Pest pressure, chemical resistance, and the high cost of fertilizers drive the use of biologicals, the sector evaluates.
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The Brazilian market for bio-inputs is in strong expansion and shows resilience even in the face of global slowdown in the segment, driven by scientific advances, climate pressure, high costs of chemicals, and a structural change in the logic of agricultural production. This is the assessment of the president of the Brazilian Association of Bio-input Industries (Abinbio), Marcelo de Godoy Oliveira. According to him, the growth in the use of bio-inputs in the country is directly linked to four fundamental factors that have created a favorable environment for the adoption and development of these technologies. The first of these is the accelerated increase in the incidence of pests and diseases. As a tropical country, Brazil maintains high-intensity production systems, with "green bridges" that facilitate the multiplication of these organisms and require an increasing number of pesticide applications. "The second point is the advancement of pest and disease resistance to chemicals, ...