Population and Orange Producers Support Action for Citrus Defense

The Paraná Agricultural Defense Agency (Adapar) and other actors fighting greening, the most aggressive disease in citrus farming, have been gaining support from the majority of the population and rural landowners in areas where citrus trees must be eradicated to control the vector insect. This week, the task force is concentrated in the regions of Cornélio Procópio and Londrina, in the Northern part of the State. Cecília Avelar has lived for 68 years in a house in Uraí, on the highway connecting this city to Cruzeiro do Norte. On Tuesday (13th), she was surprised by the movement in the municipal garage, located next to her property. Illegal seedlings sold by a street vendor were destroyed there, and a lemon tree was also cut down. "I noticed the movement in the garage and went to see what was happening. The guy said they were cutting down the trees," Cecília recounted. She was approached by one of Adapar's inspectors and immediately allowed the cutting of a small lemon tree and a ...