Carlos Ramirez, president of the Association of Plantain Producers of Tecoman, stated that the rain on December 11 has caused the Black Sigatoka fungus to expand to 4,500 hectares of plantain in this municipality.
In an interview with Angel Guardian, Ramirez said that farmers had no money to address the problem, so it's essential producers receive support from the three levels of government.
He said that Hurricane Patricia had left a critical situation in the plantain sector.
"We know nothing of politics, the only thing we're interested in right now is that the support flows and that they should not be discretionary, they must be in plain sight so that there is transparency. What we want is to find a way so that the sector is not abandoned because of the electoral ban," said Carlos Martinez.
Source: angelguardian.mx