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The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa), Tereza Cristina, defended, this Thursday (24), at an event in the Federal Senate, the commercial diplomacy strategy to ensure the supply of fertilizers to Brazilian agriculture. On her social media profile, Tereza Cristina said that, at the moment, it is essential to keep international fertilizer supply channels open.
“I made official visits to Canada, Iran and Russia (in November 2021). It is important to prevent fertilizer exports from being subject to sanctions, just like food. We have already discussed the topic with FAO and IICA”, he recalled.
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In her presentation, the holder of the Agriculture portfolio cited the National Fertilizer Plan, recently launched, which aims to boost domestic production and, thus, reduce dependence on imports. However, as results should only appear in the medium and long term, maintaining imports is the solution for now.
“We are not just reacting to a crisis, we are addressing a long-term, structural problem. We need to keep trade flowing, countries cannot restrict exports, this will increase the crisis and prices. The world expects a good harvest from Brazil. We can greatly increase our production, without changing our environmental policies. This is a time of crisis, but also of opportunity for Brazilian agriculture.”
Source: DATA
