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Did you know? We are the world leader in pesticide consumption

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07/28/2015

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Pesticide spraying

Brazil is the second largest producer of the world's food, behind only the United States but is the first with regard to the consumption of pesticides. In the season 2013/2014, they used about 1 billion liters, which generates an average of 5 liters of pesticides per inhabitant, according to experts. 

The doctor and professor Wanderley Pinhatti research the impacts of pesticides on health and the environment. He explains what happens when they are applied these products in crops. 

"First go to the food. He goes to the plant and then he will leave for grains. One part goes into the water reaches the water table and then leaves the water we are drinking. A part evaporates, goes into the air and reaches kilometers away. Elsewhere, including, condenses in the rain, going to other animals, that is, contaminates the soil. In humans, going into the blood and urine, goes to fat tissue. " 

For Sindiveg, union formed by 50 companies producing pesticides, if they were not made integrated pest management, good agricultural practices and the application of agrochemicals, much of Brazilian agricultural production would be lost for diseases, weeds and pests. 

Pesticides are used in Brazil since the 50s to control diseases in the field and increase productivity. The production, marketing and use are governed by Law 1989, regulated in 2002. 

The General Coordinator of Assessment and Control of Chemicals Ibama, Márcio Freitas, explains that before being marketed in the country, the pesticide must undergo evaluation. 

"This is done by three agencies: IBAMA, which evaluates the environmental issue, by Anvisa, which evaluates the question of human toxicity, and the Map, evaluating the agronomic efficiency. If the pesticide, so officially is being marketed in Brazil, it can be considered safe, although they all are potentially dangerous. " 

In 2014, the agrochemical sector generated approximately R$ 12 billion, equivalent to about R$ 39 billion.

Source: Idec

 

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