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BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURE:

HIGH GROWTH WITH

ENVIRONMENTAL

SUSTAINABILITY

In 2010 Brazil’s federal government adopted the
‘ABC Plan’ – an ambitious initiative to add impetus
to the consolidation of low carbon emissions in
Brazilian agriculture while sustaining economic
growth in the sector. The ABC Plan consists of sev-
en programs, six of which are related to the devel-
opment of sustainable production and mitigation
technologies and the final program to climate
change adaptation:

? Program 1: Rehabilitation of
Degraded Pastures – recovery of 15
million hectares of degraded pasture INDUSTRY
? Program 2: Crop-Livestock-Forest Integration
and Agroforestry Systems – increase in the use
of integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems,
covering an area of 4 million hectares
? Program 3: Tillage System – expansion
of the no-tillage system, covering
an area of 8 million hectares

? Program 4: Biological Nitrogen Fixation – As you would ex- ters northeast of Sao Paulo (Brazil’s largest city)
increase of biological nitrogen fixation in an Aerospace pect from the land and within a short distance of Viracopos/Campi-
area covering 5.5 million hectares of farmland, of the pioneer of nas, Latin America’s second-busiest cargo hub,
as a substitute for nitrogen fertilizers aviation – Alberto Santos Dumont – Brazil to- and Guarulhos/Sao Paulo, Latin America’s busiest
day has a world-class, competitive aerospace passenger airport. The Brazilian Aerospace Clus-
? Program 5: Planted Forests – industry. It is currently home to the third-largest ter is home to over 130 companies, both domestic
expansion of new forest plantations, commercial aircraft manufacturer, Embraer, and and international, that employ almost 30,000
covering an area of 3 million hectares hosts global leaders such as Boeing, EADS, GE, people. It is also home to universities, govern-
Pratt & Whitney Canada and Rolls Royce. ment bodies and research institutions, creating
? Program 6: Treatment of Animal Waste The Brazilian aerospace industry is the larg- an environment highly conducive to innovation
– increase technologies used to treat 4.4 est in the Southern Hemisphere. It operates in a and product development.
million cubic meters of animal waste globalized market, positioning itself as a leader The aeronautical segment offers a wide range
in several market segments, thanks to the tech- of products, including airplanes, helicopters,
? Program 7: Adaption to Climate Change nology and quality of its products. The compa- their structural parts and assemblies, engines,
nies in this industrial cluster do everything from components and parts, radio and navigation
Under the ABC Plan, the Brazilian government initial design to providing support and mainte- equipment, systems and equipment and air traf-
aims to reduce between 1.168 billion and 1.259 bil- nance, as well as providing various types of spe- fic control. It is also offers maintenance, repair
lion metric tons of CO2 equivalent, based on to- cialized services. and overhaul for aircraft of various sizes, engines,
tal emissions forecast for the year 2020, which The aerospace sector encompasses the aero- on-board systems components and equipment,
are expected to total 3.236 billion metric tons of nautical, defense and space sectors and is concen- as well as design, engineering and related indus-
CO2 equivalent. Agriculture will be responsible for trated in the Brazilian Aerospace Cluster in Sao trial services.
22.5% of the targeted reduction. Jose dos Campos, a city approximately 80 kilome- The defense segment offers, in addition, air-
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