Fundecitrus recently announced two efforts aimed at assisting Brazilian growers with citrus greening. A São Paulo task force will include a focus on the disease, and a credit line will be available for growers with greening in their orchards. In addition to greening, the public/private task force will address development of biofertilizer and biological research, studies to increase productivity in the sugar and alcohol sector, and improvement of the germplasm bank for orange and sugar cane.
The secretariat of agriculture and supply of the São Paulo government will launch the task force with the support of the São Paulo State Research Support Foundation and institutions from the public and private sector. This large cooperative network will have the participation of Fundecitrus, the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture at the University of São Paulo, the Agronomic Institute, the Biological Institute of São Paulo, the São Paulo Agribusiness Technology Agency and other institutions.
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