PHC well positioned1 Dec 2021 09:19
Bioinsums can circumvent fertilizer shortages Some solutions increase plant efficiency in the use of existing fertilizer.
Brazil lives two distinct moments when it comes to bioinsums and fertilizers.While the former is experiencing an expansion, the second is in the midst of debates about possible shortages in the coming harvests.Bio-based products, which include solutions that enhance fertilization, are a priority in the country.This year alone the Ministry of Agriculture has registered 77 products of low toxicity.In 2020, it was the record year of record with 95 such products.
In the possible fertilizer supply crisis, coupled with high prices, bioinsums can be allies. Agrolink Portal spoke with Fábio Brandi, Technical Manager of Plant Helth Care (PHC) Brazil, about this type of segment: The company was responsible for bringing the Harpin protein to the country, which here is named H2Copla. It is a protein that acts as a biostimulant of plants, acting against stresses such as drought and root potential.
Agrolink Portal: how can bioinsums collaborate if there is a shortage of fertilizers and circumventing the high costs? Fábio Brandi: at a time when low availability and high cost of fertilizers can impact productivity, we know that some biosumos can make a difference, because they increase the efficiency of plants in the use of existing fertilizer. In practice, certain biomaterials activate plant physiology, promoting greater root growth, providing better absorption of water and nutrients. They help the plant to circumvent water stress and optimize the use of all the insums, contributing to an effective gain of productivity and profitability to the farmer in all crops.
Agrolink Portal: for us to understand: bio-inputs, including growth promoters, are a recent wave. There is no Chinese dependency? Why?
Fábio Brandi: Fertilizers and fertilizers are among our main import products from China. According to Blog FAZCOMEX (24/09/2021), we imported from them the equivalent of U$ 593 million of these products in 2019. They are large producers and exporters of urea, sulfates and phosphates, representing almost 1/3 of the world market. The energy crisis, caused by climatic events, generated energy rationing in China with a significant decrease in production and consequent record increase in prices and
product shortage in the global market. In the case of bio-inputs, China is not an important supplier of raw materials or even strains of these products for the world market. Production is often regionalized, using strains of microorganisms from the region itself, which are already adapted and more efficiently for that region. In this way, the bio-inputs market suffers less from the current crisis that has taken place with the large global suppliers of pesticides and fertilizers.