The countries agreed on five pillars:

• Exclusion and biosecurity: common measures in all countries.

• Diagnostics: unified, certified protocols at regional scale.

• Resistant varieties: evaluation of options available worldwide and of national breeding programs, including each country’s traditional plantains.

• Epidemiology: a scientific basis to guide prevention.

• Integrated crop management: focused on soil health and quality.

Each pillar includes short-term (1–2 years), medium-term (2–5 years) and long-term (5+ years) actions.

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