Esalq launches the Siflor Cerrado project

To overcome climate restrictions and enhance productivity in the Brazilian cerrado, the Siflor Cerrado project was created to recommend forest species and clones to producers for the cultivation of the forestry component in monoculture systems and Crop-Livestock-Forest Integration.

The launch of the platform took place on the afternoon of this Wednesday, 16/3, in Piracicaba (SP), at the Luiz de Queiroz School of Agriculture (Esalq/USP), one of the institutions coordinating the project.

“Siflor Cerrado identifies tree species according to the suitability of the property. This speeds up the producer's work, which can enhance productivity in their area”, comments Luciana Duque Silva, professor in the Forestry Sciences department at Esalq, coordinator of the project.

For Fabiana Villa Alves, Director of the Department of Sustainable Production and Irrigation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Siflor Cerrado fulfills the mission of bringing consolidated information to producers. “This technology guarantees economic and environmental sustainability to the producer based on science. It is a partnership with different public and private entities that gives the user the opportunity to make the right decisions.”

The project is designed as a free application that can be accessed via computer or mobile devices and provides recommendations for forest species and clones. It also provides biophysical data that assist in planning the implementation of the forestry component. All this information is available via geolocation, for rural producers and professionals linked to the commercial forestry chain.

“In addition to the application, Siflor Cerrado provides two publications that can be obtained free of charge, which provide the theoretical basis, methodology and field work and, later this year, we offer online training training for those interested in the project”, he adds Professor Luciana Duque Silva.

Species – The recommendations listed in the application are based on field surveys. Around 1.800 plots were sampled on rural properties located in the Cerrado Biome, in which 88 forest species and clones were quantitatively and qualitatively evaluated, from Eucalyptus, Pine, Australian Cedar, African Mahogany and Teak.

Team - The initiative is carried out by Esalq/USP, the Institute of Mathematical and Computer Sciences (ICMC/USP) and the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR) and is part of the ABC Plan - Low Carbon Emission Agriculture, of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA), with support from Embrapa Digital Agriculture. The digital structure involved professionals from Langtech and Triângulos Tecnologia.

Learn more www.siflorcerrado.com.br/.