§ Dr. TongeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent representations he has received concerning the fumigation of coca fields in Ecuador with the Fusarium Oxysporum fungus. [142197]
§ Mr. BattleWe have received no representations.
There are some small coca plantations on Ecuador's northern border with Colombia, but the country remains principally a transit route for cocaine destined (predominantly) for the US. We are not aware of the use of Fusarium Oxysporum as a bio-control agent.