Technology in the field reduces by 30% the expenses in production – Correio da Bahia

Alternatives to increase productivity while investing in technology that promotes speed in planting, harvesting and storage have been the main concerns of producers in Western Bahia region .

Although it requires a larger volume of investment, the solution lies in technology. This is because, according to the president of the Brazilian Cotton Producers Association (Abrapa), João Carlos Jacobsen, the reduction in production costs can reach 30% with the application and use of the right technology for each planting.

“the technologies are there meet our needs and sometimes, if well implemented or not give a very big difference in cost. For this you must have efficiency, “says Jacobsen. “You use the inputs in the right amount at the right time. The yields are more often connected to the moment of application of a given input than simply the quantity of this raw material “.

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crop rotation is also an important strategy to avoid losses. “So what the producer has to do is not try to invent the wheel. crop rotation is important for the producer who wants to increase their productivity, “he explains.

President of the Bahian Association of Cotton Producers (Abapa), Celestino Zanella, defends the efficiency of the technology, especially in combating pests. “We can not fail to invest then have to reduce spending,” said Zanella, which points to a joint action of all producers in crop monitoring work.

“Producers as a whole do a job monitoring and preventive work of pests and diseases, we will reduce costs without fail to apply the money on fertility, seed, machines” .

The economy may mean an average of R $ 540 per hectare planted, as calculated Zanella. “Not having weevil, we will stop making 15 applications per hectare, costing each more or less than R $ 36. If you multiply ten applications for $ 36 are R $ 3.6000 multiplied by 240,000 hectares is there the money in your pocket: about R $ 86.4 million, “he explains.

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For the researcher at Embrapa Instrumentation Lúcio André de Castro, the technological apparatus identifies soil differences and develop a specific plan for each one of them. “The new look is to understand the field. The gain is normally in reduced spending on inputs, impacts to the environment because you will try to make the targeted thing. “

Other ally to protect the production and bring productivity gains, according to the president of the Association of Farmers and Irrigators of Bahia, Júlio Busato, it is the use of efficient machines.

“The farmer reduces cost by producing more and spending less. To do this, we have to use the best technologies and monitor all actions and differences in the formation of these crops with adequate supplies and equipment, “argues Busato.

To be sustainable you need to look for the plant, as ensures agronomist and adviser member of Antonio Precision Agriculture Santi. “It is from it that we can predict whether or not to adhere to irrigation systems, whether we need to improve fertility in the fields. If I have information as I produce and at what cost and profitability, this will allow assessment or not I make a purchase of machinery of new technology or if I need to change a cultivar “complete Santi.