The climate outlook for the next harvest was one of the central themes of the Climate Change and Sustainability in Agribusiness event, promoted by Climatempo with sponsorship from Jacto.
On the morning of August 17, the event brought together professionals and experts working in the market who presented the problems that climate change causes in agriculture and livestock, the current situation of climate phenomena, such as La Niña, the zero carbon footprint and how to produce from more efficient and sustainable way.
The business development manager at Jacto, Guilherme Panes, spoke about how innovations in machines and digital ecosystems are contributing to sustainability. For him, it is essential that the farmer understands that using technologies is what will guarantee profitability and sustainability.
"Adoption needs to involve productivity to generate sustainability. It has to go hand in hand. And the movement we have made and defended is to make the technologies part of the product, for the farmer to experiment, see the real gain of using them in the field. And in this movement, the intention is to add more technology, at an affordable cost, with the digital layer supporting these operations", said Panes.
The manager commented that since 2009, telemetry in agricultural machinery has been a standard item, incorporated into the farmer's routine, and exemplified the company's three pillars in the manufacturing of its products.
"We have in our DNA when designing products that innovation needs to generate value while protecting the environment. There are three pillars that guide us: the reduction of operational costs, the reduction of environmental impacts and the rational use of inputs and resources", explains Panes.
To give an example, Panes commented on the innovation of nozzle-to-nozzle spraying technology, pioneered by Jacto, which reduces overlapping and waste of inputs.
Another technology discussed was EletroVortex, which combines two techniques for reducing drift and automatic control of 12 sections, which segments the application range with a reduction in fertilizer consumption that can reach 15%.
"It is important to say that it is these tools, used to their full potential, that will be responsible for the results in the field. For this, it is also necessary to remember the importance of having people prepared to use this technology" commented the expert who highlighted the importance of an ecosystem that integrates all these systems.
"We need visibility for all these operations, a system capable of uniting all 'connected things' in the field into a larger ecosystem that is practical for decision-making", explained the manager.
He further exemplified this issue by mentioning the company's recent launch, the Jacto Next service area, which allows the complete digitalization of the farm, with solutions for internet signal coverage, instrumentation, connection of multi-brand machines, sensors, meteorological stations, drones, satellite images and software for monitoring and managing operations.
"And this applies to large and small farmers. For those who have 2 or 200 machines", he assesses.
The year 2021 is proving to be a challenge for Brazilian rural producers. The bad weather has transformed the dynamics of the agricultural sector and is a highlight in this harvest year. In the Southeast, a cold wave and frost impacted coffee and sugar cane, two important crops.
In Paraná, for example, the second largest corn producer in Brazil, the harvest of the second crop is delayed. According to the National Supply Company (CONAB), corn was one of the most affected crops, with an estimated drop in productivity of 25,7%. The forecast is that 4.065 kilos per hectare will be harvested in the second harvest of the cereal alone. Total production estimated by Conab should reach 86,7 million tons, with 24,9 million tons in the first harvest, 60,3 million tons in the second and 1,4 million tons in the third harvest.
With the losses, industries must buy grain from other countries and states in Brazil, which has not happened for a long time. At the beginning of the season, the expectation was that Paraná would harvest 15 million tons, a volume that could drop to 6,8 million tons. A 53% reduction compared to the initial estimate.
This data was discussed in three panels at the Climatempo Sustainability Summit - Climate Change and Sustainability in Agribusiness with experts who debated the impacts of climate change on Agribusiness and how sustainability and carbon neutralization can go hand in hand in this scenario. The complete event, which was sponsored by Jacto, is available in full via the Climatempo Meteorologia YouTube channel.
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