The Parliamentary Front of Agriculture (FPA) advocates more incentive for large-scale production research without pesticides. The new proposal encourages the reduction of pesticide use while stimulating research to develop new alternatives to pest and disease control in Brazilian tropical agriculture, natural resource management and reducing the impact on the environment. The text was presented by the Environment Coordinator of the Parliamentary Front of Agriculture (FPA), Deputy Valdir Colatto (MDB / SC).
“We are very concerned about the subject and believe that research is the way out to find new technologies. What we want is to ensure a reduction of these products, but with palpable alternatives so that pest and disease control continues to be efficient and safe for consumers, “says Colatto.
In the justification of the proposal, Colatto explains that the balance between the food benefit, the price of food, the Brazilian economic panorama and the purchasing power must be taken into account when proposing changes to the national production model. “An excess of prohibition and impositions can generate the opposite effect to the intended one, increasing the illegality and marginalizing the use of the technology in question. Today we do not have a viable substitute that guarantees the same parameters of productivity, production and price. Awareness is our best weapon, “argues the parliamentarian.
According to Deputy Adilton Sachetti (PRB / MT), vice-president of the FPA in the Midwest, any producer is in favor of the reduction because the lower the use of pesticides, the less the expense of farming. “No one uses pesticides because they want to. It’s expensive. However, we must discuss with science, see what research has been done here in Brazil to say what the volume of reduction is and how to reduce agrochemicals, “says Sachetti.
The parliamentarian also recalls a bill he authored recently in the Chamber of Deputies for the use and encouragement of precision agriculture (PL 10.879 / 2018), which also corroborates the reduction of the use of pesticides. “If we integrate the use of these new technologies, we will spend much less. We will use the products with more control, with more quality, “says the deputy.
The president of the FPA, Ms. Tereza Cristina (DEM / MS), said that the bench will contribute to the proposal promote health and environmental sustainability with the production of healthy and safe food to the population. “We are in favor of reduction. Encouraging research will certainly be the best way to reach a new level in agriculture, “he says.
Understand the proposal
The text proposes that the reduction be made by strengthening the monitoring and monitoring of the proper use and management for each type of chemical, according to the Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Manual.
Stimulating the funding of public and private institutions to develop research on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) with a focus on biological control and compliance with standards set out in international conventions are also suggested by the substitute.
In addition, the proposal supports the incorporation of the International Code of Conduct for the Distribution and Use of Pesticides, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) disseminated by public and private research entities , extension and technical assistance.
The measure will have to be assessed on Wednesday (21), in the Special Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, which deals with the National Policy for the Reduction of Agrochemicals (Pnara), based on the bill (PL 6670/2016).
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.