Agricultural Aviation Congress will have Scientific Research Forum

Encourage research in the area of ​​aerial application and bring academia closer to market demands and potential. In general terms, these are the objectives of the Scientific Research Forum, one of the main novelties at the Brazilian Agricultural Aviation Congress – July 30th to August 1st, in Sertãozinho, São Paulo. Coordinated by professor Maurício Pasini, from the University of Cruz Alta (Unicruz), in Rio Grande do Sul, the meeting should bring together researchers, specialists and students from various universities across Brazil.

PhD in Agronomy and coordinator of the Experimental Area at Unicruz, Pasini explains that the Scientific Forum will begin with the presentation of academic studies in the area of ​​aerial application – completed or in progress – and will have a debate between businesspeople and academic staff. “A kind of brainstorming with the sector”, summarizes the coordinator.

Operators will be able to answer questions and explain their reality. At the same time, the expectation is that researchers and university students will see opportunities for work that has immediate practical application. “There are few academic works on aerial application. We are creating something new to change this”, adds Pasini.

Outgoing

Unicruz had already signed in March a technical-scientific and educational exchange agreement with Sindag. It was during the 20th Expodireto/Cotrijal in Não-Me-Toque/RS and, through the partnership, the aeroagricultural union committed to supporting master's and doctoral research on aerial applications, enabling the availability of aircraft and guaranteeing a partial scholarship to students. Unicruz should, for example, include agricultural aviation among the Agronomy training subjects at the institution. The agreement was signed by the executive director of Sindag, Gabriel Colle, and the coordinator of the University's Agronomy course, José Luiz Tragnago, together with professor Maurício Pasini.

Embrapa

The aeroagricultural union's effort to guarantee research in the area has been going on for a long time and, if it still does not have the desired quantity, at least in terms of scope, the work has already gone a long way. In 2008, Sindag entered into a partnership with the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), through which the two entities promoted the largest application research ever carried out in the country, between 2013 and 2017, involving six Embrapa research centers, 10 partner universities and technology companies. The study proved the safety of the aerial tool in crops, as Technical Note released last week. The objective now is to expand the study to develop new technologies for aviation.  

 Record

The bet now is to hitch a ride on the showcase of the Agricultural Aviation Congress, which will have the largest aeroagricultural event ever held in Brazil in Sertãozinho. In addition to technical, scientific and political presentations and debates about the sector – taking place simultaneously in three auditoriums, the event will have more than 120 exhibitors displaying technologies and equipment, as well as demonstrations of aircraft and drones.

The event will take place at the Zanini Exhibition Center (Marginal João Olézio Marques, 3.563 - next to Rodovia SP-322)  

Brazil has the second largest fleet of agricultural aircraft on the planet and the congress held by Sindag attracts the world's largest suppliers of aeroagricultural technologies. From the Brazilian Embraer (which holds 60% of the national market) to the North American Air Tractor (the world's largest manufacturer of agricultural aircraft). Passing through suppliers of aircraft parts, spray systems and all on-board electronics – such as DGPS systems, which guide pilots with centimeter precision in each application, control the systems and also record the entire operation in tamper-proof files, generating maps of each mission. Not to mention the presence of authorities, politicians, businesspeople, pilots, technicians and researchers.

See more about the Agricultural Aviation Congress at www.congressoavag.org.br