Researchers bring together technologies to tackle soybean drought
Tess Program encompasses more tolerant cultivars, crop diversification and climate risk zoning
While Rio Grande do Sul calculates billions of reais in losses in the current harvest, a farmer who invested in a pivot had a harvest exceeding 253 bags of corn per ha and also had gains from saving electricity
In partnership, the state government, FAEP, Ocepar and Fetaep sent a document to minister Tereza Cristina requesting a series of measures involving rural credit, rural insurance and Proagro
On a visit to Mato Grosso do Sul, in the municipality of Naviraí, the Minister of Agriculture Tereza Cristina, was willing to evaluate case by case the farmers affected by the drought, which impacted the development of soybean crops
MAPA authorities visit some of the main affected areas in the states of RS, SC, PR and MS and discuss short and medium-term solutions with rural leaders to minimize producers' problems
On the first day of the Ministry of Agriculture delegation's trip through Paraná with FAEP participation, producers from Guarapuava, Pitanga and Campo Mourão reported soybean losses of 30% to 45% in their respective regions
In partnership with the Consulate General of the United States (USA) in Porto Alegre, the Government of Rio Grande do Sul began training in water resources management, entitled USA-RS Cooperation to Mitigate Drought
Document published on April 1st in an extra edition of the Official Gazette of the Union provides benefits to farmers in Paraná and three other states: Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Mato Grosso do Sul
Tereza Cristina spoke to affected producers in both states; on Wednesday (12/01), the minister was in RS and SC, regions also affected by drought