The cassava witch's broom reaches 10 municipalities in Amapá

The measures to control and combat the cassava witch's broom in Amapá totaled R$ 2.2 million in agreements and investments for the cost of agricultural defense in the state, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) in a statement. According to the ministry, the disease, caused by the fungus Ceratobasidium theobromae, affects ten municipalities in the state. The quarantine pest is considered "highly destructive" for cassava crops. In a meeting with the minister of Integration and Regional Development, Waldez Góes, the minister of Agriculture, Carlos Fávaro, stated that combating the pest is a priority for the ministry with actions to support producers and to guarantee local supply. "This sanitary emergency is receiving full attention. Measures worth R$ 2.2 million are already being implemented in Amapá. If more resources are needed, we will be ready to make them available," assured the minister. The ministry also cites, among the measures adopted by the ministry, ...