Brazilian Soy: Remarks on Sustainable Production and the SOJA PLUS Program. Eng. Agr. Ricardo Arioli Silva Aprosoja

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1 Brazilian Soy: Remarks on Sustainable Production and the SOJA PLUS Program Eng. Agr. Ricardo Arioli Silva Aprosoja

2 Aprosoja Founded in 2005, the Soybean and Corn Farmers Association of Mato Grosso State has 4,000 farmers members all over the State. It s main goal is improve the farmer s Economic, Social and Environment Sustainability, assuring they will stay in business, producing MORE with LESS to meet the world s growth of food demand.

3 SOYBEAN RANKING IN BRAZIL AMAZON RAIN FOREST 44.7% of Brazilian Area 92 times The Netherlands area 24 Million tons of SOY 33% of Brazilian SOY 8% of the World SOY Mato Grosso State 903,000 km 2 11% of Brazilian territory 2.7 million people 9.8% Mato Grosso Area 7.0% is planted with Soy Source: IBGE, 2015; IMEA, 2015 Design: Aprosoja

4 WORLD AGRICULTURE RANKING: SOME BRAZILIAN PRODUCTS 1 st Coffee Orange Sugar 2 nd Beef Soybeans Ethanol 3 rd Poultry 4 th Corn Milk Biodiesel Pork 5 th Cotton Source: MAPA, 2012, SECEX, 2012

5 BRAZIL: SUPERPOWER NATION IN AGRICULTURE? World Production of Grains, Fiber and Oilseeds Million of Metric tons 600,0 581,2 543,2 500,0 400,0 300,0 200,0 100,0-309,1 310,7 194,5 105,9 Source: USDA, 2015, FAOSTATS, 2015, Conab 2015

6 BRAZIL: SUPERPOWER NATION IN AGRICULTURE? COUNTRY TOTAL AREA CROPLAND km 2 km 2 % China 9, , % USA 9, , % Europe (27) 4, , % India 2, , % Brazil 8, % Source: CIA Factbook, 2014

7 CONFUSIONS GREENPEACE: SOY IN THE AMAZON?

8 AMAZON WHERE IS THE REAL FOREST? MT: Mato Grosso AMAZON RAIN FOREST AMAZON BIOME LEGAL AMAZON DEFINITIONS Area Brazil % (MiLLIONS km 2 ) 1 Amazon Rain Forest % 2 Amazon BIOME % 3 LEGAL Amazon % Source: IBGE, 2011; EMBRAPA, 2011

9 OUR FARM IN 1987 Native Vegetation: Cerrado

10 SAME PLACE IN 2004

11 WHERE SOYBEAN IS PRODUCED IN MATO GROSSO STATE Mato Grosso: 33% of BR Soy 8% of World Soy SOYBEAN AREA% FOREST 0.2% TRANSITION 23.0% CERRADO 76.8% PANTANAL - 0.0% 9.8% of MT AREA 7.0% is planted with Soy Soybean is planted in Cerrado!

12 MARKETS SITUATION EUROPE It s getting more and more demanding: NON GMO RESPONSIBLE PRODUCT BIOFUELS DIRECTIVE HVCA, ILUC CHINA Just volume: INCREASING CRUSHING CAPACITY WANTS TO INVEST IN OUR LOGISTICS EUROPE 1990: 68% 2008: 43% 2009: 40% 2012: 15% BRAZILIAN SOY MARKET SHARE CHINA 1990: 4% 2008: 36% 2009: 39% 2012: 66% Source: Secex, 2012 ARE WE DOING THAT BAD? PLEASE FOLLOW ME IN A LITTLE TRIP THROUGH BRAZILIAN PRODUCTION AREA

13 1987 Conversion from native vegetation to farmland 1988 Building the farm Infrastructure

14 Pitanga Cashew Cashew Mangoes

15 Silos Employees Housing

16 NEW Environmental Legislation BRAZILIAN FORESTRY CODE Other Countries Cerrado Amazon Forest Legal Reserve 0% 35% was 20% 80% was 50%

17 COMPARING COUNTRIES AS A FARM A Farm named BRAZIL TOTAL Area: 850,3 million hectares A Farm named EUROPE TOTAL Area: 418,5 million hectares NATIVE Forest Area M ha (57%) Other Uses 94.8 M ha (11%) PLANTED Forest Area 178 M ha (42%) Other Uses 73 M ha (17%) Crop Area 67.7 M ha (8%) Pasture Area M ha (23%) Pasture Area 57 M ha (14%) Crop Area 111 M ha (26,5%) Grain (t) 164 milh GDP per capita US$ 11,700 EMISSIONS per capita 1.8 tons HDI 0.71 Grain (t) 309 milh GDP per capita US$ 35,116 EMISSIONS per capita 7.5 tons HDI 0.91 Source: IBGE Países SAT 2011; The European Commission, 2012; Wikipedia, 2012 at: Design: Ricardo Arioli Silva

18 1998 Rogério, Leonardo e Juliana Colheita de Algodão 2000

19 Soy production increased 1.3 fold

20 A LITTLE OF SUSTAINABILITY Yields Producing MORE with LESS BRAZILIAN Soy: Area x Production Crop Years to (20 Crops) Area (million ha) Área (milhões de ha) Production Produção (milhões (million de t) tons) Production Increase: 304% Area Increase: 190% 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 12/13 13/14 14/15 Source: Conab, 2015, IMEA, 2015

21 A LITTLE OF SUSTAINABILITY AREA SAVINGS Producing MORE with LESS BRAZILIAN SOY SAVINGS IN AREA Due to Yield Increase CROP YEAR Area (Million ha) Production (Million tons) Yield (kg/ha) Projected Area* SAVINGS (Million ha) , , Projected Area if the Yield was the same as 1991 That means 1.7 times Mato Grosso Soybean Area. Source: CONAB, 2015

22 IRRIGATION - Cotton

23 A LITTLE OF SUSTAINABILITY SECOND CROP Production Increase per hectare: 132 % Producing MORE with LESS Mato Grosso: PRODUCTION per Hectare 8,765 kg/ha 3,780 kg/ha 1,500 kg/ha 5,632 kg/ha SECOND Crop 2,280 kg/ha 3,133 kg/ha FIRST Crop Source: Conab, 1992, Conab, 2015; IMEA, 2015

24 SECOND CROP, AFTER SOYBEANS Corn June 2013 CORN HARVESTING July 2013

25 SECOND CROP, AFTER SOYBEANS SUNFLOWER June, 2013

26 A LITTLE OF SUSTAINABILITY CLI Producing MORE with LESS CLI Crop and Livestock Integration 3 Crops, Same Area, Same Crop Year October - November January- February May - June July - October Harvesting Corn, No Till Soy Plant Corn + Pasture Pasture with Cattle Pasture stays Start again same year CROP LIVESTOCK INTEGRATION: Used today in 30% of the soybean area in Central West region

27 Corn for Silage, Pasture for Cattle Cattle Grazing

28 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES A TIPICAL FARM IN CERRADO REGION PROTECTED AREA: 600 ha (20%) PLANTED AREA 2,400 ha (80%) PROTECTED AREA MARKET VALUE: US$ 1.5 MILLION

29 SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE A NEW CONCEPT NEW SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE: No Till Erosion Control Intensive Use of Land Riparian Areas for Water Protection Legal Reserves Ecological Corridors Containers Reciclying Environmental Licensing Sustainable Landscape in Mato Grosso Primavera do Leste MT Sinop MT Agriculture + Conservation Areas Agricuture + Conservation Areas in the Farms Traditional Landscape These new Concepts of SUSTAINABILITY must have SOME VALUE in the Marketplace! Just Agriculture. NO Conservation Areas

30 No till soybeans, after cotton Wildlife running free: Tapir Planting Soybeans after sorghum with pasture

31 Brazilian Soy Management Program For Economic, Social and Environmental issues Organization:

32 What is Soja Plus? It s a Program designed to: Increase the competitiveness of the Soybean industry in Brazil Achieve better sustainability conditions on 3 pillars: Economic, Social and Environment. The Program s main objective is a constant improvement of the Sustainability of the Soybean industry in Brazil. Soja Plus Program takes coordinated actions among the Soybean chain actors, like: Farmers and Industry, Public Sector and Civil Society

33 Soja Plus is NOT: A Certification Program Certification is NOT one of our Objectives Abiove and Aprosoja will work with Soja Plus as a mainstream Program, trying to include all the industry. Certification may be achieved, but it will be a personal decision of the Farmers. Based on Premiums and other benefits Soja Plus is not trying to be an option to any other Program, like Responsible Soy, Terra Certification and others. We are working to help all the soy industry members to get in compliance with the Brazilian laws and rules Mainly Environment and Labor

34 How do we work? We started in 2011 with Soybean farmers of Mato Grosso State It s an OPEN and FREE Program, and the farmers have to agree to be part of the Soja Plus. Once they join Soja Plus, a series of information and trainnings will be provided for the farmer and his employees, on how to get in compliance with Brazilian Legislation on Safety and Environment. The farmer will decide the pace he will make the changes and adaptations at his farm, based on his investment capacity. The TRUST on his Association is KEY to have more and more farmers included. Now the Soja Plus Program is expanding to other states: Mato Grosso do Sul Bahia Minas Gerais

35 Some examples of how do we work Meetings and Trainings for farmers and their employess on Safety rules at the farms. Objectives: - Call Atention on Safety rules at the farm work, avoiding accidents. - Training for working in confined spaces and working at height 81 training courses 1,620 participants 3 States: MT, MS, MG

36 Some examples of how do we work Field Days with Farmers to present Soja Plus Program and motivate them to participate 12 Field Days 4,630 participants

37 Some examples of how do we work Seminars Challlenges and Opportunities for Brazilian Soybean Industry Objective: Present to and discuss with the Civil Society and some other stakeholders the initiatives on Soja Plus Program, to achieve an Industry Economically Viable, Socially Equitable and Environmentally Friendly. São Paulo - April 2011 Cuiabá March 2013 Brasília - April 2012 São Paulo November 2014

38 Some examples of how do we work Trainings trough SENAR on Health and Safety on a Farm Objective: Training farmers and employees to improve management on Health and Safety at the farm Trainings 392 participants Trainings 213 participants Trainings 283 participants Trainings 263 participants Total: 1,152 Trained People in Mato Grosso

39 Some examples of how do we work Development of Management Tools Objective: Support Farmers with innovative tools to help them on the Soja Plus Program goals Manuals and Documents with Brazilian Rules The farmer keeps a collection of books and Manuals with the main rules for consultation at the Farm.

40 Some examples of how do we work Development of Management Tools Objective: Support Farmers with innovative tools to help them on the Soja Plus Program goals Manual for Buildings Construction at the Farm - Help farmers to get in compliance with the law and rules on farm buildings, like: - Canteen - Employees Housing - Diesel Tank - Shop - Etc...

41 Some examples of how do we work Development of Management Tools Video Collection: To present and discuss with the employees, calling their attention to Safety rules on different working situations. Daily Dialogue on Safety How to Handle Agrochemicals Safely Daily Dialogue on Safety How to Prevent Accidents with Machinery

42 What we already did? Farm Visits Objective: Help Farmers start and follow up with the changes From April /12 to Sep/ farms attended 1,547 visits

43 What we already did? Farm visits since 2012 West: 250,455 ha 608 farms visited in MT Hectares: 1.3 million North: 345,692 ha East: 157,468 ha Plus 67 farms in MS and 10 farms in MG Considering soy yield of 3.1 tons per hectare in Mato Grosso state, the Soja Plus Program already reached 4.03 MMT of Soybeans. Mid North: 337,227 ha South: 219,039 ha 17% of Mato Grosso Soy Production

44 SPECIAL BUILDINGS AT A FARM - Construction Cost Based on Brazilian laws and rules for Environmental protection and Employess Safety and Comfort As suggested by Soja Plus Program Employees Restaurant: 28,450 Machinery Shed: 82,060 Machinery Washing Site: 6,560 Diesel Tank Protection: 1,590 Empty Conteiners Storage Site: 11,630 TOTAL INVESTMENT: 194,490 Housing for 1 family: 24,470 Housing for Single People, 4 rooms: 24,470 Storage for Agrochemicals: 11,630 Laundry for Protection Equipment: 3,630

45 Forestry Code Brazilian Environmental Law By May 2015, all the farmers in Brazil will have to have the Environmental Registry (CAR) Soja Plus Action: Help Farmers register they farms, with concentrated efforts on counties with less CARs. Mato Grosso CAR Situation by County MT - CAR Situation Total Area demanding CAR: 48.7 million ha Farms with CAR Percentage Area already Registered: 42.8 million ha 87.3%

46 AM 69.1% PA 76.5% MT 87.3 % CAR SITUATION As of March 9 th, 2015 Areas with CAR % Considering the 5 TOP Soybean producers and Amazon States 7.0% GO 12.3 % MS 3.8 % PR 9.5 % RS 0.3 % Source: MMA Ministry of Environment, 2015

47 CAR Environmental Registry of the Farm Demands a Satellite Image of the farm showing where the Protected Areas and the Farming areas are located. After the Environmental Registry Farmers will have to sign an Agreement with the Government telling what they will do to be in compliance with the law, mainly on Legal Reserves and Permanent Preservation Areas. If this is the case...

48 OBRIGADO, Ricardo Arioli Silva