The themes are varied and very relevant to the agribusiness environment
The year 2022 was marked by many novelties and many projects put into practice. All the Agroligadas ‘ cores have done their best to take many special actions about agribusiness to the whole country. Some projects had national reach, such as Podcast Em Produção, which was aired on 9 different occasions, dealing with the most varied topics. Let’s look back at all the episodes and what were the topics of the chats that took place this year?
Episode 1 – Interview with Gustavo Spadotti
In the first episode of the podcast, we have a chat with the General Head of Embrapa Territorial, a very important entity for the collection of data on what happens throughout the country. The chat brought us a lot of information about production and how people from the country and the city can use the opportunities to make great decisions.
Do you know why coconuts grow in the northeast and not in the serra gaúcha? And why don’t we see wheat in Maranhão or Roraima? Why does our Brazilian Cerrado concentrate the largest production of grains and fibers? If the states produced a little bit of everything, would we be able to end hunger in the country? We talk about these and other issues in this episode.
Episode 2 – Interview with Caio Carbonari
Caio Carbonari is a professor at Paulista State University, works in the area of Plant Breeding and is a specialist in Food and Brazilian Production.
Do we drink agrochemicals in our water or eat poison on our plates? Is Brazil really the champion of pesticide use per inhabitant? Does new product coming to market mean increased pesticide use or is it the modernization of technology?
Episode 3 – Agrochemicals (Debate | Part 1)
In episode 3 we continue our conversation with Caio Carbonari, professor at UNESP.
How can the application of pesticides in crops harm humans and the environment? Does the amount applied degrade the soil? Do I need to be afraid of the release of new products? Do the foods I consume have high levels of agrochemicals?
Episode 4 – Agrochemicals (Debate | Part 2)
The 4th episode is about food production, continuing the debate about the chat with Caio Carbonari, professor at UNESP.
Will there ever be only organically grown fruits, vegetables and greens in the markets? Is organic food totally free from contamination? Are the defensives the villains? Is producing food without the use of chemicals something essential in our agriculture?
Episode 5 – Interview with Elaine Silva
In this episode we talk about the importance of the woman inserted in the Agribusiness segment. For this, we invited Elaine Silva, who is an Agricultural Engineer and General Manager at Leisor.
Do we have agribusiness in the city? Are women present in agribusiness? What is the importance of regulating the use of pesticides?
Episode 6 – Interview with Paulo Costa
We talked to Paulo Costa, Coordinator of the Traceability Protocol at CNA (Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil).
Our country has more than 100 million head of beef cattle. Would it be possible to have a single tool that gathers data on each of them, from birth to slaughter? If the ox is tracked, is it as if it had a CPF? And what does the cattle breeder gain by investing in traceability systems on the farm?
Episode 7 – Interview with Paula Queiroz
Where does the meat for the Sunday barbecue come from?! And how was the meat from your hamburger made?!
The episode brought some of those answers! We had a chat with Paula Queiroz, director of IMAC, which is the Mato Grosso Meat Institute. We talk about the traceability of meat from the beef to the plate.
Are people willing to pay more for that kind of product? And there is more: did you know that there are fast-food giants investing in meat traceability?
Episode 8 – ESG with Ricardo Assumpção
What is the real value generation for a company that has its actions focused on the environment, on people, and on governance practices? And do ESG rules apply to the whole world? Is it possible to have just one rule, for different realities?
Is it possible for a company to focus on people, be they customers, employees, or society in general, and still guarantee quality in service and equality among all?
And in this different format, we had a chat with Ricardo Assumpção, partner at EY, ESG leader for Latin America South, and Chief Sustainability Officer for Brazil.
Episode 9 – Traceability of Brazilian Leather with Kim Sena
How can one of the oldest products used by man, leather for example, have its production be sustainable? Will it be possible to trace the leather pieces after slaughter? By having a sustainable leather production, can it gain new consumers? What are the advantages for the consumer to buy leather products?
In this episode we talk with Kim Sena, Sustainability Manager at JBS Couros, who works on eco-efficient solutions for the leather industry, from process optimization to the evaluation of mechanisms for minimizing the use of natural resources.
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In total, 9 episodes have been aired in this first phase of our Podcast In Production, and we look forward to many more to come. Our project was developed in partnership with RCE Digital, LIDE Mato Grosso, and Crop Comunicação.
