The actions of Embrapa in combating the cassava witch’s broom, caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia theobromae, with research actions and technology transfer to producers and extension agents, was the topic of the meeting between Justice Promoter Ione Missae da Silva Nakamura, from the State Public Ministry of Pará (MPPA), and the general manager of Embrapa Amapá, Cristiane Ramos de Jesus, last Tuesday, April 14, in Macapá (AP). The cassava witch’s broom is caused by a fungus of unprecedented occurrence in Brazil, classified by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock as a quarantine pest present, due to its restricted occurrence (Amapá and Pará) and under official control of the Ministry. The general manager Cristiane Ramos detailed to the Promoter that, from biological and molecular analyses, Embrapa Amapá and Embrapa Cassava and Fruit confirmed to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, in August 2024, the first report of the presence, in Brazil, of the fungus Rhizoctonia ...