The agricultural area treated with biodefensivos in Brazil is of ten million hectares, being soja, cane, coffee, vegetables and fruits the main crops that use the input, reveals survey of the Brazilian Association of Companies of Biological Control (ABCBio).
The research interviewed 683 producers using biodefensivos, distributed by 15 states and producing 11 different types of crops, representing 80% of the Brazilian agricultural market.
According to the study, the biodefensive segment accounts for an annual turnover of R $ 528 million (US $ 164.9 million at the February / 2018 exchange rate).
The survey also found that 39% of Brazilian farmers use organic products in some area of planting their crops, although it shows, on the other hand, that 57% of rural producers say they do not know the biodefensivos.
However, according to the survey, the acceptance of biodefensives as an important weapon for pest and disease control is almost total by those who already use it, since 98% of the respondents who used biological pesticides in the 2017/18 harvest stated that they intend to use them as well next season.
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Among the most cited factors for the use decision is the efficiency of the control, mentioned by 76% of the producers heard; and safety of the application, indicated by 60% of respondents.
For those that already use biodefensivos, the expectation is of greater advance of the segment in the next years. No less than 96% of respondents stated that there should be growth in the use of this type of input in Brazil in the next five years.
Bacillus sp (various types), baculovirus, Beauveria, Cotesia, Metarhizium, Paecilomyces, Pochonia, Trichoderma and Trichogramma are among the most used biological assets by Brazilian farmers.
In terms of biological assets, the work identified that microbiologicals predominate both in terms of cultivated area (80%) and in values (89%) in the Brazilian market of biological pesticides. Another finding of the study: of the market value found (R $ 528 million), 92% refers to the use of products registered in the Ministry of Livestock and Supply (MPLS).
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.