Adapec brings together plant technicians to align actions on pesticides, seeds and seedlings

The Agricultural Defense Agency (Adapec) brings together supervisors and novice agronomists who work in the Agency's plant area to align the inspection actions of agricultural pesticides and seeds and seedlings. The meeting started today (31/08) and continues until tomorrow (01/09), in the auditorium of the Lutheran University of Brazil (Ulbra), in Palmas.

During the opening, the president of Adapec, Paulo Lima, highlighted the advances promoted by the vegetable area in Tocantins, emphasizing the receipt of empty pesticide packaging, which in 2004 saw 20 tons of these packaging returned and rose to a total of 1.074 tons in 2022, an increase of 5.370% over the last 18 years. “It is the result of partnerships and the commitment of employees to raise awareness among rural producers of the importance of growing production in a sustainable manner,” he said.

The Agency is also responsible for registering companies that manufacture pesticides and similar products, as well as registering phytosanitary products authorized to be sold in Tocantins. “We are standardizing activities so that we can improve the services provided, discussing legislation, establishing new guidelines and strengthening our work”, said Plant Inspection Manager, Carlos Cesar Barbosa.

Another important point that will be discussed is the planning of inspection actions aimed at rural producers and pesticide traders, as well as legal notions about filling out official inspection documents. In addition, current regulations regarding the standards of seeds and seedlings sold in the State to guarantee users products of the genetic quality expected in production.