Currently research director for the Costa Rican banana producers’ association (CORBANA), Dr Jorge Sandoval Fernández, will hold the position until 2011.
“Costa Rica is one of the few examples worldwide of banana producers investing their own money in research. These research efforts have been strengthened through strategic partnerships with other renowned research institutes around the world”, says Jorge Sandoval.
The network will also promote the circulation of findings from scientific research and will focus on research to reduce the use of pesticides in banana farming.
