The Brazilian government gave a major boost to the agribusiness sector with the launch of the Crop Plan 2023/2024.
With an investment of BRL 364.22 billion, this plan aims to strengthen agriculture and business livestock in the country, supporting both large rural producers and producers included in the National Support Program for Medium Rural Producers (Pronamp).
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Compared to the previous plan, the current one represents a significant increase of 26.8% in resources allocated to the sector. President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva highlighted that his government is committed to improving the plans to support agribusiness every year.
One of the main objectives of this plan is to encourage environmentally sustainable production. For this purpose, the rates of
fees for the recovery of pastures and awarded to rural producers who adopt more sustainable agricultural practices.Lula stressed the importance of preserving the country's natural resources for future generations, stating that it is necessary to deforest more areas to expand agricultural and livestock production, but to recover the land degraded.
Another measure proposed by the government is the creation of a “shelf” of vacant and unproductive land to facilitate agrarian reform, without the need for land invasions.
In addition, attention will be paid to the budgetary issue of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), with the aim of restoring its importance in Brazilian agribusiness.
Valuing family farming
The Safra Plan also covers family farming, with a value of around R$77 billion in resources and lower interest rates for small producers.
Sustainable practices will be encouraged, such as the use of bio-inputs, socio-biodiversity and the agro-ecological transition.
The productive sector recognized the government's efforts to support agribusiness, highlighting the importance of credit as a of the main inputs to boost agricultural activity and promote innovation and sustainability in production Brazilian.
The president of the Brazilian Association of Cotton Producers (Abrapa), Alexandre Pedro Schenkel, emphasized the need to strengthen Brazil's image as a synonym for sustainability.
Thus, the Crop Plan will allocate most of the resources to funding and marketing, with R$ 272.12 billion, while R$ 92.1 billion will be for investments. Attractive interest rates will be offered, especially for producers classified in Pronamp.
One of the novelties is the Program for Financing Sustainable Agricultural Production Systems (RenovAgro), which allocates almost R$ 7 billion in credit for investment in projects aimed at environmental and social sustainability.
With RenovAgro, you can obtain financial resources to implement sustainable agricultural practices, such as the adoption of soil conservation techniques, efficient use of water resources and energy renewable.
In addition, the Safra 2023/2024 Plan offers special lines of credit with attractive interest rates, flexible terms and favorable payment conditions.
This is the perfect opportunity for rural producers to modernize the infrastructure of their businesses, acquired state-of-the-art equipment and increase the operational efficiency of their properties.
In this context, technological innovation also stands out, with the availability of resources to invest in precision agriculture, drones, remote monitoring and other advanced solutions.
These tools allow detailed monitoring of crops, identification of problems with advance and precise application of inputs, resulting in higher productivity and reduction of costs. costs.