BaCaDM Project
BaCaDM Project
The BaCaDM (Banana and Cacao Disease Management) is a five-year collaborative research project between Central Luzon State University and Tamagawa University, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) SATREPS initiatives which aim to develop and promote a technology system that will help farmers address major diseases in banana and cacao.
A sustainable farm management system of banana and cacao is seen to boost the Philippines' efforts to curb hunger and promote environment-friendly food production.
A sustainable farm management system of banana and cacao is seen to boost the Philippines' efforts to curb hunger and promote environment-friendly food production.
【Research Institute】
- Central Luzon State University (CLSU)
- Tamagawa University
- Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
【Supporting Agency】
- Department of Agriculture (DA)
- Unifrutti Tropical Philippines, Inc.
- Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA)
- Cacao Producer's Association(s)
- Forest Research and Management Organization
- Unifrutti Japan Cooperation
- Marsman Estate Plantation, Inc.
- Janflo Holding and Trading Corporation
Project Objective
Establish integrated technical systems for the control of Panama and sigatoka diseases in banana and VSD and pod rot disease in cocoa.
- Understanding the conditions during banana and cacao disease outbreaks
- Disease management system for banana
- Disease management system for cacao
- Dissemination of the management system
【Outputs Detail】
- An ex-situ conservation system is established to understand the biodiversity of fungi isolated from banana and cacao fields.
- Novel technologies such as Fusarium wilt and Sigatoka are to be developed to control banana diseases.
- Novel technologies such as VSD and Pod Rot are to be developed to control cacao diseases.
- An industry government academia collaboration system is established to for the dissemination of novel technologies and the integrated technology systems in consideration of environmental, social, and economic impact evaluation.
Project Sites
Luzon:
Central Luzon Region, Cagayan Valley Region, Bicol Region
Visayas:
Western Visayas Region
Mindanao:
Northern Mindanao Region, Davao Region
Central Luzon Region, Cagayan Valley Region, Bicol Region
Visayas:
Western Visayas Region
Mindanao:
Northern Mindanao Region, Davao Region
BaCaDM Activity 1
1.1. Isolation, identification and characterization of microorganisms in banana and cacao fields
1.2. Establishment of an ex situ conservation system
1.2. Establishment of an ex situ conservation system
BaCaDM Activity 2
2.1. Development of diagnostic methods for banana diseases
2.2 Development of a banana plant health checkup method to confirm its disease resistance capability and to detect the infected bananas including latent ones
2.3 Development of an AI-assisted outbreak forecasting application for banana diseases such as Fusarium wilt and Sigatoka diseases.
2.4 Development of integrated cultivation management technologies for banana disease control
2.2 Development of a banana plant health checkup method to confirm its disease resistance capability and to detect the infected bananas including latent ones
2.3 Development of an AI-assisted outbreak forecasting application for banana diseases such as Fusarium wilt and Sigatoka diseases.
2.4 Development of integrated cultivation management technologies for banana disease control
BaCaDM Activity 3
3.1 Development of diagnostic methods for cacao diseases
3.2 Development of an AI-assisted diagnostic imaging application for the detection of cacao seedlings with VSD disease
3.3 Development of an integrated cultivation management technique for cacao disease control
3.2 Development of an AI-assisted diagnostic imaging application for the detection of cacao seedlings with VSD disease
3.3 Development of an integrated cultivation management technique for cacao disease control
【Capacity Development】
BaCaDM Activity 4
4.1 Evaluation of environmental, social and economic impacts of the novel and integrated technologies developed by the Project on banana and cacao production.
4.2 Establishment of an industry-government-academia collaboration system for the dissemination of novel technologies and integrated technology systems developed by the Project
4.2 Establishment of an industry-government-academia collaboration system for the dissemination of novel technologies and integrated technology systems developed by the Project
