Producers responsible for 3.2 million tons of soybeans in Pará, or 96% of the state’s production, comply with the strict socio-environmental requirements required by the Green Protocol for Grains (Protocolo Verde de Grãos). This number results from the agreement signed in 2014 by the Government of Pará, municipalities, associations and companies in the grain chain […]
The National Forestry and Agroforestry Commission of the Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA) debated, last Monday (15), forest fire prevention and combat actions at the sector. One of the points discussed was technologies as satellites and nanosatellites to monitor areas and detect outbreaks of forest fires. The importance of the Law nº […]
The Sectorial Plan for Adaptation to Climate Change and Low Carbon Emissions in Agriculture (ABC+ Plan) will come into effect as of September 1st for the period 2020-2030. The ordinance that details the sectoral policy – created to reduce carbon emissions by the Brazilian agricultural sector through incentives and incentives to environmental technologies – was […]
By the end of August, São Paulo state must analyse 100% of Rural Environmental Registration (CAR) from the 406,000 rural properties in the this federative unit. State data is being processed through the Dynamic Analysis tool, developed by Brazilian Forest Service (SFB), linked to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa). According to the […]
Royal DSM announced that it pledges to purchase all of its electricity worldwide from renewable sources as well as further reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its own operations to net-zero faster with stringent new 2030 sustainability targets. The new 100% renewable electricity ambition is a significant upward revision from the 75% target set in […]
The beer industry, whose production depends entirely on agricultural products, is playing an important role in promoting sustainability among small farmers. Farms are the origin for all main ingredients to beer production, such as hops, barley, wheat, cassava, corn and many others that make this beverage so appreciated amongst Brazilians. “To guarantee raw materials quality, we […]
The Forest Management and Certification Institute (Imaflora) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) launched this Wednesday (27th) a guide for preparing sustainability reports with regard to soy production. The guide has specific itineraries for two of the country’s main biomes, Cerrado and the Amazon, and aims to help producers demonstrate whether their soy is “deforestation free” […]
SciCrop was chosen by the international agricultural innovation fund Land Innovation Fund to create Brazil’s first ESG Map, the Green Pixel, in the Cerrado. The selection took place through the Cerrado Sustainable Soy Program (PSSC), the result of a partnership between the AgTech Garage innovation hub and the Land Innovation Fund (LIF). The solution will […]
Embrapa researchers analyzed sustainability indicators on a reference farm in integrated crop-livestock-forestry system (ICLF) to serve as a “model” unit on the subject. They used Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) criteria, according to the Ambitec-Agro indicator system at Fazenda Boa Vereda, in the municipality of Cachoeira Dourada, Goiás. The goal was to offer environmental management recommendations […]
A study carried out by Embrapa showed that sustainable cocoa production by family farmers has recovered degraded areas in the Amazon, at State of Pará and, simultaneously, generated income. The paper “The sustainable expansion of cocoa crop in the State of Pará, Brazil and its contribution to altered areas recovery and fire reduction)” was recently […]