Minister Blairo Maggi (Agriculture, Livestock and Supply) drew attention this Thursday (23), in an event in Curitiba (PR), for the responsibility of each Brazilian producer with the quality of the merchandise that he places on the market.
“Integrating and understanding the market is key to staying in it. We have to open new markets, but once open, we need to be competitive. Starting a game is important, but keeping to the end becomes more important, fulfilling the requirements with responsibility. It can not be assumed that the government is responsible for surveillance, and that’s it. It does not work like that. The responsibility is not only of the ministry. One doing the wrong thing means contaminating the whole basket, like that rotten orange story. The effect is the same in the market. “
The minister recalled the Brazilian agricultural dimension in the event focused on discussing ‘The digital and connected field’. “Brazil is a food producer with its more than 200 million inhabitants, it perfectly meets this need and is still a major exporter. We export to 150, 180 countries, depending on the year and the varied range between grains and processed meats. ” He added that “the country complies with rules, it works with market opening and it has legislation for that.”
On the topic of the forum, he warned about the difficulty of accessing the internet in certain regions of Brazil. “It’s a big hurdle because not every place has internet available. Having communication with cell phones is easier. In the Brazilian Midwest, where properties are larger, in the more distant municipalities you have no facility and there is no availability to the public.
Regarding production-oriented applications, he noted: “We are going to make agricultural holdings, whether small, medium or large, absorb all that knowledge and effectively turn it into a gain for production. This is the great reflection, how properties will be connected, how to exchange information, at what cost. In the very near future, collectivity must be perhaps the key word that we have to look for. “
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.