PURPOSE OF YOUR ROLE:
Bunchy Top detection and community engagement.
HOW HAS YOUR ROLE HAD IMPACT FOR GROWERS?
- Containment of BBTV within the Southern Pest Quarantine zone
- Assist growers with BBTV detection and destruction training
- Raise BBTV awareness in community groups through educational workshops, presentations and videos
YOUR BACKGROUND:
Approximately 12 years experience in the Banana Industry, assisting the National Bunchy Top Project control and maintain the spread of BBTV.
SAMANTHA IS PART OF THE MULTI-PEST SURVEILLANCE AND GROWER EDUCATION PROJECT, WORKING AS PART OF THE BUNCHY TOP TEAM
