Technologies for the Field – Management. This will be the theme of the 19th Expoagro Afubra which starts today, March 26th, and runs until Thursday, 28th. The opening, scheduled for 9 am, was attended by the vice-governor of Rio Grande do Sul , delegate Ranolfo Vieira Júnior, as well as federal, state and municipal authorities and leaders linked to the agricultural sector.
According to the general coordinator of the Fair Marco Antonio Dornelles, “the strong change in the world market due to consumer behavior and information technology affects all productive sectors, and the agricultural sector is not left out of the context. Therefore, it is extremely important that producers manage their properties in the best possible way, seeking profitability. This is only possible with good management of all property resources, invested capital, necessary labor, production costs, choice of commercial production activities and property area and marketing. The producer must be prepared through courses, training and, if possible, using technology for this.” Dornelles also highlights that Expoagro Afubra is the place where rural producers can find information to make their property a profitable company.
Family Farming Pavilion
One of the highlights of the opening ceremony of this edition of the fair was the inauguration of the Family Farming Pavilion. The inaugural ribbon cutting was held right after the opening ceremony, next to the Pavilion, implementing the idea of a fixed structure for family agribusinesses.
The pavilion began to become a reality following the announcement – during the launch of Expoagro Afubra 2016 – by federal deputy Heitor Schuch, who obtained the funding through a parliamentary amendment. The pavilion is an agreement signed between the municipality of Rio Pardo and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, which received a transfer in the amount of R$ 926.250,00, plus a counterpart from the municipality, in partnership with Afubra, in the amount of R$40.246,75. The masonry structure is 1.500 square meters and a structure with pyramids will also be built, attached to the pavilion, as 2 thousand square meters of area are needed to accommodate the 112 agribusinesses and 37 exhibitors of crafts, plants and flowers that will participate in this edition of the Expoagro Afubra. For the construction of the stands, there is investment from the State Government, through the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development.
The organizing committee of the Family Farming Pavilion is made up of Afubra, Fetag, Emater/RS-Ascar and the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development.
Diversification Forum
In 2019, following the central theme of the 19th Expoagro Afubra, the 11th Forum for Diversification of Cultures and Rural Activities will address management on properties. Organized in partnership between the Brazilian Tobacco Growers Association (Afubra) and the Regional Development Council of Vale do Rio Pardo (Corede), the meeting will be held in the auditorium of the Expoagro Afubra Park, at 9 am on March 28th.
AFUBRA/NIMEQ Award
The 6th Afubra/Nimeq Award for Technological Innovation in Agricultural Machinery for Family Farming is a promotion by Afubra with the Center for Innovation in Agricultural Machinery and Equipment at the Federal University of Pelotas (Nimeq/Ufpel) and partner with the University of Santa Cruz do Sul ( Unisc). The awards ceremony will take place on March 28th, the last day of the 19th Expoagro Afubra, at 12 pm, on the stage of the Cultural Space.
In the company category there are nine entries: BE1 Tecnologia, with the BE1 Agricultural Computer; Jacto, with the Jacto DJB-20S; Mahindra, with the 2025 Tractor; Maquinafort, with the Compact SMM1 Mini Mobile Sawmill; Rovler, with Equipment for Drying Plant Products; Torri Engenharia e Saneamento, with the Water Drinking Fountain for Animals in the Torri Anelfácil System; Unyterra Agricultural Machines, with the Vegetable Transplanter; Zebu Sistemas Eletrônicos, with the Insect Trap – Solar Energy; and WD Master, with the Master-200.
In the inventor category, there were six entries and three selected: Leovanis Gonçalves, Daniela Colle and Ana Carolina Razera, from Vanini/RS, with the Beater and Bean Cleaner; Cleiton Drost, from Herveiras/RS, with the Grain Cleaner; and Leonardo Streher Matté and Silvio Luiz Albani, from Aratiba/RS, with the Seedling Transplanter.
Sponsors
The 19th Expoagro Afubra is sponsors Ouro, Husqvarna, Sicredi, Syngenta and Banrisul; Silver sponsors, Massey Ferguson and Yara Brasil Fertilizandos, and Bronze sponsors, Máquinas Agrícolas Jacto and Banco do Brasil
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