At the invitation of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic, Embrapa presented Vision 2030: The Future of Brazilian Agriculture in the event “Strategic Dialogues – Productivity and Competitiveness in Agribusiness”, held in Brasilia, on Wednesday (10). The initiative was debated by the Secretary of Strategic Planning of the Presidency, Carlos Pio, Embrapa’s Strategic Intelligence Manager linked to the Secretariat of Intelligence and Strategic Relations (SIRE), Édson Bolfe, and CEO Asia Brazil Agro Alliance, Marcos Jank.
How to make Brazil more competitive in the international agricultural market in a context of an increasingly digital and technological agriculture? This was the guiding question of the debates, which allowed the public to analyze in detail the data presented by Asia Brazil Agro Alliance on the Brazilian commodity market, where the country is considered one of the world leaders. Soy, meat and sugar / ethanol account for 77% of the volume of exports, especially soybeans, the main product of agribusiness for export.
Diversifying agricultural products for export, strengthening the structures of institutions and public agencies responsible for negotiations, expanding Brazil’s bargaining power with the purchasing countries were themes presented by Marcos Jank as challenges for the coming years. “The geography has changed. We need to consider more effective integration with Asia, “said Jank.