Del Monte partners with Australian university for banana disease research
February 18 , 2021
Fresh Del Monte Produce has announced a partnership with Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia to further the development of sustainable, disease-resistant bananas.
The research will focus on utilizing breakthroughs in plant trait developments to cultivate bananas that are resistant to diseases such as Tropical Race 4 (TR4), also known as Fusarium or Panama disease.
TR4 is a fungus that has been an issue with banana crops for decades but has begun spreading faster over the past 10 years.
Fresh Del Monte’s investment in this research marks the company as a leading global banana marketer openly funding scientific research to address a significant issue for the industry. This is in keeping with the company’s expressed mission to contribute to the banana industry’s long-term sustainability and further improve many of the challenges facing it.
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Today s event was graced by Abdulla Al Saleh, Under-Secretary, and Ministry of Economy UAE, Joseph Mucheru, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs, Republic of Kenya, and Mohsen Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer, Logistics District, Dubai South.
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Fresh Del Monte Produce Partners with Queensland University of Technology on Banana Disease Resistance Project
Partnership Set to Develop New Variety of TR4 Resistant Bananas
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. and BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., through its subsidiary Del Monte International GmbH, has partnered with Queensland University of Technology (QUT), located in Brisbane, Australia, to lead innovation toward the development of disease-resistant bananas. The partnership will help to identify new ways of growing bananas that are less susceptible to Tropical Race 4 (TR4), also known as Fusarium or Panama disease, and are more sustainable to our food supply.
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