Agility in credit release encourages farmers to invest in MT storage

Rural producer from Sorriso, Deonei Anese, began construction of a silo with a storage capacity of 6 thousand tons two months ago. Jefferson Luiz Casteli, from Primavera do Leste, decided to invest in one with 40 thousand tons of capacity. The two were encouraged by the technical rounds of the Armazena MT project, coordinated by the Agricultural Policy management of the Association of Soy and Corn Producers of Mato Grosso (Aprosoja).

“The kickoff was Aprosoja, where we were encouraged to invest and I saw that the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) was speeding things up. Before, there was already planning, but it was insecure because of the bureaucracy”, says Anese, who is a deputy delegate at the Núcleo de Sorriso.

Casteli already had plans to build a lung silo – which is set up between the hopper and the dryer with the aim of preserving the grains while they wait for drying, with a capacity of between 5 and 10 bags. “After the technical round at the Center, we found that there was the possibility of financing through the Central West Constitutional Fund (FCO) and we were bolder. With the approved limit, the project was completed in 15 days”, he states.

The two farmers told their experiences to the technical teams that worked at the Stage Soja Technological Circuit in October. For Frederico Azevedo, Agricultural Policy manager at the entity, there is demand from farmers for investment in storage and there are resources from financing agents.

“The Armazena MT project seeks to show the viability of all this and create situations like we find in the countryside: rural producers realizing that storage generates income”, he says. The manager believes that the conversations held with financial agents are having an effect, as reports are of agility in processes.

Deonei Anese says he will invest R$3,6 million in the silo and the credit limit was approved in three days by the banking institution. BNDES finances 90% of the work and 10% is its own resources, through the Warehouse Construction and Expansion Program (PCA).

Armazena MT seeks to carry out actions to support financing projects, bridging the gap with financial agents. New project actions are programs for 2018, such as technical lectures, workshops and regional rounds.

“Investing in storage means convenience, facilitates logistics, speeds up harvesting and, even more, it provides security for the farmer who has the product on his property”, concludes Casteli.