Professor Marcos Fava Neves receives the "Outstanding Agricultural Engineer Award for Citriculture" from IAC

Professor Marcos Fava Neves will receive this Thursday (6/6), at 9:50 am, during the 41st Citriculture Week, at the Sylvio Moreira Citriculture Center (Rodovia Anhanguera, km 158), of the Agronomic Institute (IAC), in Cordeirópolis ( SP), the “Outstanding Citrus Agricultural Engineer Award”. 

The honor was created in 1991 and is aimed at professionals with significant participation in the sector, both with outstanding activities in a short period of time, and for the set of their actions throughout their professional life in the citrus industry. The appointment takes place after consultation with the segment and unanimous approval by the Citriculture Center board.

Fava Neves has been publishing for 30 years on economics and sector strategy issues, with books in Brazil and abroad (the most recent launched this year in South Africa) making contributions to the strategic planning of the chain, juice stock policy in 2010/2011 , transparency actions and publication of relevant reports, development of the international and domestic markets, and one of the main creators of the harvest estimation project, which scientifically provides the expected size of orange harvests. On the occasion, Fava Neves will also take part in the event in the “Panel: Economy and market” presenting the theme: “Sustainability and the citrus market”, starting at 9:10 am.

 “It is a great honor to be awarded the Award. I have always dedicated myself to agribusiness and citrus farming, I was able to contribute and learn a lot from the sector. Being remembered and honored by its excellent professionals is gratifying", celebrates Neves.

“I am an admirer of Marcos Fava Neves, a top-quality agronomist, with a different view on production chains and value addition. Fava Neves is also excellent at creating successful teams. He did this in several institutions where he works as a teacher and more than that, as a trainer of talents and inspirer of young people. Congratulations on the achievement. Citrus and agriculture have a lot to thank you for”, comments Arnaldo Jardim, former Secretary of Agriculture of São Paulo and federal deputy, and winner of the award in 2018.