Tribute to Musa taxonomist Edmond de Langhe (1929-2023)
MusaNet regrets the passing of Prof. Edmond de Langhe, a world class Musa taxonomist and founding member of MusaNet, serving as co-chair of the Diversity Thematic Group and on the Executive Committee as well as in the Taxonomic Advisory Group. The following tribute was written by MusaNet members Bart Panis
MusaNet international workshop on drought phenotyping for banana at NRCB, India
Participants of the MusaNet NRCB workshop on drought phenotyping for banana, 7-11 March 2023, NRCB, Trichy, India MusaNet, together with the National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB) in Tiruchirappalli, India, held an international workshop on drought phenotyping for banana from 7-11 March 2023. The workshop was co-organized by NRCB and
New publication: The Wild Bananas – a catalogue of wild Musa species and tribute to Markku Häkkinen.
The Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT, under the framework of the global banana research network MusaNet, has published a catalogue of wild Musa (banana) species, which is also a tribute to the late banana taxonomist Markku Häkkinen. The 233 page catalogue is authored by Gabriel Sachter-Smith, banana taxonomist and farmer,
XII International Symposium on Banana: Celebrating Banana Organic Production
The XII International Symposium on banana: Celebrating banana organic production was organized as part of the 31st International Horticultural Congress held in Angers, France, from 14 to 20 August 2022. The symposium took stock of recent developments in organic banana production and was attended by around 75 participants from across
Largest plantain nursery (100 acres) in Ghana to distribute 1.5 million seedlings to farmers
Two private-sector companies in Ghana have invested in the promotion of science and technology to support the plantain industry and farmers’ livelihoods. Kumad Global Impact LTD and Afarinick Company LTD have adopted the macropropagation technique to establish 100 acres of plantain nursery at Dadieso in the Suaman district of the
Jorge Sandoval se jubila tras 26 años trabajando en el sector del plátano en CORBANA, Costa Rica
Jorge Sandoval, Director de Investigación de la Corporación Bananera Nacional (CORBANA) en Costa Rica, y un representante regional de MusaNet para MusaLAC (red bananera para América Latina y el Caribe). Aquí reflexiona sobre su carrera en una discusión con Rachel Chase de la Alianza de Bioversity International y CIAT.
