Biopark will host seminar on biological pest control

The Grains Technical Chamber of the West in Development Program (POD), in partnership with the Biosciences Scientific and Technological Park - Biopark, Itaipu Technological Park (PTI) and Emater, will hold, on August 9th, the Biological Control Seminar - Expansion Perspectives and Profitability Gains.

The objective of the Seminar is to present the current panorama of biological pest control and promote debate with grain producers and other agents in the Western region. The Program will feature professionals from the Technical Chamber of Grains, Emater, Embrapa, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), State University of Western Paraná (Unioeste) - Campus Marechal Cândido Rondon and Agribela. Among the topics are the perspective and profitability of soybeans, pest management and new technologies for releasing natural enemies.

According to the General Manager of the Biopark, Rubia Porsch, the event promotes an important theme that is increasingly present in everyday life. “Our objective as a Technology Park is to encourage discussion of topics that are related to the reality of our region, that are relevant and that can contribute both to productivity and to the emergence of new research opportunities. The participation of professionals in the agronomic field, producers, researchers, students and any interested public will further enrich the event,” she says.