Agrocooperation Technical Meeting brings together those interested in soybean-bee integration

The “Agrocooperation Technical Meeting: An awareness, countless benefits” took place on Thursday, June 1st, at the facilities of Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste, located on Rodovia BR 163, Km 253,6 in Dourados - MS. The event, promoted by Iagro/Semadesc and the Government of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, brought together farmers, agricultural aviation service providers, agricultural science professionals, meliponists and beekeepers, with the aim of promoting the sustainable development of agribusiness.

The general head of Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste, Harley Nonato de Oliveira, welcomed the participants and emphasized the importance of cooperation between institutions to achieve common objectives.

Among the lectures given, Jason Brais Benites de Oliveira, representative of CREA-MS, addressed the topic "Responsible prescription: understand its importance in unique health". Jason highlighted the relevance of responsible prescription to ensure the health of animals and the preservation of the environment.

Hamilton Rondon Flandoli, regional operations coordinator at inpEV, presented a lecture on the "Campo Limpo System", emphasizing the importance of adequate management of agricultural pesticide packaging and the actions of the Campo Limpo program in this context.

Décio Luiz Gazzoni, researcher at Embrapa Soja, gave the lecture "Integration of beekeeping and soybean farming: a win-win process" and highlighted the mutual benefits of integration between beekeeping and soybean farming, highlighting how these activities can complement each other in a sustainable way.

Crébio José Ávila, researcher at Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste, shared knowledge about monitoring pests and pollinators in the Soja/Bee Project areas, highlighting the importance of this monitoring for the adequate management of crops and the preservation of biodiversity.

Iagro's Plant Health Inspection and Defense manager, Glaucy da Conceição Ortiz, highlighted the importance of joint action to encourage compliance in agricultural production. She highlighted that the Technical Meeting reinforces this partnership by providing technical information based on research. “We had important participation from production units, who sent technicians and were able to receive information validated by research, related to good agricultural and beekeeping practices, in addition to being updated on the main technologies adopted in the field. So, it is a set of technology and information that is sent to the production sector, so that decisions can be made more assertively”.

In addition to the lectures, the event featured testimonials from beekeepers and farmers from Dourados, highlighting the importance of collaboration between agricultural and beekeeping activities for sustainable growth and the promotion of good operational practices.

With the support of Sindag, Sindiveg, Andav and AEAMS, the campaign also has the support of the institutions: CREA-MS, FEAMS, IBRAVAG, SEBRAE, SENAR, SICREDI, EMBRAPA, BIOSUL and aims to promote good coexistence between agriculture, meliponiculture and beekeeping, seeking environmentally sustainable growth in agricultural and beekeeping production.

The Agrocooperation Technical Meeting provided an important opportunity to exchange knowledge, strengthening relationships between the different actors involved in the agricultural sector. Farmers, agricultural aviation service providers, agricultural science professionals, meliponists and beekeepers were able to share experiences and learnings, contributing to the improvement of agricultural and beekeeping practices.