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Alert continues for Coffee Rust in Central America
Mar. 2, 2015
In El Salvador, a renovation plan already takes place. In Nicaragua, a plan would start in the coming months. In both countries, the fungus infestation spread in 2014 as a result of several factors such as unfavorable climate conditions, bad agricultural practices and less investment for the right crop maintenance.
According to estimates authored by the International Coffee Organization, the 2012/2013 season had losses generated by the rust of approximately US$ 500 million in Central America and 441,000 job cuts.
Looking at this complex panorama, Costa Rica's Ministry of Agriculture has managed a coffee fund of US$ 40 million to attend the crops affected right after the state of emergency was declared in the country. The government of Nicaragua proposed the creation of a national commission for the development of a mid-term plan to reactivate coffee plantations after having losses of 28% of 2013/2014 season.
Mexico will produce nearly 18% less during 2014/2015 cycle because of this fungus, according to Amecafé Association. The negative effect of the problem is such that an integrated information system called SATCAFÉ was created. It is a web application introduced by FAO which allows the registration, supervision, and maintenance of data about the coffee plague.
Source: AgroNews
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