African leaders urged to collaborate to fight fruit fly menace

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• patricia Ntiriwaa 11 years ago

  it is good to have one motive for the betterment of Africa

  it is good to have one motive for the betterment of Africa

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• Vitor, Canada 11 years ago

  Thanks for identifying a troubling agric problem in Ghana. I have a few comments and questions:
  
  1. I can infer that the 2008 South African rejection of Ghanaian mangoes was based on a set of South Africa's standards or r ...
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  Thanks for identifying a troubling agric problem in Ghana. I have a few comments and questions:
  
  1. I can infer that the 2008 South African rejection of Ghanaian mangoes was based on a set of South Africa's standards or regulations. Does Ghana and the other West African have any such evaluative standards or regulations to guide their industry?
  
  2. The post-harvest, and for that matter, pre-export measures to eliminate fluitflies from shipping crates or containers in order to satisfy export regulations is one thing. Another thing is contlolling the pest in the field in the first place. Do Ghanaian mango producers use any chemical or parasytic pest control regimens?
  
  3. Mexico, the Caribbean countries, and the Central American countries are the primary exporters of mangoes, pineapples and bananas to Canada (and very likely, the US). Obviously, these countries also must deal with fruitfly infestations. However, these countries have become some of the most successful gurus in horticulture and the fruit export business. Can Ghana learn some lessons from these countries?
  
  4. Can chemical or parasytic field applications destroy mosquitoes but save beneficial insects such as bees?
  
  I hope Ghana's agric research institutes find remedies to alleviate the fruitfly menace soon.

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