Crop diseases ravaging Caricom plantain, banana industries

The plantain and banana industries in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) are facing a crisis arising out of two crop-related diseases—black sigatoka and Moko—that are currently ravaging plants, Stabroek Business has been told by two experts from the Caribbean Agricultural Research & Development Institute (CARDI).

Surinamese crop disease expert Dr Robert Power and Trinidad and Tobago Plant Pathologist Sharon Jones who