Adapec ends the year with investments in restructuring and advances in the release of agro-industries

With investments and qualified management, the Agricultural Defense Agency (Adapec) ends 2021 with positive results, mainly in administrative restructuring, in the implementation of policies that enabled the growth of the agro-industrial sector and in the maintenance of the animal and animal health defense system. vegetable.

The agro-industrial sector continues to grow in Tocantins. This year, there was a 30% increase in the number of adhesions to the State Inspection Service (SIE) compared to the previous year, going from 30 to 39 registered companies. In the Brazilian System for Inspection of Products of Animal Origin (Sisbi-POA), membership grew by 70%, going from seven companies in 2020 to 12 certified industries.

Among the additions, there is the largest poultry slaughterhouse in the State, the reopening of a cattle slaughterhouse in Nova Olinda, the reopening of a dairy in Combinado in artisanal mode, the opening of two new dairy products in Juarina and Tabocão, the achievement of the first Arte do Selo Tocantins for a meat warehouse in Porto Nacional, membership of five Sisbi-POA agribusinesses and opening of a fish slaughterhouse in Palmas. In addition, the fight against clandestine trade in products of animal origin, carried out through inspections that removed more than 40 tons of products unfit for consumption from circulation.

“The work carried out by the Government of Tocantins, through Adapec, demonstrates the organization’s commitment to the development of the agricultural sector in Tocantins. We saw a marked growth in the agroindustry, proof of the confidence of businesspeople and farmers in the work that the State has been developing.” highlights the president of Adapec, Paulo Lima.

Investments

Structuring the Agency to increasingly serve rural producers was the biggest challenge in 2021. To achieve this, Adapec sought resources through an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa) worth over R$4,1 .124 million reais, with a counterpart of R$3,06 thousand reais from the State. Of this amount, R$1,06 million is for investments and R$XNUMX million for funding. The resource is essential to restructure the Agency, it will enable the acquisition of vehicles, IT equipment, training and qualification of employees.

This year, 14 vehicles were purchased through an agreement with Mapa, 35 leased cars were delivered to all regions, another 45 in the process of being contracted for rental, another 18 vehicles under the agreement in the bidding process and three ready for delivery, totaling 115 vehicles this year alone.

By reducing bureaucracy in the Agency's services and aiming to serve rural producers in their municipalities, Adapec carried out 28 terms of technical cooperation with municipal governments.

Technology

Investments in information technology resulted in the maintenance and recovery of 250 UPSs, the acquisition of 30 new computers, three multifunctional color printers, in addition to the maintenance of 40 printers and 20 monitors. The acquisition of another 255 complete computers is planned, 36 complete computers with two monitors, 81 multifunctional laser printers, 49 laser printers, 307 UPSs and 69 scanners.

Animal agricultural defense

Animal defense is increasingly solidified in Tocantins, thanks to the work carried out by Adapec, through its various health programs. In search of certification as a foot-and-mouth-free zone without vaccination, Adapec was audited this year by Mapa and is meeting the requirements outlined by the Ministry within the strategic plan to withdraw vaccination. In the first half of this year, Tocantins achieved a vaccination rate of 98,86% of the Tocantins herd, which reached 9.766.817 in 2021, an increase of almost 1 million heads, that is, 11% more than in 2020.

With efficient strategies and qualifications, it prevented and helped control herbivore rabies, glanders, brucellosis, among others. In addition, it maintained the international status of a Classical Swine Fever (CSF)-free zone, as well as moving forward with the creation of the animal transit guide module for fish farmers.

In the assessment of the director of defense, inspection and animal health, Márcio Rezende, Adapec's animal defense system remains solid in controlling the main diseases that affect animals, especially those in the Tocantins production chain and which contribute to the economic growth of the State. , such as herds of cattle, horses, pigs, poultry farming and fish farming.

Vegetable agricultural defense

With a soybean planting area exceeding 1,120 million hectares, Adapec maintains control of Asian rust in the State, the main pest that affects the oilseed both in rainfed planting and in tropical floodplains. To this end, the Agency monitors planting areas during the harvest and during the period of empty space, in order to prevent the presence of live plants in the field.

In the tropical floodplains in this year's harvest, an area of ​​71.270 hectares was cultivated, an increase of around 7% compared to 2020. And according to data from Adapec, 140 rural properties producing soybeans were registered with the Agency, an increase of 25 % compared to the previous harvest.

Tocantins maintains its phytosanitary status without the occurrence of Present Quarantine Pests that attack species of the genus Citrus (orange, lemon, tangerine), for this reason, Adapec routinely carries out pest detection surveys in the two centers of great economic importance for fruit growing in Tocantins. : the Manuel Alves Irrigation Project, in the southeast region and the São João Irrigation Project, in the central region, in addition to other areas spread across Tocantins. It also monitors more than 100 star fruit fly pest traps throughout the State.

“Agribusiness continues to grow in Tocantins with the expansion of the soybean, cotton and fruit growing area, and this requires Adapec to pay special attention to maintaining our phytosanitary status for some pests and controlling others that may bring losses to the State,” highlighted the director of Defense, Inspection and Plant Health, Alex Sandro Arruda Farias.