Brazil is a sustainable example of bioenergy and food production, said DATAGRO president Plínio Nastari during XP DATAGRO Agrifinance Brazil, on Tuesday (07), in São Paulo (SP). “The potential of the Brazilian agricultural sector is enormous, and it will need more and more investments in technology to remain competitive,” he said, adding the relevance of applied science to the field for the development of the sector.
In his presentation, Plínio Nastari cited data from Embrapa, which highlight, for example, that 66.3% of Brazilian territory is preserved forest, 25.6% of which is allocated within rural properties. “Farmers are great preservationists.”
The president of DATAGRO also made reference to recent estimates of the Ministry of Agriculture related to the increase of production and exports of Brazilian agribusiness in the next ten years. “In addition, according to the USDA, by 2026/27, Brazilian agricultural production will need to grow by 41% in order to meet demand growth,” he added, adding that, in the face of this scenario, “there is no country in the world so prepared to develop sustainable agricultural production like Brazil. ”
Among the risks, Plínio Nastari warned, however, of the problems related to logistics infrastructure.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.