Cenipalma : research for competitiveness
Publicación:
Revista Palmas; Vol. 20 Núm. 2 (1999); 102-105
0121-2923
Revista Palmas; Vol. 20 Núm. 2 (1999); 102-105
0121-2923
Abstract
During the installation of the IX Cenipalma General Reception Room, carried out last June 4 in Santa Marta, doctor Argemiro Reyes Rincón, president of the Cenipalma Board of Directors, pointed out the research work which Cenipalma has been carrying out. Reyes emphasized the importance of having several research centers in order to optimize the results of the studies which the Center has been developing on the palm, since research in Colombia is behind approximately 10 years, compared with the group of producing countries. In order to achieve this objective, negotiations are being held for the subscription of cooperation agreements with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Colombian Farming and Animal Husbandry lnstitute (ICA) so that research centers will be partially integrated, where research work has traditionally been carried out on oil palm, such as El Mira in Tumaco, Caribia en the Northern Zone and La Libertad in the Eastern Plains. The opening of the Foliation and Soil Analysis Laboratory during the first semester of 1998, strengthens the Center's commitment with the palm growers. Having overcome the problems of adjustments in equipment and methodologies, up to May 1 999, the Laboratory has made analyses of 1,410 foliation samples from palm growers and 1,030 from research projects and, as far as soils, 328 samples have been analyzed for palm growers and 528 for research. The Bud Rotting Complex was the priority in the work carried out during 1998, since its influence, especially in the Eastern Zone, is calculated to have reached 70% in some plantations. In order to counteract these difficulties, the Center is conducting an integral investigation which seeks to find resistant or tolerant materials to the sickness, at a long term, through genetic accelerated enhancement, using the biotechnology of molecular markers. In 1991 and 1998, the palm growers have invested a considerable sum of money in the bud rotting research, besides the research work which has been done in the plantations under the "on-the-spot" model. This investment, compared with the economic impact of the sector, is relatively small and therefore it is necessary to develop strategies which will give the investigation continuity and will allow it to do medium and long term research work in order to guarantee efficient results that will solve the bud rotting problem. That is why Cenipalma's challenge before the palm sector is of great importance since Colombia is one of the countries with greatest expansion potential in the market, as it has 2.5 million hectares suitable for the cultivation of oil palms, according to studies carried out by the Center and Corpoica. That is why the research activity is fundamental in the expansion process of sowings, since it guarantees the final product's quality and the continuous enhancement of the sector in general. Durante la instalación de la IX Sala General de Cenipalma, realizada el pasado 4 de junio, en Santa Marta, el Dr. Argemiro Reyes Rincón, presidente de la Junta Directiva de Cenipalma, resaltó la labor investigativa que viene realizando Cenipalma. Reyes destacó la importancia de contar con varios centros de investigación para optimizar los resultados en los estudios que sobre palma de aceite viene desarrollando el Centro, pues las investigaciones en Colombia presentan un atraso de, aproximadamente, 10 años frente al grupo de países productores. Para alcanzar este propósito se adelantan negociaciones en la suscripción de convenios de cooperación con el Ministerio de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural y e ICA para que sean entregados, parcialmente, centros de investigación en los que tradicionalmente se han realizado trabajos de investigación en palma de aceite como El Mira en Tumaco, Caribia en la Zona Norte y La Libertad en Los Llanos Orientales. La apertura del Laboratorio de Análisis Foliares y de Suelos durante el primer semestre de 1998 reafirma el compromiso del Centro con los palmicultores. Superados los problemas de ajustes en equipos y metodologías, el Laboratorio, hasta mayo de 1990 ha adelantado análisis a 1410 muestras foliares de palmicultores y 1030 de los proyectos de investigación y en lo relacionado con suelos, se han analizado 328 muestras a palmicultores y 528 de investigación. El Complejo Pudrición de Cogollo fue la prioridad en el trabajo realizado durante 1998 pues su incidencia, principalmente en la zona Oriental, se estima que ha llegado al 70% en algunas plantaciones. Para contrarrestar estas dificultades, el Centro adelanta una investigación de carácter integral la cual busca, a largo plazo, encontrar materiales resistentes o tolerantes a la enfermedad mediante el mejoramiento genético acelerado, utilizando la biotecnología de marcadores moleculares. Entre 1991 y 1998 los palmicultores han invertido una suma considerable en la investigación del PC, además del trabajo de investigación que se ha realizado en las plantaciones bajo el modelo ?in situ?. Esta inversión comparada con el impacto económico del sector es relativamente pequeña y por tanto se hace necesario desarrollar estrategias que den continuidad a la investigación y, le permita hacer trabajos de investigación a mediano y largo plazo, para garantizar resultados eficaces que resuelvan el problema del PC. Por eso el reto de Cenipalma frente al sector palmero es de gran importancia ya que Colombia es uno de los países con mayor potencial de expansión en el mercado pues cuenta con 2.5 millones de hectáreas aptas para el cultivo de palma de aceite, según estudios realizados por el Centro Corpoica. Por ello, la actividad investigativa del producto final y el mejoramiento continuo del sector general.
During the installation of the IX Cenipalma General Reception Room, carried out last June 4 in Santa Marta, doctor Argemiro Reyes Rincón, president of the Cenipalma Board of Directors, pointed out the research work which Cenipalma has been carrying out. Reyes emphasized the importance of having several research centers in order to optimize the results of the studies which the Center has been developing on the palm, since research in Colombia is behind approximately 10 years, compared with the group of producing countries. In order to achieve this objective, negotiations are being held for the subscription of cooperation agreements with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Colombian Farming and Animal Husbandry lnstitute (ICA) so that research centers will be partially integrated, where research work has traditionally been carried out on oil palm, such as El Mira in Tumaco, Caribia en the Northern Zone and La Libertad in the Eastern Plains. The opening of the Foliation and Soil Analysis Laboratory during the first semester of 1998, strengthens the Center's commitment with the palm growers. Having overcome the problems of adjustments in equipment and methodologies, up to May 1 999, the Laboratory has made analyses of 1,410 foliation samples from palm growers and 1,030 from research projects and, as far as soils, 328 samples have been analyzed for palm growers and 528 for research. The Bud Rotting Complex was the priority in the work carried out during 1998, since its influence, especially in the Eastern Zone, is calculated to have reached 70% in some plantations. In order to counteract these difficulties, the Center is conducting an integral investigation which seeks to find resistant or tolerant materials to the sickness, at a long term, through genetic accelerated enhancement, using the biotechnology of molecular markers. In 1991 and 1998, the palm growers have invested a considerable sum of money in the bud rotting research, besides the research work which has been done in the plantations under the "on-the-spot" model. This investment, compared with the economic impact of the sector, is relatively small and therefore it is necessary to develop strategies which will give the investigation continuity and will allow it to do medium and long term research work in order to guarantee efficient results that will solve the bud rotting problem. That is why Cenipalma's challenge before the palm sector is of great importance since Colombia is one of the countries with greatest expansion potential in the market, as it has 2.5 million hectares suitable for the cultivation of oil palms, according to studies carried out by the Center and Corpoica. That is why the research activity is fundamental in the expansion process of sowings, since it guarantees the final product's quality and the continuous enhancement of the sector in general.
Palabras clave:
palma de aceite
elaeis guineensis
industria de la palma
investigación
enfermedades de las plantas
Cenipalma
sector palmicultor
palma de aceite
elaeis guineensis
industria de la palma
investigación
enfermedades de las plantas
Cenipalma
sector palmicultor