AreaBrazil
Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals
CommoditySoybeans
Date01/05/2017
Policy CategoryOther
Policy InstrumentPest control
DescriptionSet up a working group with counterparts from Paraguay and Bolivia to develop joint programmes on controlling the spread of Asian soybean rust in South America.
NotesScientists, industry representatives and government officials from Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia set up a working group to combat the spreading of soybean rust (a fungal disease that affects soybeans and other leguminous crops) in South America. In Brazil, one of the most effective measures to combat the disease has been the enforcement of a soybean-free period of 34 months when no live soybean plants are permitted along fields or around storage and transport facilities, to hinder the movement of rust spores from one growing season to the next (see MPPU May & Aug.15). The working group will look into the possibility of implementing similar restrictions in Paraguay and Bolivia. Furthermore, coordinated efforts are envisaged to slow down the diseases increasing resistance to commonly employed pesticides.
