The Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Confederation (CNA) launched the Livestock Executive Committee last Wednesday (07), in Brasília. The group will be formed by the entity, state federations and livestock farmers to strengthen relationships and discuss strategies for the development of livestock farming.
CNA President João Martins highlighted that the Mercosur-European Union agreement will create a new standard for Brazilian livestock farming. “The requirements will increase dozens of times and, more than ever, we need to be available to livestock farmers to help them prepare for this new phase of the international market,” said João Martins at the opening of the event.
According to the president of the National Beef Cattle Commission of the CNA, Antonio Pitangui de Salvo, the Committee intends to promote interaction with cattle ranchers to raise the main demands of the chain. “We know that one of the things in which we are most competitive is beef. We need to be together to face our international competitors so that we can continue to win and continue to have the best, most abundant and healthiest meat in the world,” he stated.
The meeting also included lectures on the actions developed by CNA for beef cattle farming, given by CNA's technical superintendent, Bruno Lucchi, the president of the CNA Institute, Roberto Brant, and CNA's International Relations coordinator, Camila Sande.
The Innovation Coordinator of the National Rural Learning Service (Senar), Matheus Ferreira, presented the entity's initiatives aimed at beef cattle farming, with a focus on Technical and Management Assistance (ATeG) and the Center of Excellence in Beef Cattle Farming. Another highlight was a presentation on the current political scenario and its impacts on beef cattle farming, with Alcides Torres from Scott Consultoria.
Also present at the event were the 1st vice-president of the CNA, Roberto Simões, the president of the Agriculture Federation of the State of Pernambuco (Faepe), Pio Guerra, the president of the Agriculture and Livestock Federation of the State of Bahia (Faeb), Humberto Miranda, the president of the Agriculture and Livestock Federation of Mato Grosso do Sul (Famasul), Mauricio Saito, and the general director of Senar, Daniel Carrara.
Approval – The cattle ranchers who participated in the launch of the Livestock Executive Committee highlighted the importance of the initiative. For them, the group will unify the demands of the sector and favor the growth of the segment.
“The CNA, as a national organization, will be able to bring together livestock farmers to think about how they can influence Brazilian policy to improve international trade, to add value to their product and to environmental assets as well, which are a source of wealth within the properties,” declared Caio Penido, from Agropecuária Roncador, in Mato Grosso.
For cattle rancher Cristiano Soares, from AgroSB, the Committee will demonstrate the sustainability of the sector. “Today, Brazilian livestock farming is the most sustainable in the world. We have immense biodiversity and a crop-livestock integration that no one else can achieve.”
