Chickpea is included in the climate risk agricultural zoning of Brazil

Chickpea cultivation was included in the Climate Risk Agricultural Zoning (ZARC). The ordinance, published this Thursday (12/09) in the Federal Official Gazette, by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Map), was based on studies coordinated by Embrapa Hortaliças (Brasília, DF) within the scope of the Zarc Network, with the support of the Ministry. The document indicates sowing periods and climatic risk levels for the cultivation of kabuli-type chickpeas, in rainfed and irrigated crops, by municipality, considering the characteristics of the climate, soil types and cycles of the cultivars recommended for the Brazil. Responsible for the work, the researcher from Embrapa Hortaliças, Marcos Braga, says that the entire study was carried out with the aim of preventing climatic adversities from coinciding with the most sensitive phases of the chickpea culture, thus minimizing agricultural losses. Chickpea Zarc results cover the entire national territory. All cultivars ...