São Paulo – Brazil’s federal government announced a new National Fertilizer Plan. A decree made public early this week on the Official Gazette mandates the establishment of a work group to devise the strategy.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply said the effort is intended to increase manufacturing and availability of domestically made fertilizer, to minimize reliance on imported product, and to add competitiveness to Brazilian agribusiness products in international markets. According to the Ministry, Brazil relies on imports for some 60% of its fertilizer needs.
The plan will be drafted with input from officials in the Special Secretariat on Strategic Affairs of the Presidency, the Chief of Staff’s Office and the ministries of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply; Economy; Infrastructure; Mines and Energy; Environment; and Science, Technology and Innovation; the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa). The Institutional Security Cabinet, and the Attorney General’s Office. The work will be handled by the Special Secretariat on Strategic Affairs.
The group will convene fortnightly via videoconferencing to work on the plan, and work will continue for 120 days, after which the National Fertilizer Plan will be submitted to the Special Secretary on Strategic Affairs of the Presidency.
Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
