Acompañamiento asocio-agrícola a los productores de plátano Musa paradisiaca en el municipio de Paz de Ariporo Casanare.

Abstract

Due to the importance of Musa paradisiaca L. plantain cultivation in the municipality of Paz de Ariporo, Casanare, for self-consumption and for sale in local markets of the municipality, this work was carried out for 4 months, characterizing 35 peasants from different villages through a ten-question survey on general socio-economic aspects of the crop, finding that they are small producers and that 80% plan to increase their planted area, due to the favorable marketing price. Likewise, during the business practice, Agricultural Extension was provided to each one of them with the objective of advising, preventing, diagnosing the shortcomings that banana crops present, these activities were carried out in the company of Agronomist Luis Martin Galvis, an official of the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and the Environment, during the field visits, the peasants were warned and trained about the possible arrival of the Fusarium race 4 disease that attacks banana crops causing wilting and death of the plant. It is noteworthy that in 78 % of the properties visited the presence of Cosmopolitas sordidus (plantain weevil) was evidenced as a significant pest of the crop, for which reason training was also provided on its management and control.