Faesp promotes Sustainability Forum with a focus on aerial spraying

Next Tuesday (27), starting at 9:30 am, the Federation of Agriculture and Livestock of the State of São Paulo (Faesp) will hold, at its headquarters, a Sustainability Forum focused on the theme “aerial spraying”. The event will be broadcast online exclusively to rural unions in São Paulo.

The Director of Operations of the National Agricultural Aviation Union (Sindag), Cláudio Junior Oliveira, and the specialist in Pollination and Bees in Agriculture, Carlos Pamplona, ​​will participate in the Forum, who will explain the myths and truths of aerial spraying.

Also participating will be Marco Aurélio Ceccon Pupo, federal agricultural tax auditor from the Federal Superintendency of Agriculture; Fábio Bengrozi, manager of the State Program for the Use of Pesticides and Related Products at the Agricultural Defense Coordination of SAA/SP; and Márcio Emanoel Lima, manager of the State Program for Trade in Pesticides and Related Products at the Agricultural Defense Coordination of SAA/SP. They will talk about Regularization and Inspection. 

The Precision Agriculture Business Coordinator of the São Paulo State Sugarcane Planters Cooperative (Cooplacana), Gabriel de Souza Camarinha, will address the use of drones. Later, the video recording of the lectures will be made available on Faesp media. 

About Aerial Spraying

Aerial spraying is a common technique in large Brazilian crops, such as soybeans and corn, used to quickly apply pesticides and fertilizers over large areas. Its main advantage is its efficiency in emergencies, such as pest outbreaks. 

However, the practice is criticized for the risks of drift, which can affect other areas and ecosystems. To reduce these risks, Brazilian legislation imposes specific conditions for spraying, such as wind control and the use of technologies that minimize the dispersion of chemicals.