures for their deployment.

Interreg Banane Durable Caraïbe

Established and funded through the Interreg IV Programme, the Banane Durable Caraïbe

project (2010-2013) aims to disseminate technical innovations to producers throughout the

Caribbean. These innovations will improve the sustainability of banana cropping systems and

reduce environmental impacts.

The Plan Banane Durable

The Plan Banane Durable (Sustainable Banana Plan) was signed in 2008 by the Guadeloupe &

Martinique Banana producers’ group, the Ministry of Agriculture and local authorities. The

producers’ group wishes to ensure sustainable social, economic and environmental

production. CIRAD has joined forces with IT² to develop and evaluate innovative and efficient

cropping systems.

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Program - Creole Beach Resort and Spa, Le Gosier, Guadeloupe

2013, 25th

to 27th

of June

24/06: Arrival of the participants

8 pm: Dinner at the hotel

25/06: Sigatoka diseases control

8:00 Inscription and welcome of the participants (Route du Rhum room)

8:45 Opening ceremony

- Madame Marcelle PIERROT, prefet de Guadeloupe: opening speech

- Mr Guy ADOLPHE, vice-president of the banana producers in Guadeloupe LPG

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9:00 Challenges presentation

- Vyayanthi LOPEZ (FAO): International issues of the sigatoka diseases control (10 mn)

- Charles-Edouard Nicaise (INTERREG IV Caraïbes): The challenges of the regional

cooperation

- Emilio FERNANDEZ (INISAV director): Research activities on black sigatoka in Cuba

(10mn)

- Gérard MATHERON (CIRAD): Research challenges for bananas productions and

Tribute to Dr Jacky GANRY (10mn)

- Tino DAMBAS (IT² president): The challenge of the black sigatoka control in the

French West Indies (10 mn)

10:00 Philippe RUELLE, Sébastien ZANOLETTI, (UGPBAN), Dominique MARTINEZ (CIRAD) :

The Sustainable Banana Production Plan for the French West Indies and the Caribbean

Sustainable Banana Project (20 mn)

10:20 Pierre-Yves TEYCHENEY, CIRAD: The Interreg Cabaré Project (10 mn)

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

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11:00-12:30

Round table 1: To know better the pathogen

Moderator: M. OROZCO-SANTOS, INIFAP, Mexico

Keynote: Luis PEREZ VICENTE, INISAV, Cuba: Epidemiology and environmental impact of

black Sigatoka on banana production in the Caribbean (20 mn)

-Catherine ABADIE, CIRAD, Guadeloupe: History of the black Sigatoka spreading and its

epidemiological operation (15 mn)

-Marie BRIGITTE, DAAF, Guadeloupe: Management of the recent invasion of black Sigatoka

in Guadeloupe (15 mn)

12:00 Questions and general discussions of the session (30 mn)

12:00– 14:00 Lunch at the hotel

14:00-15:00

Round Table 2: Improving the control methods

Moderator : Mauricio GUZMAN, CORBANA, Costa Rica

-Mario OROZCO-SANTOS, INIFAP, Mexico: Review of research to control black Sigatoka in

the Central America and the Caribbean: the case of the Mexico (15 mn)

-Miguel DITA, Bioversity, Costa-Rica: Regional research on black sigatoka and other emerging

diseases (Fusarium wilt) (15 mn)

14:30 Questions and general discussions of the session (30 mn)

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15:00-17:30

Round table 3: phytosanitary control of BS

Moderator: David DURAL, IT², Martinique

Keynote: Mauricio GUZMAN, CORBANA, Costa-Rica: Improvement of the disease control :

lessons learned (20 mn)

-Gregorio LEANDRO, Dole, Costa-Rica: BS control experiences in export banana industry in

Costa rica (15 mn)

- Emmanuel HUSSON, Sica-TG Martinique: The OPTIBAN project for developing alternatives

to aerial fungicides spraying (15 mn)

15:50-16:20 Coffee break

- Luadir GASPAROTTO (EMBRAPA): Using systemic treatment by injecting fungicide in the

leaves (15 mn)

- David DURAL (IT2): Preliminary results of the fungicide injection in the leaves to control BS

in Guadeloupe and Martinique (15 mn)

- Jean-Charles DESFORGES (SYNGENTA): Presentation of BION 50 WG, a stimulator of plant

defenses (15 mn)

- Eric BUREAU (TOTAL): Use of BANOLE oil (15 mn)

- Vincent GALL (BAYER): Development of biopesticides (10 mn)

17:35 Questions and general discussions of the session (25 mn)

18:00 End of the Day 1

19:00 Cocktail for the participants

20:30 Dinner at the hotel

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26/06: Innovating for sustainable agriculture

8:30-12:00

Round Table 4 : Genetic improvement for BS control

Moderator: Luis PEREZ VICENTE (INISAV, Cuba)

Keynote: Kodjo TOMEKPE (CIRAD-Guadeloupe): A review of conventional breeding and

biotechnology approaches to create BS resistant hybrids of banana and plantain (20 mn)

Breeding strategies

- Edson Perito AMORIN (EMBRAPA): Banana/Plantain breeding in Brazil (15 mn)

- Lilián MORALES (INIVIT Cuba): Banana/Plantain breeding in Cuba (15 mn)

- Fernando AGUILAR (FHIA-Chiquita): Improvement of Cavendish banana cultivars through

conventional breeding (15 mn)

9:35 Questions and general discussions of the sub-session (25 mn)

10:00-10:30 Coffee break

Methodologies of hybrid evaluation & Selection

-Frédéric SALMON (CIRAD, Guadeloupe): Selection platform of new dessert banana varieties

(15 mn)

- Jacques LOUISOR (IT²): Development of FlhorBan 925, an advanced dessert banana

hybrid(15 mn)

- Claire AMAR (CIRAD, Martinique): Evaluation of Cirad dessert banana hybrids in the

Caribbeans (15 mn)

- Ramon JIMENEZ (IDIAF): Assessment of the new varieties performance in Central America

and the Caribbean (15 mn)

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- Aurore CAVALIER (CIRAD): Environmental effects on the resistance durability in the banana

hybrids (15 mn)

11:45 : Questions and general discussions of the sub-session (15 mn)

12:00-12:30 General discussions on the BS control methods (30 mn)

Moderator: Catherine ABADIE, CIRAD

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch at the hotel

14:00-17:00

Round Table 5: Innovative banana cropping systems with low

inputs

Moderator: Marc DOREL (CIRAD, Guadeloupe)

Jean IOTTI (DAAF, Martinique): BS Invasion in Martinique : the regulatory context of plant

protection services in the French West Indies (15 mn)

14:15

Keynote: Marc DOREL (CIRAD, Guadeloupe): Designing sustainable banana production

systems with low chemical inputs (20 mn)

- Hoa TRAN QUOC (CIRAD, Guadeloupe): Developing cover cropping banana production

systems (15 mn)

- Laurent GERVAIS (IT², Martinica): Transfer of innovative banana cropping systems to the

producers (15 mn)

- Claire GUILLERMET (CIRAD, Martinica): Banana production systems with low chemical

inputs (15 mn)

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

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- Dominique CARVAL (CIRAD, Martinique): Modeling as a support to the design of banana

production systems without fungicides (15 mn)

- Gustavo GANDINI (BANELINO, République Dominicaine): Organic banana production for

export by Dominican Republic (15 mn)

16:30-17:00 : Questions and general discussions of the session (30 mn)

17:00-18:00 Report and summary of seminary works

Nicolas MARRAUD DES GROTTES, President of bananas producers of Martinica

(BANAMART)

Tino DAMBAS, President of IT²

Dominique MARTINEZ, Regional director of CIRAD

20h00: Dinner at the hotel

27/06: Field visit

7:30 Departure by bus at the hotel

8:30 Visit of banana plantations (context of Cavendish banana for export)

10:30 Arrival of bus at CIRAD parking

10:40 Visits of research experimentation (innovative banana cropping systems, germplasm,

hybrids)

13:00 Closing of the seminary by Josette BOREL-LINCERTIN President of the Guadeloupe

Regional Council

13:30 Lunch at Neufchâteau Cirad station

15:00 End of the day 3 and back to the hotel

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ABADIE Catherine CIRAD Guadeloupe catherine.abadie@cirad.fr

ACINA Isabelle CIRAD Guadeloupe isabelle.acina@cirad.fr

ADOLPHE Guy SERVIPROBAN Guadeloupe scaladigue@gmail.com

AGUILAR Juan Fernando FHIA Honduras juanfernando.aguilar@gmail.com

ALBERT Andrea NFTO Sainte Lucie a-albert@hotmail.com

ALEXANDRE Marlène CIRAD Guadeloupe marlene.alexandre@cirad.fr

ALFRED Phyllis NFTO Dominique phylsa@hotmail.com

ALIANE Philippe LPG Guadeloupe aliane@sicalpg.com

AMAR Claire CIRAD Martinique claire.amar@cirad.fr

AMORIN Edson EMBRAPA Brésil edson.amorim@embrapa.br

ANDRE Jean Philippe BANAMART Martinique herve1967@hotmail.com

ANSELM Ryan

Ministère

Agriculture Dominique anselmpope@hotmail.com

ARNAUD Thierry BANAMART Martinique hab.assier@wanadoo.fr

AURELA Lucie FREDON Guadeloupe aurela.fredon971@orange.fr

AUTOUR Nicolas AUTOUR Guadeloupe

AVRIL Franck LPG Guadeloupe

BENOIT Sophie IT² Paris s.benoit@it2.fr

BENY Taylor SERVIPROBAN Guadeloupe serviproban@wanadoo.fr

BIBERSON Aude SERVIPROBAN Guadeloupe serviproban@wanadoo.fr

BLANCO Carlos

Ministère

Agriculture Cuba

BOURGOIN Chloe IT² Paris c.bourgoin@it2.fr

BRITO Anne Gabrielle IT² Martinique g.brito@it2.fr

BROWNE Karomo WINFA Saint Vincent karomob@yahoo.com

BUREAU Eric TOTAL FLUIDES Paris eric.bureau@total.com

CANCHEL Esther CIRAD Guadeloupe

CARRIERE José SERVIPROBAN Guadeloupe serviproban@wanadoo.fr

CARRUZZO Guillaume IT² Martinique g.carruzzo@it2.fr

CARVAL Dominique CIRAD Martinique dominique.carval@cirad.fr

CAVALIER Aurore CIRAD Guadeloupe aurore.cavalier@cirad.fr

CELY Thomas FREDON Guadeloupe cely.fredon971@orange.fr

CHABRIER Christian CIRAD Martinique christian.chabrier@cirad.fr

CHILIN-CHARLES Yolande CIRAD Guadeloupe yolande.chilin-charles@cirad.fr

COTTIN Gwenaelle SCIC Martinique Martinique

DAMBAS Tino IT²/LPG Guadeloupe dambas.tino@wanadoo.fr

DE POMPIGNAN Axel BANAMART Martinique sarl.choisy@mediaserv.net

DE WULF Charles UGPBAN Paris c.dewulf@ugpban.com

DELLA MUSSIA Sophie CIRAD Guadeloupe sophie.della_mussia@cirad.fr

DESFORGES Jean Charles SYNGENTA Paris jean-charles.desforges@syngenta.com

DITA RODRIGUES Miguel BIOVERSITY Costa Rica m.dita@cgiar.org

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Angel

DJOENERI Antoinette

Ministère

Agriculture Surinam antoinette.djoeneri@lvv.gov.sr

DOR Charlotte CIRAD Guadeloupe charlotte.dor@cirad.fr

DOREL Marc CIRAD Guadeloupe marc.dorel@cirad.fr

DUMONT Thomas AGRIPOTEC Guadeloupe

DURAL David IT² Martinique d.dural@it2.fr

ECHARD Lionel

CTCS

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe

ENET Yannick

SUSTAINABLE

AGRO

SOLUTIONS

République

Dominicaine yannick.enet@sas-agri.com

ESTRADA Rigoberto Alonso

BAYER

CROPSCIENCE

République

Dominicaine

FABULAS Olivier LPG Guadeloupe fabulas@sicalpg.com

FERJUL Pascale BANAMART Martinique pf@charthy.com

FERNANDEZ Emilio INISAV Cuba efernandez@inisav.cu

FLOBINUS Jean-Pierre BANAMART Martinique

FRAIR Damien LPG Guadeloupe frair@mediaserv.net

GALL Vincent

BAYER

CROPSCIENCE

République

Dominicaine vincent.gall@bayer.com

GANDINI VILLEGAS Gustavo BANELINO

République

Dominicaine banelinoorganico@gmail.com

GASPAROTTO Luadir

CHATEAUBRIAND

Annunziata EMBRAPA Brésil luadir.gasparotto@embrapa.br

GEORGE Elodie SCIC Martinique Martinique

GERVAIS Laurent IT² Martinique l.gervais@it2.fr

GUILLERMET Claire CIRAD Martinique claire.guillermet@cirad.fr

GUITTEAUD Miguel BANAMART Martinique miguel.guitteaud@wanadoo.fr

GUZMAN QUESADA

Mauricio CORBANA Costa Rica mguzman@corbana.co.cr

HERY Marcus LPG Guadeloupe hery@sicalpg.com

HUBERT Olivier CIRAD Guadeloupe olivier.hubert@cirad.fr

HUSSON Emmanuel SICA-TG Martinique sicatg@wanadoo.fr

IOTTI Jean DAAF Martinique jean.iotti@agriculture.gouv.fr

JACOBY KOUALY Christina FREDON Guadeloupe jacoby.fredon971@orange.fr

JESTIN David CIRAD Guadeloupe david.jestin@cirad.fr

JIMENEZ Ramon Paulino IDIAF

République

Dominicaine rjimenez@idiaf.gov.do

KLEIN Edouard SCIC Martinique Martinique

KSIAZEK Elea CIRAD Guadeloupe

LAVARENNE Jemery CIRAD Guadeloupe

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LEANDRO Gregorio DOLE Costa Rica gregorio.leandro@dole.com

LECADRE Nicolas PHYTOCENTER Martinique nicolas.lecadre@phytocenter.com

LEMOINE Eslyne LPG Guadeloupe lemoine@sicalpg.com

LEON Simon NFTO Sainte Lucie sleon2000@hotmail.com

LOMBION Ketty DAAF, SALIM Guadeloupe ketty.lombion@agriculture.gouv.fr

LOPEZ Vyjayanthi F FAO Barbade vyjayanthi.lopez@fao.org

LOUISOR Jacques IT² Guadeloupe j.louisor@it2.fr

LUBIN Nadia CIRAD Guadeloupe nadia.lubin@cirad.fr

MAINGUENEAU Aurore CIRAD Guadeloupe aurore.maingueneau@cirad.fr

MARIE Brigitte DAAF, SALIM Guadeloupe brigitte.marie@agriculture.gouv.fr

MARRAUD DES GROTTES

Nicolas BANAMART Martinique secretariat@banamart.com

MARTINEZ Dominique CIRAD Guadeloupe dominique.martinez@cirad.fr

MATHERON Gerard CIRAD Guadeloupe gerard.matheron@cirad.fr

MERLE Thomas FREDON Guadeloupe servtec.fredon971@orange.fr

MIRRE David LPG Guadeloupe david.mirre@wanadoo.fr

MORALES Lilian INIVIT Cuba lili@inivit.cu

NICAISE Charles-Edouard STC Guadeloupe Charles-Edouard.NICAISE@cr-guadeloupe.fr

OROZCO-SANTOS Mario INIFAP Mexique orozco.mario@inifap.gob.mx

PEREZ VICENTE Luis INISAV Cuba luis.perezvicente@live.com

PHANTHARANGSI Liliane LPG Guadeloupe phantharangsi@sicalpg.com

POLTI Dominique CIRAD Guadeloupe dominique.polti@cirad.fr

RAMAEL Danielle LPG Guadeloupe

RENOLLET Valentin BANAMART Martinique eole8@wanadoo.fr

RICCI Sébastien CIRAD Guadeloupe sebastien.ricci@cirad.fr

ROGUET Stéphanie LPG Guadeloupe roguet@sicalpg.com

RUELLE Philippe UGPBAN Paris p.ruelle@ugpban.com

SAINTE LUCE Jacques Michel BANAMART Martinique jm.sainteluce@yahoo.fr

SALMON Frédéric CIRAD Guadeloupe frederic.salmon@cirad.fr

SEIGNOURET Patrick SCIC Martinique Martinique

SULPICE François RACOON AGRO Guadeloupe

TEYCHENEY Pierre-Yves CIRAD Guadeloupe pierre-yves.teycheney@cirad.fr

TOMEKPE Kodjo CIRAD Guadeloupe kodjo.tomekpe@cirad.fr

TRAN QUOC Hoa CIRAD Guadeloupe hoa.tran_quoc@cirad.fr

VINCENT Karine BANAMART Martinique k.vincent@banamart.com

VIRASSAMY Vincent LPG Guadeloupe virassamy@sicalpg.com

ZANOLETTI Sébastien IT²/UGPBAN Paris s.zanoletti@ugpban.com