ADAMA warns of the importance of coffee management and reminds us that we are in the pesticide application window

The world's leading coffee producer - responsible for 35% of all world production, according to data from Conab - Brazil also has the most technical and structured coffee production in the world, which places it as a reference in fruit production and quality. However, to reach this level, it is necessary to focus on strategic management for effective control of pests and diseases that attack the crop and avoid losses in productivity, which can reach more than 50%, and also in quality, which impact directly on the price of the coffee.

“We are at the ideal time to control the main pests and diseases that affect coffee plantations, such as leaf miner and rust. Although the latter was not a major problem last year - due to climate instability - holding back on application now could cause the rust to spread more quickly and intensely. Therefore, we have been warning coffee growers to maintain pesticide applications, which should now be carried out in April, to ensure the protection of coffee plantations and maintain productive potential for the next harvest", explains Daniel Sala de Faria, development agronomist engineer market.

Another important pest to watch out for is the coffee borer, which should not be neglected, as it can cause large quantitative and qualitative losses in the coffee plantation, ranging from fruit falling and weight loss to changes in the drink during final processing. of coffee. “To effectively control the pest for the next harvest, it is necessary to carry out a very good harvest, that is, the producer must make sure that he has harvested all the coffee fruits. This is because research shows that, of the fruits left on the ground or on the plant, more than 70% may be infested by the borer. Therefore, it is still necessary to destroy all unharvested fruit remains, so the coffee borer can be controlled more easily in the future”, says Faria.

#BomDeCafé

ADAMA also takes advantage of the date to launch the #BomDeCafé program, which aims to bring technical knowledge about the culture in the field and highlight the importance of coffee growers and consultants through marketing campaigns that feature them as protagonists. “We want to value producers and the entire production chain, those who research, develop, plant and produce”, says Faria.

With a complete and effective portfolio for the most experienced and tech-savvy producers in the world, which are Brazilians, ADAMA, a company that is part of one of the largest holdings in global agribusiness, brings differentiated, high-performance solutions that can contribute to the management of pests and diseases, so that coffee plantations reach their maximum productive potential at any time in the production cycle.

The highlights for combating the main coffee pests are Plethora - the result of the innovative combination of active ingredients, which provide two modes of action, with shock and residual, and high effectiveness in combating coffee borer and leaf miner - and I am convinced that this is progress in the control of rust and cercospora. Other solutions that help coffee growers in the search for more productivity and quality are the nematicide Nimitz, the fungicide Azimut and the insecticides Voraz and Pratico, in addition to the ExpertGrow biosolution.