{"id":39562,"date":"2025-12-17T10:47:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/?p=39562"},"modified":"2025-12-17T11:33:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T17:33:52","slug":"congreso-internacional-de-platano-2026-invita-a-la-region-a-reservar-la-fecha-para-su-segunda-edicion-en-el-catie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/en\/2025\/12\/17\/congreso-internacional-de-platano-2026-invita-a-la-region-a-reservar-la-fecha-para-su-segunda-edicion-en-el-catie\/","title":{"rendered":"International Plantain Congress 2026 invites the region to save the date for its second edition at CATIE"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em><em><em>The event will bring together specialists, producers, academia, and the private sector to strengthen the Latin American Plantain Network (RedLAP) and define new actions for the sustainable development of plantain in Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"translation-block\">CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center) officially announces the  <em>Save the Date <\/em> for the RedLAP International Plantain Congress 2026, which will take place from October 6 to 8, 2026, on CATIE\u2019s campus in Turrialba, Costa Rica. The event will convene key actors from the plantain sector across Latin America and the Caribbean to exchange knowledge, technologies, and innovation opportunities.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/congreso-internacional-platano4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/congreso-internacional-platano4.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/congreso-internacional-platano4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/congreso-internacional-platano4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/congreso-internacional-platano4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/congreso-internacional-platano4-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/congreso-internacional-platano4-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/congreso-internacional-platano4-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/congreso-internacional-platano4-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>This second edition of the congress, organized by the newly established RedLaP Secretariat located at CATIE\u2019s headquarters, will address essential topics for plantain competitiveness and sustainability, including:<br>\u2022 genetic improvement,<br>\u2022 advances in agroindustry,<br>\u2022 gastronomy and culinary innovation,<br>\u2022 pest and disease management,<br>\u2022 plantain marketing and markets.<\/p><p>The event will also serve as a strategic platform to strengthen regional coordination. During the congress, RedLaP will hold its General Assembly, in which a new Board of Directors will be elected to guide and consolidate the network\u2019s work throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.<\/p><p>In an effort to support the training of new generations, the organizers announced that proceeds from the congress will fund a scholarship at CATIE\u2019s Graduate School for the son or daughter of a plantain sector worker from the region.<\/p><p>CATIE invites producers, companies, public institutions, research centers, universities, and organizations linked to the sector to reserve their place at this regional event, which promises to be a key meeting point for the sustainable development of plantain.<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Save the Date:<\/strong><br><strong>October 6\u20138, 2026<\/strong><br>CATIE Campus, Turrialba, Costa Rica<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>RedLaP International Plantain Congress: Chemical Load Reduction, Agroindustry, and Marketing<\/strong><br><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"532\" height=\"709\" data-id=\"39572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/congreso-internacional-platano2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/congreso-internacional-platano2.jpg 532w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/congreso-internacional-platano2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/congreso-internacional-platano2-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"531\" height=\"709\" data-id=\"39573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/congreso-internacional-platano3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/congreso-internacional-platano3.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/congreso-internacional-platano3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.catie.ac.cr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/congreso-internacional-platano3-9x12.jpg 9w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure><p><br><br><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><p><strong>More information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Office of the Director General<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:dgcatie@catie.ac.cr\">dgcatie@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><p><strong>Written by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Karla Salazar Leiva<br>Communicator<br>Communications and Marketing Office<br>CATIE<br><a href=\"mailto:karla.salazar@catie.ac.cr\">karla.salazar@catie.ac.cr<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El CATIE (Centro Agron\u00f3mico Tropical de Investigaci\u00f3n y Ense\u00f1anza) anuncia oficialmente el Save the Date del Congreso Internacional de Pl\u00e1tano RedLAP 2026, que se llevar\u00e1 a cabo del 6 al 8 de octubre de 2026 en el campus del CATIE, &hellip; 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