Recognition and challenges: November 5 marks Agricultural Technician Day

Professionals celebrate this Wednesday (5) a legacy of more than a century, consolidated by struggles, regulations, and decisive contribution to the Brazilian agribusiness. Brazil celebrates, on this 5th of November, the Day of the Agricultural Technician — an official date established by Law No. 13,099/2015 and chosen in reference to the promulgation of Law No. 5,524, of 1968, which established the practice of the profession. The choice was made in 1988, during the National Meeting of Agricultural Technicians, promoted by the National Federation of the category (FENATA), in Brasília. Throughout their trajectory, these professionals have played a decisive role in the structuring and modernization of the national agribusiness, acting in more than 40 different areas — from management and production to management and commercialization. “Agricultural technicians have expanded their capacity to act with competence and leadership in the Brazilian agribusiness. They are at the forefront ...