The Ministry of Agriculture published in the Official Journal of the Union of this Monday (27) the ordinances of Agricultural Zoning of Climatic Risk (Zarc) of the bean 1st harvest and cotton. In the case of oilseed, zoning is valid for the states in the state of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Bahia, Sergipe, Acre, Pará, Tocantins, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, Maranhão, São Paulo, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.
According to the pulp, in certain states, the cultivation of beans takes place in three harvests: water, drought and irrigation. The crop grown in the second half of the year accounts for almost half of the total production in the country, with productivity based on climatic conditions.
For cotton, the climatic zoning contemplates the states of the Paraná, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins.
Zoning aims to minimize crop losses caused by adverse weather events. For this, it indicates the best planting season by municipality, type of soil and cycles of cultivars.
Compliance with ZARC guidelines is mandatory for all farmers conducting their projects under public policies, such as Proagro, Proagro Mais, Safra Guarantee, and Government-subsidized Rural Insurance (PSR).
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.