The mesoregion of Southeastern Pará is one of the largest grain producers in the state and receives this Wednesday (26), in Redenção, the Corn and Soy Agricultural Calendar for the 2016-2017 harvest. The publication is part of the dissemination of the Agricultural Climate Risk Zoning (Zarc), an instrument of agricultural policy and risk management in agriculture, whose technical recommendations, if followed by the producer, guarantee access to rural insurance in the event of damage caused by the climate. The event will be held by Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, at the headquarters of the Redenção Producers Union.
The Corn and Soy Agricultural Calendar covers the seven micro-regions, with indications for the 39 municipalities in the region. This is the first time that the region has received Zarc, an instrument that was only released to the state at the end of 2015, after the completion of the Ecological-Economic Zoning (ZEE) of Pará, prepared by Embrapa. In the publication, the areas defined for planting are priority for grains, in municipalities with agricultural suitability for corn and soybeans, as indicated in the ZEE. Through zoning, the planting and expansion of grains can be planned without causing environmental impacts on natural resources through indiscriminate use of land or pressure on forest areas, as it only recommends agricultural activity in areas that are already open.
According to IBGE data for 2015, the area planted with corn and soybeans in Pará corresponded to 228 thousand and 337 thousand hectares, respectively. The municipalities of Santana do Araguaia, Santa Maria das Barreiras and Cumaru do Norte, which are part of the Southeast mesoregion, are among the ten largest producers in the region in soybean planted area.
Vanderlei Ataídes, producer and president of the Association of Soybean Producers (Aprosoja) of Pará, comments that planting in the region has grown a lot in recent years and recorded, in the 2015 harvest alone, around 100 thousand hectares of soybean planted area. “I believe that due to the soil conditions and the supply of open areas used for pastures, the region has enormous potential to become, in the near future, the largest grain producer in the state”, analyzes Ataídes.
Considering all this productive potential and consequent development for the region and the state, Adriano Venturieri, lead researcher of the project and general head of Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, highlights the importance of public policies that guarantee the safety of the harvest and producers. “Through Zarc, producers now have the right to a policy that guarantees production insurance in the event of unforeseen weather events, such as a more severe drought”, he explains. He also remembers that the producer, when requesting financing, can take out insurance that will be granted in case of climate-related problems, if he follows all of Zarc's technical recommendations.
Adriano Venturieri also informs that in addition to Zarc, the Soil and Suitability Maps of Altered Areas in the state of Pará will also be presented in Redenção, another important planning instrument for the agricultural productive sector. “The maps indicate which areas are most suitable for agriculture or livestock, helping in the productive management of the territory, especially for an area of expansion such as Southeast Pará”, emphasizes the researcher.
About Zarc: Officialized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) Zarc is an agricultural policy instrument capable of maximizing yields and minimizing the risk of crop loss, drawn up based on studies on the minimum requirements of each crop to be zoned. The document, which recommends varieties for planting within exact periods of time and in different types of soil, is used as a reference for the rational application of agricultural credit, allowing producers access to agricultural activity guarantee programs (Proagro and Proagro Mais). and rural insurance premium subsidy (PSR).
The Agricultural Climate Risk Zoning and Agricultural Calendar for Corn Soy have already been presented for the regions of Paragominas and Western Pará.
Service:
Presentation of the Agricultural Climate Risk Zoning (Zarc) for corn and soybean crops for the 2016-2017 harvest and the Soil and Agricultural Suitability Maps of Pará
Location: Rural Union of Redenção
Time: 9 hours
Carried out: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) and Embrapa Amazônia Oriental.
Source: Agrolink
