OECS official worried about cost of deadly fungus
Alcee shows the presence of Black Sigatoka on a banana plant. *Photo credit: OECS Secretariat
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – An official at the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Secretariat has expressed concern that the presence of a deadly leaf fungus in some member countries can cause serious harm to the agriculture industry, particularly those dependent on bananas.
Agriculture Economist George Alcee said the black sigatoka, which has been spotted in at least three Eastern Caribbean countries, can cause up to 50 per cent yield reductions of the banana crop.
