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Put future. É nesse cenário que Cruzalta se Central offices. Referência nacional em Saint Louis Gonzaga and Saint Barbara of the South, regions that combine agricultural strength, technology and development regional. Here, irrigating doesn't mean To simply produce more, means to produce With stability, reduce losses. caused by the droughts, to guarantee competitiveness and transform knowledge as a result of field. Os números mostram a força dessa transformation. In recent years, the irrigated area of It grew by more than 65%. In corn, the advance surpassed 52%. At SAPRA 202324, the state reached more than 214,000 irrigated farms in soybean and more than 121,000 1000 hectares of corn. An expansion driven by water storage, dams and systems pumping. More than that, realities. In a time when producing Food requires efficiency. sustainability e inteligência hídrica. Cruzalta shows The world where the future has already begun. THE A future where, water, and innovation Strengthens us to nourish tomorrow. Cross Alta, capital of Rio Grande do Sul of irrigation, Brazilian. Good morning everyone. One great and we are here to give beginning of our Rigantes meeting. Greetings to our mayor who believed and believes that agriculture is the A way out for all of us. So just one event The mayor gives us all the support. irrigators and us, rural producers. On behalf of the mayor, I greet you all. I think we are... habits by seeing, hearing our sponsors. possível esse evento. From the very first event. Thank you very much to all of ours. sponsors, especially to the state government, mayor, who was and is being our great partner. The meeting of irrigators is We need to join forces. with this activity that guarantees income to our producer. If every producer had on your property, 30% of the area is irrigated, We wouldn't need to have insurance. agricultural, because we would be a guarantee de produtividade e produção. and the municipalities, my friend, and thank you very much, Daniel. national. Isso nos orgulha, nos deixa Thank you very much for your presence. Good morning. Are you cold? Let's be more firm, then. Good morning. Then it got better. No protocolo era pro city. It's always a huge joy. irrigation. I was an intern, right? Voluntária, I still am, I believe. But I was I was involved, I always helped with everything. that I could, with the part of communication, primarily, was lacking. an idea of ​​what my life was going to become, But I was already embracing the cause of irrigation together with my father, because the Leading by example is contagious, isn't it? And he spoke and still speaks. still from irrigation with so much love, with so, so much alike, with so much so I believe I embraced this cause together. I've been with him for a long time. I started to studying irrigation, I started to... dedicate to communicating irrigation and today to see an event of this magnitude is in a A city that supports agriculture, right, Mayor? That's what's above many expectations, not only from the residents of Cruz, but from our region, it is a reason for much pride. So, I I am honored to be an ambassador for our wheat here, our Gustavo ambassador for the Tecnow event and I I am very proud, before anything else. Something like being an ambassador for agriculture, you know? from our Cruzalta. And I'm seeing a lot, seeing many young people here, students, and I want to call on you to embrace this. Flag together, because we are many. generations working together Eh, During these two days here, we will have a lot privileged international, national, gaúcha da irrigação. And that has to be So I won't have many protocols. But I need to do these. Special thanks to the people who agriculture, they believe in me, they believe in nossa cruzalta, no nosso estado. And let's go I have two very important days here. So I want to call you to to talk. There are people here, I always bigger. Often the solution that If someone close to us already has it, we'll do it. Unite before anything else. for us to be able to improve more and more and if So I call upon you to unite. Then I promise I won't keep talking. right, stop to call people, but I I would very much like to ask for permission. to tell this story, because the The movement for irrigation has been going on for a long time. I called him, but he's not looking at me. Father, Teles, the mobilization for irrigation is coming a long time ago. I want to tell you that I I travel all over Brazil. I went to find the Lobatinho in Chicago, in the United States United, and he said: "The club of Irrigation has changed the way I see many things. "thing". So, there are many multinational companies. affection from the Irrigation Club, which was I'm proud of that. So, congratulations, uh, Dani, congratulations on all the mobilization. also. Eh, eu quero falar que vocês são incredible and it was time to say that we're going to Enjoy this event, it's an honor. Having him in Cruzalta, inside the house. Where My fellow ambassador, Mauricio? I can't find him either, but We are here, also committed to spreading the word. as much as possible irrigation in our city. If I've forgotten anyone, I ask... I'm pretty bad, actually. But guys, So let's start with what matters, right? Que é a primeira palestra que é de measuring, calculating, understanding what the Drought really takes its toll on producers. THE Dr. Alencar Zanon is a professor at UFSM. University of Nebraska, in the United States Crops, a group that combines research, outreach and inovação direto no campo. He will go to us show with data how much Rio Grande do Southern Brazil suffers losses in soybean and corn crops due to drought. And me I'll tell you in advance that the number is higher. more than we imagine. Dr. Alencar, Welcome! Where? I don't know if you'll want to stay here. node I think I'll get one of those. Go. Do you want me to call you? Good morning everybody. Good morning everybody. Eu quero um bom dia que You didn't even give her any, huh? Let's go new. Good morning. Good day. Ah, now that's better. Spectacular. Spectacular. First, I would like to congratulate... the mayor and the whole team that is involved with the organization of this event. One of the things I learned It's in the United States that we should expect less from the government to solve the our problems and we, as producers and producers, we have to be protagonists. So this is very important, this is what We're seeing here today, the Producers joining forces with the government. to solve real problems. So congratulations to all of you and primarily the organizing committee who has been working for quite some time It's hard for us to have this moment of discussion. Very good. My topic is How much does the Rio Grande lose due to drought in Soybeans and corn. Nothing I'm going to say here That's what I believe, what I think. All It is published in the ecophysiology book. of soybeans, aiming for high yields. If you have any questions, the original author is there. Oh, José Eduardo Vin, what's happening? Perfect now. This is the first author. from the book. And here we also have the maize ecophysiology book, aiming to high productivity. So that is important. Beware of magic in Brazilian agriculture. There is plenty. plenty of product that yields three, four, five more bags per hectare every day years, regardless of the condition. So the People need to be a little more careful, have a A little, as Michel would say, a bit. more critical thinking to see what is What is truth and what is a lie? So we We need this in agriculture. Brazilian. Yeah, I've already met some friends from Paraguay, and that's an important point. We truly are, and here I speak as producer, It's about believing in what is true. in what has been happening behind the scenes and forgetting a little bit of magic, and by magic I mean... that product that is independent of whether it rains Whether or not it yields three or four sacks per hectare, Professor Nilson. So, we need a little more data and a little more management. Since I'm talking about data, I'll show you where it comes from in a moment. the data that I'm going to show here. That's the work we do. soying money maker. As a producer here in the interior of J from Castilhos, working with the only The goal is to make money. That's what I learned from my father. settler, gringo, ciroline, that we work to earn money. So what have we done there? 10 years, aunt? We're going inside farming. Cada pontinho desses aqui é uma farming. Por exemplo, da Sementes Aurora, for example, by Rodrigo Rossato. So, we're going inside the crop farming for diagnosis, identificar o problema. I'll show it to What do we do inside the... Video, please. Ah, the sounds. Let's see. The sound is exciting. Ele tem que ter o sound. Where is? No problem. Now let's go Mom of sound. Each of these tiny stitches is a labor of love. Okay, here? whole. Não é um pedacinho da lavoura, Partners? Então aqui estão todos os collect data. No próximo eu preciso de sound importa o produtor ganhar dinheiro. But given. Eu com o professor, a professora Mirta vai falar daqui a pouquinho. THE a trend depois da inteligência artificial. Then let's go. Eixo X e eixo Y com dado de farming. So, the X-axis, productivity. Y-axis, profit. Então nós temos aqui cada bolinha dessas uma lavoura. So it's not dinheiro ou se perdeu dinheiro. Then money. Produziu dois, perdeu dinheiro also. He produced three, resulting in a draw. money. Produziu cinco, ganhando mais money still. Produzindo seis, ganhou More money. Okay then, Mayor. Which que é a tendência que a gente vê? As Wonder. Agora vamos pra safra 21 22. money. It produced 2 tons, resulting in a tie. He produced 3 tons and made money. It produced 4 tons, it earned more money still. It produced 5 tons. He won a money trick. Produced 6 tons, he earned a ton of money. What am I showing here? First, The same trend. The more it produces, more earns. So, first important message, If we want to make money, we We need to produce soybeans. There is no other alternative. Win Money belongs to those who produce a lot. Professor, let's compare two harvests. Now, professor. Harvest 24 25. And here I ask a question. For you. Remember that I am Professor, huh? And I like to ask questions to whom Sit right in the front. Who harvested 50 sacks last season? It was a tie, but who harvested 50 sacks in Harvest 21 22 won two. What is the main factor that explains the difference? We harvested 50 bags in both harvests because in one we tied and in the On the other hand, we make money. Which one is it? the main factor that explains this, Professor Jess? Very good. Price of Soybeans, Professor Jesse. Excellent. Price of soy. How's the price of the stone? today? I looked in the chamber now of morning, 112 with 50. How much did it cost? 2021, 2022? 200 on the stone. 204. Mayor. Mayor, look, we as producers, Now, speaking from producer to producer, We can achieve it today, if we want to. Selling soybeans from 204? Yes or no? No, unfortunately not. What can we do? What to do with the producer? Produce more. It's no use complaining about the price of soy. We did not change the price of soybeans. THE What we need to worry about is harvesting. moreover, because regardless of the harvest, The more we harvest, the more we... wins. Very good. Now I'll put the paper down. the gringo hat here in the countryside of Júlio de Castilhos. I worry about cost, mayor. Now there you have it, the cost. When I retired, Mayor Santa Maria, I went home and told my father: "No, Dad, now we have to invest, father. Let's add plenty of fertilizer. That's right, kid. We have to give a saved up, every now and then it gives a dry. Well, that's what we did. together with Professor GC when Professor, what were we looking for? A trend. Que que nós vimos, professor? It doesn't exist. trend. Não é uma questão de investir very. What we need, and it's a lot... Identify the problem and invest wisely. So it's not about investing little or investing muito, é investir certo. That's what they dados nos mostram. So, what is it? primeira mensagem? How do I win? ganho e investindo, certo? That's no small thing. no meio ou muito, é certo. So we Okay. Spectacular. Aqui tô eu. Sunday irrigated. distribuição de plantas. So the potencial de sequeiro? That's the most I can do. tipo de solo. What do you mean, professor? Put que que entrou o solo agora? Because mais argiloso armazena mais água. One Very good. Então eu tenho duas lavouras. vai meter dois pivolar. So we're going I'm sending irrigated patterns and their crops. in the dryland. Oh, pay attention here. What do I call the What is the difference between irrigated and rainfed farming? Loss for what reason? Loss for too good, loss for water. So, looking at this difference, I know. Is it worth it for me to invest in a pivot or no. So I'm separating what is Water loss. Are there other losses? He has Loss due to handling. That's where nutrition comes in. plant, disease, insect, nematode. Spectacular. I'm not going to go into too much detail. loss due to handling, I'll stay here longer in Water loss. So let's go. What did we do? teacher? Where did it come from, how did it... Sir, do you estimate the potential? Who likes Valnei, suggest a topic for the kids later. Go to this website here, www.ildgap.org. This shows how we estimate the irrigated potential and the potential of dryland. So, the numbers that I'm going to Speaking to you is the most robust way that exists in the world to cherish potential. So let's go, Mr. Molinario. Potential irrigated. Quanto que a gente pode irrigate? Dr. Carlos. Average age in years? 18. Então não é Neither the best year nor the worst. Us We took the 18-year-old vibe and put it in. here. So let's take a look. Brazil, if we irrigate our crops and do the handling, as it should be done, is not just Put in a pivot, huh? First you have to go Water well and then you have to fertilize to Yes, fungicide for that, all with mano costume. How much can we afford? irrigate? I'm going to focus more on Rio Grande do If we irrigate from the middle of Santa Maria downwards Our target is 100, Giovano. From Santa Maria upwards, our target is 117. Números, números duros. I don't work with Magic here. Here is the number that we Awesome! Vamos pro sequeiro, porque What is the topic of the lecture? As Did we lose? 100 and 117. we estimate the potential for drought relief Brazil. Attention, First news, we are in the region. if you want to produce soybeans in rainfed conditions. Big, Looking back at our 18 years of rain, we 50. If we think about the high cross, going to Passo Background, sense of missions, It varies from 50 to 100. Southern half of the river. Is everything alright? So let's go. Quanto que a gente perde What is the impact of water on soybeans over an average of 18 years? Is it worth it or not? A pivot in Rio Grande? I took a look. every year. Every year. Metade sul do Rio Grande, How much do we lose due to drought? Of 50, 60 sacks per hectare. I remember when I visited Giovan in 2014, partial agriculture putting the all. Porque tá aqui o número, 50, 60 here. Quanto que a gente tá perdendo? 1 years due to drought. Every year. Every year. That's quite an investment, huh, Mayor? So, here's the number. My mission I was going to come here and present the number. THE draw. Metade sul 60. Aqui na região the That's it. Very good. It froze up a bit there, full that you were a speaker tomorrow, Dr. Giovano, we can't just show the Bad too. Essa é a foto do Giovana Paranelo. Harvest It's just theory, right? It's practical. It's practical. That's the reality. Right? Então nós já sabemos o quanto que tá na mesa por falta de água. But why big loss and then because of the risk. So what did we do? years? Professor Nilson. Now the part economic. Agora atenção todo mundo aí. here. Dr. César. É Dr. César. Good students, Pode ser com um ponto, Rodrigo. I'll take it. We take the box and represent Nilson, 20 years old, the middle. And we caught it. also the five, the 10 best harvest. Okay Here are the 10 best harvests, mustache. Caixa do meio, 20 safra média. Moustache quiet. Vou mostrar isso na prática. years. Aqui é todas as épocas de I'll harvest what the weather allows. You Look at the cucumber. Vamos plantar no dia 20 de outubro. I Can I harvest 500 kg or can I harvest 5,000 kg. We will plant on November 30th. I Can I harvest 500 kg or can I harvest 5,000 kg? Então quando eu planto no It varies from 8 to 90 bags. I never know. Auntie, I'm a producer. How am I going to make an investment? Considering the current price of fertilizer, what's the best way to improve fertilization? It's not easy, But then I'll irrigate it. I have. other. Tá aqui números. How many years, teacher? 40. Vamos pro milho um pouquinho. Which one is it? o potencial irrigado no milho? Those valor aqui, ó, é saca por hectar. Then, It has reduced considerably. Mas vamos mostrar a perde por falta de água. So here are numbers huh? Então aqui os números, o quanto milho por deficiência hídrica. Those invention. that you can't see. Boa música, chefe. Isso aí, guri. It does not give num pivô significa que tá mal. I did not know Aqui tem outros exemplos. Here's more Examples. Então não é só botar o pivô, empresa de irrigação. Today we have a Michel. Realmente nós acreditamos e first? That's how it is. When we até o final do enchimento de grão. No Here is the pocketknife. This is the end of grain filling. Those who irrigate cannot I've seen this here in the fields. If some vag fell right from the bottom, It means there was a water shortage here. In that period here. There was a water shortage during that period. The plant aborts. If there was a water shortage on this side here, What's going to happen? First, this is going to happen. It will abort the grain, then the weight will to be smaller. So, we need to understand plants. to ensure proper irrigation. Another important point, Our climate varies, and this has an impact. in handling. Look, you, now you can't speak. That's a sound, huh, kid? Don't let me down. Day one I'm asking you, yes, it needs irrigation. or not? Answer me yes or no? Some yes, some no. It is fine. Day two. This is a real-life example from farming. It needs watering. Yes or no? Some yes, some no. Very good. Let's go See what the producer told us. DUST. Oh, the way the land is here, oh. Oh, it's soaked. There's no need to water today, nor tomorrow. Awesome! The producer in the method Old irrigation systems are not needed. Day 3, How's the crop going? Like this. Why? Because we have to look at the soil, the plant. and the weather. And you have to know the How much water is in the tank? water. Professor, difference in productivity. First, let's understand the what happened. The soybeans were in the period... critical. Let me show you. here. Critical period. What happened to the water limit? The soil was going down, but it wasn't possible to... Seeing it only by touch. So, a pivot doesn't We irrigated, we did what the producer... We didn't irrigate it, though. The other pivot and We irrigate. We have to trust science. What happened to an error of irrigation? A mistake. 65 bags where we don't irrigate and 86 bag where we irrigate. A mistake. So we no longer have room for error. Here are other producers that we... They're working together and doing an excellent job. work. Guys, This brings me to the end of my presentation. As a teacher, it can't be any different. Test and oral exam. Who wants to answer? The first one? Don't all raise your hand at once. Very good. What's your name, old man? William, The answer is yes or no, Guilherme. People can change the climate, yes or no. no? Very good, correct answer. Platoon Facing the camera is always good. Who wants Answer the second question? Ah, very good, Ingrid. We, as agronomy students, We're having a practical lesson today, we... is able to change the price of soybeans in Chicago Stock Exchange? Yes or no? Very good. No. Excellent. So, for us, as producer, as a consultant, We talk so much about the weather and soybean prices? There's no point in us talking about it. That's what we We haven't changed it. We will not change that. THE What do we have to talk about? What opportunities do we have? What are the opportunities? Soy. In Rio Grande, we are losing. Up to 60 sacks of soybeans per hectare per year. Corn, we are losing due to lack of water, up to 80 bags per hectares per year. How many years? 18 years old. So, look, who... Now we're going to... an important aspect. I got the price of the campala today from morning. I multiplied 60 by 112.5 and 80 based on the price of corn. It's 55 on the stone in Campal. How much did that cost in How much money per year? With today's prices? These are today's prices. That's the number. That's what's staying in table due to lack of water. So, who can do irrigation? It has the security of putting money into pocket. And speaking of money, aunt, who I have a R$ 200 bill for me. to loan? 200. I know it's there, look. Ah, those Producers who come from Alegreta, I'm going I'll tell you, boy. Guys, we have money, huh? Look at that. Thank you very much, There's no mistake. The rice farmers have money, There is water. Hey everyone, what's the message that... What did I want to leave for you? So you see the 200 bill? When can we irrigate? When the Can people irrigate? I know that not everyone can. In my We can't build a house because of the terrain. but who can irrigate this 200, with good irrigation, a Good management means putting the 200 in the pocket of producer, because the number is here. But who can irrigate and isn't irrigating or You're irrigating it poorly, do you know what you're doing? with 200. Pay attention now. Okay Doing this here, look. Oh, it's doing this here. So, it was That's the message I wanted to convey. For you. Harsh message based on data. Attention now of Pretty, isn't it? Spectacular. I don't have There's no doubt that gaucho music will dominate the Brazil. There won't be any for funk, for countryside. Listen to the melody of the baitaca. But it's a joke, but I have one. Message here. Music, beautiful words, opinions, everything. Okay, but let's not get confused. Music, beautiful words, opinion and miracles. Agriculture no longer has room for... that. Don't believe in miracles. For people making decisions in agriculture, prec Data, and reliable data. That's what's going to happen. to make us earn money. It's not me. That's what I'm saying. This gentleman with hair whites, your Var in Buffet, the most successful investor of the 20th century. THE The risk isn't in the weather. We already know. our climate and we know the loss that... People have it for water. The risk lies in not to know exactly what we are doing it within our crops and we We have to be careful with the producer. Because we act a lot on emotion. THE Sir, do you believe, Mayor, that we Did we stop selling soybeans in 204? I don't know if this happened with another producer. here, but we left because I acted with the emotion. I thought it was 210. I ask: "Who here is Catholic or Do I believe in God or a higher power? Put "Please raise your hand." Very good. I brought a phrase from the Bible. Old Testament. Blessed is the The man who finds wisdom and the man who acquire knowledge. So I congratulate once again... organizing committee promoting a debate where we bring knowledge and serious knowledge for a decision-making process that allows the Producer to earn more money. Anyone interested in a good course irrigation, just send me a WhatsApp message. then water properly and harvest more or less. a chat with the kids over there Ercrop. Final message. What is the path to profitability? Not with a photo, with pretty words, with X-axis and Y-axis. The path of Profitability is only one thing. Spoon more. Remember the picture. The more we The more you harvest, the more we gain. And it is not Whether investing a little or a lot, it's still investing. Okay. So we're going to do it this way. now. I'll ask Eitor. my cell phone, I'll leave the microphone on. And we're going to do the following, everyone there. What should I order? Do you understand? Umada here. Harvest more by investing wisely. Thank you very much. Awesome! I return the floor to madam. Thank you very much. The lady is in heaven. Amen. Hey professor, this one's for me. as a gift. I thought we were going to draw lots, but since I I won. It's OK. He even asked him the question, right? One question really tore the 200 note apart. Did you tear up the 200 bill? Moments of tension. Thank you very much, professor. What a great way to start the class off on the right foot! Our morning. So, when we Put a number on the loss, and the conversation changes. right? It's no longer abstract, it's real. and it is It is measurable and urgent. What if drought is the However, irrigation is part of the problem. response. I think that's all there is to it. Clear to everyone, but irrigate well. It goes far beyond simply connecting a pivot. Let's go For the next lecture this morning. Where is the teacher? I'll call our next one then. The speaker is a professor at the FSM. decades and one of the greatest experts of the country in water management in systems agricultural. A Dra. Mirta Petri vai nos to present a diagnosis of the losses. Water resources in agriculture and pathways concretes to increase productivity with irrigation. Dr. Mirta, be very welcome. Eh, It passes by and comes back here. Thanks. Good morning everybody. I I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude at the beginning of my... lecture for the professor, for João Teles, who has been working with this topic of irrigation here and that also has us approximate for future work of many gains here for Cruzalta. I would also like to thank Claudia, right, who was in contact with me during all these last few days for so much both for the lecture and for the work that They will all come here together. Thank you also the mayor of Cruzalta Here's a very special thank you to Rose and Antonio, right? Antonio, who He just told me that he spurred me. Through the internet, right, for one to coordinating a very important task What's important is that we have here with the Irrigation hub in Rio Grande do Sul. So, I work with irrigation and I work with Cruzalta, especially there It's been a long time, hasn't it? So, when Camila He was talking about João's work in front of irrigation club, I remembered that it's in property over there belonging to Mr. João Teles, eh back in the early days of the system Herriga, I almost got bitten by one. It's a dog, right? But, uh, I'm telling you that the dog lost to me in that It's a struggle, isn't it? So we already have stories here. So way beyond of us working here with the part I also want to work in irrigation. with you, with you here, the part contextualizing the area here in Rio Grande do Sul, which is the work that... people have with the irrigation hub of the Northwest of Rio Grande do Sul. And then I'm going to work a little with data from the way we manage things and the losses that we have based on what the People call them indicators. bioclimatic, which is what we We need to do this to reduce the risk. of losses due to everything that comes occurring, which is an increase in temperature. and a decrease in the amount of rain or of rainfall distribution. So, in that This is the initial part I want to show. This is precisely the starting point for you. this work that we are coordinating with João Teles here and with Mauricio at the irrigation hub of Rio Grande do Sul, which is a project together with the Ministry of Integration and of Regional Development and that already It's in progress, which is us doing a diagnosis and planning of expansion of the irrigated area within the hub and also in other regions of the pole. So I I bring you some results. Initials, then a little more to say later. from the management part for you. Then, what have we mapped out within this of this first major project with the hub irrigation, which is what we do diagnosis of the actual area survey irrigated area that it has and then we will working with estimates of what we We need to irrigate, right? And from that an estimate of what we need irrigate, we will work with the possibility of expanding these areas within what we call a sustainable timeline, that is, from us We have water and we have energy to to support this growth in irrigation here. And then we we will also make a projection precisely what is missing or of energy supplement that we you need to have it, because to irrigate with center pivot irrigation requires energy. right? And this is a great one, one of the greats. bottlenecks that we have in terms of increase of irrigated area, that is, of us we We don't have any surplus of electricity. AND We're also going to work here on this. decrease in revenue due to losses that we have. So, the mayor knows, The planning secretary knows, The Secretary of Agriculture knows that When there are droughts, the city government loses. muito em receita. Now, how many are there? these recipes and how we can anticipate these losses occur long before they actually do, right? So, to do a real mapping. from that. So, we're forming a group. It took a lot of hard work for us to get there. with the capacity building of giants and of managers, in the sense that we have the You need to have a water reservoir. of how the systems of irrigation so that we can really have a sustainable advancement of this system implement that is on the property and that is not being used. Then me too I have the great satisfaction of already being here. to bring you a second project, right, that's when we started working with the Claudia and João make sure to have a It's been a month and it's already approved and it's already with the signature of the ministry and signature from the university, uh, that belongs to us operational and mechanized infrastructure management. shared within this hub. Then we even managed to get implements, right, so we can do patrols agricultural, that is, improving our Highways, right? so, bring equipment pro polo and that they can help Nile that We need better logistics. of transportation, because the losses are not They only occur within the crop field, they It also happens because we have roads. transport this product that we we have created. So, we have several big goals here, including the issue of the help and empowerment of the small producer, aiming for an approach or a production that is for school lunches school or to encourage the use of eh irrigation also for the small producer. So this is a major breakthrough. what we have and what João told me He said, "Oh, last year it's about that..." We get a little tired of politicians. so we need to get closer and We need to join forces together. with the university, together with the hub, together with the ministry for us Let's unlock all of this. So I have It is a great pleasure to communicate. This is for you, because we finally... Let's put the machine in the field and... our management capacity within system and not just as it is the part of irrigation management, but also in management within of this set of us being able to Expand our irrigated area here. So, the numbers I can bring With you all, I've compiled a small summary. so that it wouldn't be too long either My presentation here. So, we We have a scenario that I brought here. For you, from 2020 onwards. So, look. you, who in 2020 we had 1000 190,000 hectares irrigated by center pivot central in Rio Grande do Sul, what is that That's roughly 3200 pieces of equipment. In In 2022, we had already jumped to 210,000 haar and in 2023 22,000 hectares. And you might ask: "Well, what's the result today?" What's the result for 2025 to 2026? I have it here. 275,000 irrigated farms in Rio Grande do Sul, only for the center pivot equipment. Then, Sure, all of this is distributed around 4600 equipment. And if you can observe here which are the basins that They can accommodate more pivots here. So we Here we have Alto do Jacuí, we have here is the Iju River basin The hydrographic region of the Ijuí River, the Turvo River and the Vársia River here in the São region Borg and a little further down here. So, a great advance in these irrigated areas in recent years. What if we discriminate against all of this? by municipality, we see here that the The champion in irrigated area today is... municipality of São Borja, but accompanied very close by here in the region of Cruzalta. So we have a one one a collection of all distributions This area here. So, there's a lot of data. recent data are from the end of 2025. Hmm. And if we look here... progress starting from the year 2015, then if If you look at the green here, 2015 we We had around 10,000 haar or we We had 23,000 hectares in that Upper basin. of Jacui in two, by the end of 2020 already we had 34,000 And no no no 2026 now at this moment already We're approaching 46,000. So very We'll be able to jump quickly. for 50,000 in these first three large basins. And why do we Are you working in a basin? Because work that we are developing It also involves us checking which It is the possibility of expanding the area. irrigated in these basins. And that will to depend on a very very factor It is important that it is water or a reservoir of water. So we need to know the possibility of increasing the area within of what we call an increase Sustainable so that we don't strangle ourselves. no river and no water source. So we need to move forward with this. sense. So within this context, we already... two basins and one of them is here, the basin from the Jui River, with very approximate data. of what is the possibility or what is the more pivots than we have I could put it in that basin. So that of the rivers that are within this basin. So you can see here that it has in Some places here are blank areas. where there are no pivots. Then, Obviously, this may depend on slope of the terrain, that is, it can being a region that makes it impossible to people put a pivot for a reason specific slope of the terrain, but it could also be because there isn't one that there is no reservoir or dam or a reservation. So, therefore, I don't. I could put a pivot here. So everything This will be covered in this work. and that we will develop together with Polo and Tes, along with Mauricio, this work within the center. I was also asked to talk. Water and management de irrigação. So what do we do? pode dizer? which obviously in the last Over the years, what has most challenged the state is... the issue of droughts. And the drought occurs because we have a total volume of rainfall that does not meet the need water, but above all a question of distribution of these rains. So, the People need to pay attention to these two things. things here. And we already know that Distribution and total rainfall is the largest The problem we have. So, if I I asked you why I need irrigate, the first answer obviously that we have less water available because rain more than that of the culture it needs. And this is especially evident in Spring and summer months, right? Then, If we look at this graph here, we rainfall in the region over the last 5 years Cruzalta, we can see here that precisely during those months of January and December, which are the hottest months. And those that require the most water, we have... a much lower amount of rainfall than what the plant needs. What if you don't have it? irrigation, obviously I will harvest much less in those areas than I I would like. So the need for irrigation, she gives much more to one The distribution of rainfall is much more poor than one for a total of rainfall. And we will See further on that, evidently, the total rainfall may exceed The need for culture, but if the If the distribution is poorly done, we don't We managed to irrigate. And the question too What we need to be able to answer is because, after all, plants are needing so much water in order to produce? And we know that in the environment Thanks, the tendency is for us to produce. much more and in the dryland environment of we produce much less for a a very simple issue of not attending to the crop water requirement and a request is always understood to mean that which the plant needs to produce. And why, after all, plants Do they need a lot of that much water? Plants they need a lot of water to produce. And the connection between these things is... Next, production means photosynthesis. So, in order for me to produce, I need to cause the plant to assimilate or that It absorbs carbon dioxide. Nonetheless, for the plant to absorb a tiny molecule of carbon dioxide, she needs to sweat 400 water molecules. 400 water molecules. So, the relationship between what the plant needs to transpire to produce, to absorb CO2, it It's very uneven for the plant. So I I need to always have this environment inside. soil with a large amount of water so that the stomachs fully open, be there all the time transpiring so that the plant can absorb as much carbon dioxide as possible and that She converts this carbon dioxide into soy. or in corn. AND In all of this, I also need to have favorable environment, that is, I need of solar radiation, I need temperature so that along with this water that the plant has available, the plant can produce. So this relationship of the need for water in order to produce, It's too uneven for the plant. Then, if we look, the plant lives all the time with two dilemmas. One is that she needs energy to to be able to produce, that is, so that the For photosynthesis to occur, the plant needs Lots of sun. But this environment where there is a lot of sun It also brings us an atmosphere. extremely dry, extremely dry. Then the plant all the time it takes away a great deal. stomata are open so that she can produce. And this causes the In other words, the soil seca muito rapidamente. Why? Why the plant takes large quantities of water per day so that she can maintain the I can always consider the plant as whole drawing water from the soil and always very dry. Porque tá faltando água no solo. Okay o solo tentando segurar a água. Remember master's degree. So I have here in the The graph above shows the consumption curve of water of the cycle throughout the cycle of culture. This corn was planted on the day August 30th and was harvested on the 24th. January. Lembram que 2023 e 2024, 2022 e 2023 was an extremely dry year. Extremely dry. So, if we let's look at this part of the peak here Water consumption, you can see it up there. How many times do we go down that line? We're increasing by more than 8 mm per day. 8 mm por dia That's 8 liters per square meter. 8 L por m². So, if we catch one A 10-liter bucket is almost a bucket of water. per day. Per day. So, if I have 8 L per met square being removed in a day, another eight the next day, another eight. On the third day, how much water will there be? sobrou nesse solo? Very little. Very little. So, the biggest problem Our situation, under our circumstances, is that... people have a high extraction rate of It's a body of water, and no climate can withstand it. or there is no soil that has enough water stored to withstand these conditions. So, if I can't irrigate, obviamente vou produzir muito menos. AND Luckily for us, this area here was irrigated. Look at the number 735 mm consumed by this corn throughout the cycle. If I observe here that this will Give an average of 5 mm per day, because After all, we had 147 here. Cycle days. Now, how about this corn? It was irrigated, and it was well irrigated, and How do I know that this corn was... Well irrigated? Because we need to to reach inside the soil if that soil It had sufficient moisture. Then Here we have a graph of how it went. cycle. So, if I look at the line of above, that which Professor Alencar previously demonstrated the value of capability. of the field, which would be the total amount of water that this soil can retain, that is, that Water that does not drain easily. And here in second line I have one that the People easily call it water. available. So, what does the plant like? that is in between these two lines And what we call comfort. water. So, the green line is what I I imagined it was there. E a linha, os The red dots were the sensor's humidity that he measured, installed inside of this pivot. So, you see that practically throughout the entire cycle I I managed to retain moisture in this soil. of this water comfort. Why do I Do I know that? Because there was a sensor there. AND How much did that corn produce? 16,600 kg. In a population of 85 plants per met². or 85,000 plants per hectare and And how much was irrigated? 400 mm. Why? Porque nesse ano só teve 320 mm Rain. Is this or is this not a large amount of water? It's a large quantity of water. So, of course, the income or the Response to yield depends on how how was this irrigation managed throughout this culture. Now let's see here that the It's always interesting for me to know when I I'm talking about management that happens at the beginning of the cycle. You can see it here by this blue line. that which initiates the consumption cycle is much smaller. Why? Because the plant is small. Now, as the plant Water, and I'll have to have it, the pivot has... having the capacity to irrigate that. So, what does more water mean? São 15, 16 mm Every 2 days. 15 or 16 mm every 2 days that the plant He withdrew. So, when are you going to go, who is it? The irrigator knows that the pivot irrigation system has losses. So you would need to irrigate on average. 20 mm every two days. What if you go? have the patience to sit to the side of dam to see how much it varies removes a quantity of water like that, Can you see the water level dropping? right? And if it doesn't rain, there's no recharge, we are going to have water loss due to lack of water. for irrigation. That's why one of the themes of our... Our project with the center is for us to see... also the storage capacity. Now, dryland farming? Obviously I can have all the factors of production excellent. And when I say within the optimal, with good temperature, with radiation nutrients, all of them available, if I don't have water, It's no use. Então, nesse caso Here, you can see the big difference that... year. So, in the dryland, starting from the moment when culture began to enter During the flowering season, there was a lack of water. curva em azul declinou por quê? Why que a cultura consumiu menos? by a very simple reason, because there wasn't Water in the soil. There was no water in the soil. AND What has this culture produced? That Culture here, if I were to look, the deficit The water supply was very significant and I I had a water deficiency, that is to say, that there was a lack of water for that crop of 380 mm. I mean, I have no way to expect that this culture will produce in these conditions. So, this corn here... The dryland farm produced just over 3000 kilos. So, if I were to put this at the tip from the pencil and thinking monetarily, because Professor Alencar says that He's a foreigner, uh, I'm German, right? So, they say that stubborn is the one who is stubborn. With German, right? It's for you to see with Who are you dealing with, right? So see Well, if you put it here at the tip of pencil, the plant consumed 50% less water and this resulted in a 76% reduction in yield with regard to irrigation. So, nobody can withstand a loss of income so large on a property. And that's why That's what João said before... If people had 30% of our area irrigated, we would not have, no We would need to work with insurance. Because that's the idea, that we can... to map out what, after all, is the a loss of income that we have with And how much would we need to have? irrigated area for us to compensate these losses that you have. And today we have technologies for us to see how much it is I need to rig in a year in several eh planting seasons. So here, for For example, we are working with Corn for the São Borja region. So we used data from 2010 to 2022, and in a year when it was least needed irrigation, but it needed irrigation of Anyway, and in the year that most precisou de irrigação. If we go transplanting similar scenarios Here in the region, for example, of Cruz High, imagining that I would use a... a CAD of 30 mm, that is, that I allow that the water drainage be 30 mm. In the Cruzalta region, I would need for sowing on October 5th and 20th In October, I would need Irrigation should be done every year. All years without irrigation. This here for corn. From a lower value in a year in which It rains to a value that reaches close to 200 mm per month on average in years that are dry. If we go to the region that demands the most irrigation today, which is São Borja, we Let's see how high the bars go. with regard to the high cross, that is, very more need for irrigation for these same planting records for the region of São Borja. So, we need to be prepared when we go to put one A pivot irrigation system so we can have water for irrigation. Because I need a lot of water here. so that we can compensate for these losses. THE The same is true for soybeans. Then, So, in the case of soybeans, for example, if I do... consider a water drain from soil of 50 and 70 mm, water needs, so it's years which are normal during rainy weather and the different sowing dates, we can you see that for sowings of 15 here, when I have it even when I go. I need to go to maintain that mais eu precisaria irrigar. Now, if I irrigar soja nessas mesmas condições. AND paraas nossas condições. Why? Why poder irrigar essas nossas áreas aqui. AND o que mais a gente pode dizer? Look, irrigar quando faz um ano seco. OK? excelente para quem tem irrigação. Put what? Porque eu tenho disponibilidade de energia e eu tenho água. So this university. There's very little sun now either. Very little sun. E vejam vocês, mil tal millimeters of rain and almost everything was although, drained and lost through drainage. And what What's happening? The loss here, the profit. It was 140 sacks per hectare. So, both dry years and In very humid years, they are bad for our planning here, because in a year Because of the heavy rain, we have a lot of Loss due to runoff or percolation. And that's why we need to try. To better manage planting dates. We need to work the soil better. And that's why I always say that management is almost... everything when you talk about agriculture irrigated, because after all the Plants don't talk, right? So if I ask the plant what it wants She needs water today, she won't know. So I need to have instrumentation. that can better define the issue of When do you start irrigating and what is the amount of water you need apply in a way that I can more to calmly look at my crops and see things happen so that I can observe them. on a tablet or on a computer on the on the images that are coming from the field and me They say that after all, my Farming is within what I had. expected. So, thank you all very much. I hope I have provided you with information that you I'm very excited so they can use it. with the work we have here inside the center and I will be there more often. You guys here. Thank you very much. at the beginning There, I served. Thank you very much, professor. I like that I have two microphones so I don't have to... problem, to ensure. Guys, before to call our next speaker, who This includes international direct from Switzerland, right? Switzerland, isn't it? I wanted to call you and summon you to do questions in this folder that you have inside the folder. There's a QR code here in the middle. We are muito chiques e modernos. So you guys They can read the QR code with their camera. cell phone that goes directly to the form and You can ask questions, okay? So it is It's interesting that you're listening and as questions arise send it so it doesn't accumulate at the time of debate, okay? So don't forget to Send your questions over to us. Doctor. Mirta, thank you so much for the lesson. that you gave us here. And now I want you to Let's broaden our horizons a bit, shall we? Because irrigation is not a challenge unique to Rio. In Rio Grande do Sul, it's a global issue. THE The whole world is talking about it and Brazil has much to learn by watching. For the world. So, our third speaker, uh, who will talk about a A comprehensive view of irrigation management is the Dr. Reimar Carleço. É um dos maiores names of irrigation in Brazil, professor from UFSM, with decades dedicated to agricultural engineering and efficient use of water in the field. he will bring us a global view of irrigation management and participates today then for Video conference directly from Switzerland. So, Dr. Heimar, thank you for being with us from another country, in another Time lapse, but a gift to give us yet another classroom. So, remembering that the questions Just scan the QR code and send it to our team that's on standby there Receiving, agreed? Hello, good morning. I need a response to know if you... They are listening. He is, He is. Good morning, Good morning, Reyar. It's T. We're listening here, just... your return is Let us know when everything is OK there. to start. OK. He's coming. Arriving. Come, Mari. in Cruz Alta. You were attending the lectures. I'm following the lectures and I stayed here. It's already on, it's already on the screen here. Now it's all up to you. Boa palestra e nós OK. Ah, a first good morning to everyone. Eh, all of Brazil. return to Cruzalta, this time in a different way Different, virtual, but Cruzalta is where we started the management, monitoring, irrigation. So, it's part of the story. from UFSM, it's part of my history and I have a very strong connection with Cruzalta, and particularly with Teles. Teles has been in contact with me recently. When I go to Brazil, I go with a specific frequency for Brazil, but coincidentally now, at the beginning of May, the commitments here in Europe and also in other parts that we are providing Services are busy and I couldn't manage it. to be there in person with everyone you. So, I would like to express my immense gratitude to TIS. for the effort of putting on this event is in Cruzalta. we know about difficulties that agriculture is facing facing, not only in Brazil, but also globally. So, put a irrigation event at this time is challenging, and due to the number of entries, number of participants that I am By following along, success is guaranteed and and the challah, we have much more repercussions from this event. So, I thank Teles for the invitation. I thank you on behalf of Teles and on behalf of Teles throughout the organizing committee, that there are several people involved in to put on an event of this magnitude and with this with this complexity at a moment as difficult as I mentioned regarding rice. So, congratulations to the entire committee. organizer and I appreciate the name of Tes I'm not going to name just one person. And so as not to forget, it's all of those that in a direct or indirect way They collaborated on this event. Let's go so bring some information there about irrigation on a global scale. Eh, I'm going to... uh... uh... what's needed today for we provide the best irrigation recommendation, best use irrigation and where and what are the paths that we are following or the which paths are necessary and what are they? the great challenges that we From now on, we will face not only in irrigation management, in management agronomic, in the management of inputs, but of agriculture as a whole. So, today, Well, with the technologies available that we possess today in the middle, we We need to be much more creative than who we were before. And these are the big ones. challenges that we have as professionally, we have as producers And we have that as a company. So, the The challenge is for everyone. I'll bring a little. from mine, let me see if I can change from my experience regarding that. So, water is fundamental. for humanity. So, it doesn't exist. Agriculture without water is fundamental. for food safety. So, we We've seen three crises recently in 6 years. We had the pandemic, then we had and continue to have the Russia and more recently the war with Iran and in the Middle East. Then, It brought many problems, not just local ones. people need to look at agriculture. one with a more globalized vision and not more intimate, more inward belly button. Eh eh we have to do Exactly the opposite. So the Food security today is a Everyone's concern. So we can Note, no, Brazil doesn't have concern for safety. Could it be Yes, maybe no, but health or let's suppose, profitability Producers' income depends on prices. global commodities. So, we have There is a growing demand observed there. ever-increasing amount of food, not just of volumes, but also mainly of quality of production. Just so you have a very big idea, today in The world relies on irrigation for 22% of its land, and that... produz aí em torno de 44%. What do I What am I trying to convey with this? For us to do an assessment of what we are Irrigating in Brazil. And probably the Lineu is here with you. He must Comment below what percentage of area it is. irrigated with more precision than we We are observing this in Brazil, but It's certainly less than 10%. So we have a long road to travel to increase the irrigated area. And when we We talk about irrigation, we talk about use. The role of water in agriculture. And that This represents 70% of the total water, which is of the total captured worldwide, 20% is in the industry and Only 10% is residential. So, that What we use in the city is a small fraction of what we use for production of fiber foods there which represents 44% of the irrigated area Total global fiber intake from foods. Us We consume water daily, the gaucho more than average, because on average we We consume 2 to 4 liters of water per person. However, this is consumption. But no However, our daily lives cause that water per day, in direct form or Indirect impact on food production. So, food production consumes a huge amount of water. Amir I was bringing it there in millimeters by hectares that were irrigated there for produce that were applied in irrigation to produce 16 tons of Corn per hectare. So the volume of water The amount needed for irrigation is enormous and we need to have that volume in right moment with the right amount eh eh let's assume it is applied in accordance with cultural need. So this is a It is a great challenge for us to allocate this. large volume of water at the moment correct. So, for example, there one one a The production of 1 kg of beef consumes 16 almost 16,000 L of water. So the The volume of water is enormous. Bringing some data there and possibly that's where Linnaeus and the Mirta already brought some things from Rio. Greater South in terms of area irrigated. We currently have 9.2 millions of hectares irrigated in Brazil as a whole, of which 9.2, more Of the 2 million, that's for the center pivot, which is... eh teles time organizing committee, the main focus of the expansion of irrigated agriculture in Rio Grande do South. We have to focus on all of them. irrigation systems, but prioritizing the central pivot, because we we can uh uh grow quickly a surface with minimal labor and with the bare minimum of necessity, let's go. to assume, therefore, of investments significant in the implementation of irrigation. So, we're talking about it. in 2 million hectares per pivot. And there is It should be noted that the greater increase It has occurred in the last 15 years, since 2010. here. So, a significant increase in irrigated areas. In Rio Grande do South, Mirta went into a lot of detail, eh eh clearly what the main ones are poles. I'm not going to get into it, uh, the same. It's in the same direction, but only here. bringing the distribution map that she It has already been presented, but I couldn't see it. The image is of irrigated areas in the South. THE My number is 250,000. Mirta was much more precise, she arrived. in 275,000 hectares. But one detail here, Telegraphs and personal, Let's observe the growth there. irrigations that took place from 95 until last year in Barreiras, Cristalina, Paracatu, São Desidério and Unaí. Then we are talking about these municipalities with more than 60,000 1000 haar and with gigantic growth in the last 2-3 years years. The same process will happen. naturally in Rio Grande do Sul. We we are breaking through the main limitations that we We had in the past, which was energy Breaking down these barriers or minimizing them uh uh these barriers, we will grow significantly basically with investments private, without the need for assistance from the state, from government aid, whether whatever it may be, but simply with private investments. So we We also want to have it in Rio Grande do Sul. a city or a municipality with more out of 50,000 irrigated. So, let's go. Put that as a goal. Let's see in how many years are we going to... in how many It will take us years to reach a objective there of 50,000 1000 haar no municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, bringing a vision of agriculture and irrigation in Europe, since I am Speaking from Switzerland, where I reside. It's been like this for several years, but I also have peace. from Santa Maria, I am frequently in Brazil, so I never lost mine. connection with Santa Maria, with the university, also with the sector productive. But here in Europe we have 57 million hectares of cattle. eh eh 13 million hectares under agriculture organic. This is important to mention, which is not our biggest concern and This is not our area of ​​operation in Brazil. But it's interesting that 22% In agriculture in Europe, it is done with organic farming and growing significant figures year after year. So, concern for the environment is growing bigger and bigger. So this is one of the things that we need to look at internally for Brazil, like us we can also take advantage of this growth, this and this moment for to communicate better with them main players uh uh consumers of our products on a global scale. So here in Europe we only have the Illustration title, 10 million properties, with 2/3 of that The properties are areas of 5 hectares, so we are talking about small and medium property. which already is and is micro for Brazil scale, because we don't Today we are able to maintain traditional commodities, a family with 5, 10 haar, the scale is very It's right there with you, Teles, you know about this. difficulty. Eh, um outro dado dos agricultores são homens. In Brazil, That's very positive. years old. Isso é uma eh totalmente The opposite of what we observe in Brazil. And here is the number of people who work in agriculture it is much lower than in Brazil. So, just for illustrative purposes only. and for comparison, given that we Today we have the price of the commodity, mainly corn and soy, with values It's in reais, a lot is beyond the costs. production. So, they are bringing something some concerns that uh uh us uh lead to a situation where our Operating costs are very high. In comparisons with other countries as well. So, just one example of the illustration here, Romania, which has a very large territory similar to Rio Grande do Sul, 242,000 ha km quad versus 281. The irrigated area is 15 million hectares. It is similar to from Rio Grande do Sul, although we when you have to add the area there of rice, but the average land value is In Romania, with irrigation, it costs R$ 55,000. R$ 1,000 per hectare. You can purchase Land in Romania for R$55,000 is for one hectare with center pivot irrigation. Yeah, that gives a The cost is 480 sacks of soybeans. I did Here's the conversion today: around R$ 115 It's the sack of soybeans, it's in Rio Grande do South. Of course, in some states of federation, that only applies to the European Union, The value per hectare could rise significantly. mainly in the Netherlands, in Italy, in Luxembourg, Ireland, etc. But in On average, we're talking about these values. Another important aspect that This leads us to the operational cost, which is how much? It's costing the rent for... areas. So, here in Europe, the average It's €185. per hectare. That averages out to R$ 1.85 per hectare per year. Converting to sacks of soybeans, which is the currency of the Planalto, we are talking at 9.2 two sacks of soybeans per hectare, much lower than the prices charged there. Central Plateau. We are talking about almost double or more than that. So, this gives us, uh, brings us a concern that we also have We need to review our costs. And how do we We can in the medium and long term, because cost reduction, it takes a long time It takes time to stabilize, but we you will have to go through a process of adaptation to the new reality of agricultural commodities on a global scale. Ah, speaking of which, when we compare the Europe with Brazil, we have to compare the 27 member countries and not the individual country. Here I am bringing what is the volume of agriculture and livestock farming in the 27 member countries, except, that is, not including major grain producers in Europe, which are Ukraine and Russia. Then, Apart from Ukraine and Russia, in Europe 300 million tons are produced grain, basically wheat, corn and barley. That's in the year 2025. Brazil, the year Last year, 2025 produced 350 million. tons, right? So it's very similar. the total volume of grain produced in It in Europe, with what is produced in Brazil. And that's an interesting comparison. In Europe, 44 million are produced. meat products, of which 52% is pork. I retrieved that data this morning. Node Brazil produces 32 million tons. of meat, where meat includes chicken, pork and beef, with no In Brazil, 50% of the production is chicken. basically for the domestic market and foreign market. Irrigation. It's very similar in Europe. In Brazil, 7 to 8% of agricultural areas are irrigated, with the water intake being Most of it is in rivers, groundwater of reservoirs. And irrigation here basically depends of a water distribution system decades ago, mainly in the east European, and which is now in a process transformation to eh methods of More irrigation means more precise irrigation, or it is, that have greater efficiency. So, us In recent years things have changed, they've altered almost everything. 1 million hectares, uh, they converted. for more uh, let's say, methods efficient. And here is the volume. Then, In the 60s, we are... here with 9 million hectares of In Brazil, they were in the 70s and Today they irrigate almost twice as much. than what we irrigate in Brazil, OK? The entire irrigation system here is... utilizados sem exceção. And now I I'd like to share an idea with you. general of Irriga Global and that is us We call ourselves an AGTEC there. irrigation management. What are the functionalities and how we are using these features in global scale? So, it started in Santa Maria, basically there in Cruzalto there 1999 with 540 haí nos borts and since then We are experiencing growth. significant on a global scale. Then Today we are in 21 countries, uh more than 25 years, 27 years of experience and We monitor 500,000 1000 hatar per year. The main partners are the The main companies are those in the agribusiness sector. So, obviously, we focus on... Let's put it this way, in the contracts that We call it business to business. because that's what brings us a large volume of surface area, large number of producers. And more recently, uh, now at the turn of the year. From 2025 to 2026, we added Sidicó, which is the largest African producing company of seed. So, they have it there. approximately 50,000 hectares of seed in Africa. We are starting with them. in four countries. What did we do in the first 12? years of operation of Enriga, when We started going to Cruzalto, our focus. The main goal was to bring it to the producers. the irrigation recommendation, if Did I need to irrigate today or not, and how many? millimeters. So, for many, many years For years, we have worked with this approach. that was to bring the recommendation with based on the water needs of culture. So, for example, today we We need to irrigate these two pivots. That This pivot needs to be rigged 7 mm, this one eight. 8 mm pivot. And so they appear irrigation recommendations. Until recently we made the forecast for the Over the next 7 days, you'll see along the way. It was from this presentation that we changed. that focus. Why? Because there is a lot climate variability, there is a lot anomalies. So today we have conditions to predict before the producer sowing what the needs will be water resources as a function of distribution of rainfall and positive or negative anomalies negative. So that's a step. significant for the producer to take the decision of whether he will irrigate crop A, B or C depending on availability water-related and also as a function of, uh, uh, let's go. to assume, therefore, of climatic events which can occur, such as an excess of temperatures, etc. So today in The platform is made available, Sorry, the forecast is available. It's meteorological for the next 6 months. I'll give you some examples. you. Then, for 12 years in a row, we We no longer focus on saving water and energy, because it's important to save it. water and energy, but most importantly For the producer, stability is key. production. So that's what he plans to pay for production costs and have the He will reap the rewards of its profitability. And if him and if we identify any operational problem, handling, etc., we Let's interact to solve this. it's that one and that momentary lack of water or irrigation problem so that the productivity should not be affected. Then We worked on this for another 12 years. AND We have three service models here. that today we use the We use it on a global scale. One is 100% satellite, the traditional one that I'm going to Total control is the global trend. So, the global trend is for us to leave. of the traditional management system and in satellite and control models total. I'll give some examples in traditional model and the one we operate in What do we have? Network of stations meteorological. We have expressions of fields with visits that the network of monitored. Nós temos estações de campo, a umidade do solo. We developed acompanhamento total. And then we cultura, etc. A team of agronomists. AND vocês boa parte dessas informações. THE 2024, 25 e mais precisamente em 2026? AND a gestão e avaliação de riscos. Then continuadas durante a irrigação. Then agricultural. Então vou passar rapidamente plataforma rig. So we have a parameters. Então uniformidade dos fields. E aqui entra não só a realizando esse tipo de análise. What we observe pixel by pixel if there is in development. And it's important I'll comment here that we can go backwards. 5 6 years in that same pivot to evaluate the uniformity. And here we succeeded. identify pressure problems, ring problems, problems of water distribution and also problems related to soil type limitations, topographical constraints, differences in management, etc. So here, for example, For a seed company, this is a pivot that was cultivated that was cultivated in 2024 and that we identified these abnormalities and we suggested to the company seeding that would eliminate these areas here, the areas are not They have the same productive potential and will result in 20 or 30% productivity e is smaller than the field average. AND You all know this better than I do. If I have portions of the field in which I produce If it's 20 or 30% below average, I won't pay. the production costs in that place in that area, in that sub-area. So, what can we evaluate? here? not only the area that is being monitored, but also an indication of agronomic management for us to improve these regions here so that this pivot be uniform. And incredibly... It seems we were able to provide these. Images of the evolution every 5 to 7 days. during the harvest. Here is an example of evolution of irrigated areas. So here compromised productivity, we identified problems there up to We can identify the rotation of the pivots. So the resolution is extremely high, then we were able to bring this information. virtually in real time. So that The area needs to be treated; it has a 90% uniformity and requires of being bathed in a way distinctive. Another important assessment that needs to be done, that we What we must do before sowing is... daily irrigation capacity To the climatic abnormalities, anomalies have increasing more and more, and that's Mirta already commented. So we have to have more and more centers with greater capacity. So here, if I have coupled pivots, that is, the same pivot with two motopomba, ideally they both pivots have the capacity above 7.5 mm so that I don't have risks of lost productivity. Electrical inspection is important that it is done. So, there are companies, There are companies that are like, oh, let's go. for the supply of seed or vegetables or whatever it is made of electrical expression so that we don't have situations like this that have a great risk of loss of productivity. Put what? Porque pode ocorrer no período de greater need for water, a collapse. nocimento de energia elétrica. People, in Worldwide, 50% of pivots operate like this. It's not a high cross, that's how it is in the world. All of it, okay? So, the priority is not to have a safe irrigation system, But yes, it's about having a larger area. irrigated. So, many times we we make dust from loss of productivity, reservoirs, so very important to know if we have water available for irrigation. So here, for For example, one is several areas of Brazil. central that they will plant corn of January, February, October, November, December corn, January, February, depois soja e depois trigo. We have water. ou não temos água? We succeeded. evaluate this monthly After planting, every 5 days, we We assessed the reservoir's capacity. with satellite images and very high precision. Então, nós podemos dizer quais These are the risks involved in fornecimento de água. So here, for se ele vai ter água ou não. And then with manejo agronômico. Similarly, today fornecimento de água. So that's also true. realizados. and similarly artesian. real. Então aqui, por exemplo, eh cinco é a disponibilidade hídrica. So, the poços é muito alta. OK? Here comes the water status and productive potential. Nomad is a technology produced by irrigate. So, today, uh, we produced the Nomade AIR, which is installed in equipment, which has a GPS and has a pressure or flow sensor and can be coupled with a rain gauge on top of the pivot. And we have a soil name, which is with ground sensors or also or and or with a rain gauge. We are opening a We are a new company in Portugal and we are... producing, uh, manufacturing these equipment for the European market and the African market in Portugal and exporting to countries where we We produce in Brazil, in Santa Maria, Okay? So, what does this make possible? that we have total control of What's happening on the field? That It's not telemetry, it's us knowing what fractions of each pivot that was irrigated every day. So we have all of this is on the platform and then one appears calendar system. So here, for For example, on April 11, 2025 pivot irrigation completed on the 12th, in ele começou a irrigar. continues then he completed the irrigation here and and so on. We know exactly how much was irrigated in each day, marking an interval of time, for example, from 4 to 10, appears the total irrigation that we recommend And how much did the producer invest? so Simple as that. So that's what we we are popularizing it in all the regions where we are operating with excellent results from eh de de increase accuracy and also Our users' satisfaction. Iriga which is basically a platform satellite. We downloaded 11 indexes. satellite signals, every two or three days. here, for example, on the 2nd, on the 5th, On the 6th and 7th, we have images. satellites that are processed health problems, problems, like me from the countryside. E isso é uma ferramenta eles devem visitar. This is important. água, problemas de anéis, etc, etc. OK? effective irrigation. So here we have ciclo por problemas de irrigação. Then It's here. Eh, só passando rapidamente, eu here. Tudo isso vai numa plataforma eh Wherever you go. E hoje, rapidamente passar foi produzido, acumulado. So we larga escala no Brasil também. Eh houve eh horário fora de ponta, etc. In meteorológica estendida. That's too much. daily. Isso aqui é a previsão minimum. Isso nós estimamos o consumo de água e as necessidades hídricas. AND precipitation. So here, for example, com relação à precipitação. Then, weekly. Então, em junho tem previsão aí Cruzalta. Aqui é só uma previsão de 60 mm above average, which anomaly precipitation. And we'll adjust that as we go. the irrigation water needs that how much rain are we going to have in function of the anomaly that is being updated daily and also crop water requirements. That It allows us to plan. agriculture with much greater precision and we will know weekly what it will be water needs and what will the cost be? The irrigation is for that area. irrigate. So, my friends, my very Thank you for the opportunity for us. We are talking about irrigation. I I think I spent a few minutes there. My schedule, but I'm available if you want. For questions, if any. Well, good morning, professor. Very Thank you for your comments. Eh, Those were some very important points raised. and taking advantage of the connection that we already have She's here with Professor Heimar, right? People are already opening, the space has already opened. for the questions and there's already a question which was done here via chat. Eh, Within your vision, you showed some things related to Equipment, right? What equipment It would be important for the producer to be... looking, acquiring when he is looking for an irrigation system and that And may this system be the most As efficient as possible, right? You said He spoke from a rain gauge, mentioning sensors. from the ground, some spoke, some... equipment in this regard and whether it has There are also some new things that sir... Look around in Europe, they're starting to emerge, which could be adapted to create for Brazilian agricultural pro in relation to the One very important aspect is that we We need to know what the producer needs to know. how many millimeters is it getting closer and closer? being applied, because we are Speaking here, the producer has five, It's another one, it's one, it's another person. AND We have many of those, and how do I... so gapsteria in English would be There are many flaws in this, and that often problems, often due to appearance human, which we have to irrigate work. Então, o que que eu recomendo today? Quanto mais vocês investirem em results. Então, telemetria é um e em complementação às chuvas. So I platform. Então, hoje nós temos e.g. satellite, control satellite with basically 96, 97% of já tá perdendo produtividade. And today, cada vez menor. So, we have to node central. Existe várias empresas no central. Então tem muita coisa possibility It's a huge opportunity to take advantage of this moment. expansion, not only of agriculture irrigated, but also to see others alternatives, other cultures that do not Let's just focus on commodities like soy and corn. Of course which is the strong point there in the region of Cruzalta, but in other regions of Brazil needs to look at other options. paintings also as alternatives for we minimize this fluctuation that is occurring more and more frequently in price of Silagre's commodities. Oh, okay. The second question, sir... ended up responding during her already a her presentation, which was related to to what the producer can actually to improve in order to have more irrigation efficient. While I was at it, I was observing. Here is your lecture, and you spoke. a lot of the cost of renting, The cost of the area is in the European region. right? So, how are the returns today? The European producer's product is compared with the Profitability for Brazilian producers? THE People know that here in Rio Grande do Sul We've had some limitations. related to climate, but we Looking at this, the guy is paying R$ 1,000 in rent there, that's the area. 480 bags per hectare, that's it. Regarding his profitability, he has support. very strong government for his stability and maintaining him in property. Oh, and while we're at it, already amending that second question, one of limitations that we are aware of here are all limitations related to our environmental code. So, we have thus a difficulty in moving forward with irrigation is primarily related to environmental part. Perhaps if it were possible to do a little comparison of how this happens in Europe and how this It's happening here in Brazil too. Let's go. It is very important that you leave Let me make it very clear that the crisis in agriculture It's global. Here in Europe they never They had experienced three droughts in 5 years. They recently experienced three droughts in last 5 years. So the producers, therefore For example, from here in Europe they are not escaping traditional annual crops like sunflower and corn due to high demand water supply. And also because of the high, I'll go like this. high risk of loss of productivity. So, for example, countries, for example, like Hungary, Romania, Serbia, uh producers who did not irrigate had it there during these three years of drought at least two in which productivity was zero. So, uh, it exists, uh, uh, uh, that's real. that's it, and let's go like this, the change climate change has negatively impacted the grain production business. Here in Europe, responding more specifically Regarding your question, is there a subsidy for...? European Union of approximately there €170 per hectare produced. So, in addition to these costs of rents being relatively low, They receive around €180, €170, €180. to produce and even then they are hesitant to produce and are increasing the production of wheat and crops winter, because they are crops that They are planted in September, October, after summer, and they vegetate during a part of winter and then they are subjected to the lowest risk. So, even with subsidies, they are reluctant to expand or even maintain the area agricultural. in the United States, in In the United States, over the last 3 years, in Last 3 years, the production, uh, uh, the producers, it's like they weren't economically stabilized, it was not break evening, in other words, the recipes don't They paid the expenses, they are and uh balancing income and expenses by 3 anos e muito deles negativo. The government Currently, they're offering around 80 to 110 per hectare per producer for how subsidy to encourage producers to continue planting the same surface. In Brazil we don't have nenhum subsídio, zero. We have others difficulties to face. One of through war. agora, particularmente do retornar ao preço normal? It will take time. preço das commodities agrícolas. With we are, to make the part a little more flexible environmental and it was made more flexible, but We also need to move forward even further. on this topic. So maybe Lineu will I will address some important points. from that perspective, but I see it as positive. And if we look at this to Another state, let's look at Minas Gerais. In general, let's look at Bahia, the The growth of irrigation in Bahia is scary. I was showing the growth there, for example, only from the only of Saint Desiderius and from other municipalities in Bahia, They had an environmental restriction. much more severe than the South. They They managed to break through that. Another one, they They had restrictions on the supply of They managed to obtain electricity, to some extent. minimize. So, we had always three triplets of difficulty in Rio do Sul to implement, to increase the irrigated area. Primeiro era água stored, that we have water from rain, stored water, according to the part environmental and third, electrical energy. So, we still have restrictions in Rio. from the South with regard to these three aspects and we minimized the part a bit environmental. So, not wanting to If you stretch it out too much, the problems are... Even so, they are smaller than in The past, and we need to take advantage of that. It is time to discuss irrigation, to bring Professionals from all fields. Then I I see that today's lectures, to Tomorrow afternoon, it comes in this direction. also. Why? so that we manage to join forces and have a goal common, which is to bring more peace of mind, more safety for producers, adding more irrigation to your properties. Irrigation, here I come. I've been saying this for 30 years in Rio do Sul. It's true. the best insurance that the producer can to acquire in Rio do Sul is to place a irrigation system. Why? Why will guarantee a minimum producer activity. But today we have this global problem. commodity prices, dollar price that we never imagined would happen On the contrary, we had the idea that if it were in the range of R$7 in 2026 dollar. It's the opposite of what we... We imagine. very complicated for the agribusiness and I hope that these difficulties will be overcome soon. through the combined effort of all of us. And no What good does it do for us to just cry about it? difficulties, we have to find alternatives to circumvent and find alternative routes. I know it's difficult. for those who are only on the binomial eh eh corn Uh, uh, soy, but we have to That's great, professor. Again, sua disponibilidade. We know how it is. difícil a sua agenda. And again, give a Congratulations to the entire organizing committee. of this event, right, for putting together an event of this quality, of this magnitude and Cruzalta. Novamente, obrigado, professor Wonder. Thank you very much, professor. Okay, folks, we're going to keep going. Let's go videoconference. Enquanto o pessoal time. Então, as perguntas direcionadas done. Então, enquanto ele tiver Okay? Então aqui eu fiz um resumo, eu ciência e visão de mundo. The professor South bleeds between 8 and 60 bags per gigante diante de nós, a irrigação. But não qualquer irrigação. Water thoroughly. THE expansão ainda inexplorada. The answer alone. E direto da Suíça, o professor We needed it. Our challenges are not People from Rio Grande do Sul, they are global. The world needs to produce more and more, with each Less and less water is available. THE intelligence lies in putting the the right amount, in the right place, at right time. Technology, control and management, as the IRGA system has already proven in practice, monitoring tens of thousands of hectares with real-time data. THE The message so far, I think, has been too... Of course. Don't believe in miracles. Believe in the data and act. We have Act as soon as possible. And now then It's all set, folks. He's accessing it, but the time has come. of us facing a question that... I've seen opinions and I think that everything The producer has already made it at some point. Food production is possible. sustainable Without irrigation? Dr. Lineu Neiva Rodrigues, who also He is well known to many here, He is a researcher at BRAPA Serrados and a of the main national references in irrigation, water resources management and agricultural sustainability. He will close the technical panel with a necessary provocation. It's possible to produce food sustainably, Without irrigation? I already have mine. That's my opinion, but I'll let him talk. with you. So, Dr. Lineu is already here. In the video, we're just finishing up. Connect and I'll welcome you right away. This is where he will participate. videoconference. He's coming directly from United States, so we had a direct participation from Switzerland, now directly from the United States and it will give Your class is here. Dr. Inu is already there. Listening. Can you hear me? Good morning, good afternoon. Good morning. Are you listening to me? I'm listening. Is everything alright there? All well thank God. It's great to have you here with us, you know? You are always very welcome. It's such a pleasure to be with you all there. AND always a place. Unfortunately, I couldn't. Okay, right? I had visa issues. Every time who will have to renew their visa and then It ended up not being possible. But always When possible, I like to be I have several people there in Cruzalta. Friends, right? I like to participate. In person. Take advantage of this opportunity to Congratulations to Teles and the whole team. I know it's not just Teles, but always There's someone who gets involved, right? the The mayor is also there to organize this. event, which I don't think I even... I'm worried about the number, about the number of people usually at an event. I like, I think these events are important in a primarily the current situation that we are living in Brazil to demonstrate the importance of irrigation, to put it well, to show the The numbers we have, everything is based on... Based on data, right? Because it's time to speak ill of someone. There are too many people, we need I would like to organize more of these events, and congratulate them. I know it's not easy, it's always... It's complicated, isn't it, to put together an event? From there, assemble the structure. And then, Congratulations to you both. Wonderful, teacher. So, I'm going now. I'll pass the word to you, feel free. THE People, it's been an average amount of time here. 25 minutes, 30 minutes and we'll go. ask some questions. So, stay tuned willing. Okay, everyone? Oh, thanks for the... invitation. It's a pleasure to have you here. I wish I were there. I couldn't, could I? I'm going to miss the barbecue. unfortunately. But I'll tell you a little bit of the story. I'll try to be brief. It is difficult It's competing with lunchtime, right? they are I'll be there around lunchtime. I go Try to stay there for those 25 minutes. Some, I've already cut some things here, I reduced it and I'll try to go through others. a little faster. I'll stop here. to give a general idea, a little bit of information. Then I'll be available there. For anyone who wants to contact me. I I only have media there. LinkedIn. You can find me on LinkedIn. We're putting a series there, we have I made a series of videos, huh? bringing qualified information about If the world's water is running out, these Things that end up causing harm, okay? So, when I was asked to... to bring a title for the lecture, I I thought about the question of whether it's possible. Today, we produce and we are. sustentável sem irrigação. And why? I put that there, right? This video series What I'm doing is a... of the questions that arose from one of a The person there said: "Hey, why do we..." It's so, so little, isn't it? Irrigation is "It's so good, why do we irrigate so little?" The answer to the video, I think, is... The next one that's going to come out, if it's not this one Or the other one, I spoke to her because Historically, we have never needed to irrigate more. That's my point of view. But things are changing and we are... That's what I want to show, then, that the Guys, when we think about the issue social, in environmental matters, in matters Economically, it's getting harder and harder. people can be sustainable without arrigação. It's OK? So I'll try to be Here are a few points to briefly discuss... slightly faster in some. Let me Let's see if I can walk here. Can you see my presentation? Everything's fine. Okay, right, guys? So how do I know that I end up talking a lot, don't I? When If you're there in person, you can look. For people, that's where you see how it is. It's the atmosphere, the movement. I see people wearing coats over there. It looks cold, doesn't it? Que também tá cold. So I like to get the message across right away. at the beginning of my presentation, that Whoever needs to leave, will leave now. Anyone who wants to What to look at, if you have to look at TikTok already Look at TikTok, right? So everyone already does it. What you have to do. But that's the message that I like to convey in my in my lecture. And when I think People look at the world and you look at the Tropicalia, folks, there's no one better. than Brazil has to do for agriculture. tropical. I know you have colleagues there. My friend Claudio from Uruguay must There you go, there are colleagues from abroad, but Brazil We are a benchmark when we think like this. in tropical agriculture. And it's a message I like to convey. Right from the start, Brazil is one of the increase your food production sustainable way. This is a message I wanted to leave. For you. The other is that to produce in a way Sustainable irrigation will become increasingly important. more strategic, It's going to get harder and harder for us. produce sustainably without irrigation. I'll comment a little about This happened throughout my presentation. There is one the Cerrado. I sent a copy to Teles, he should distribute it there, draw lots, I don't know, that's a very comprehensive book. I explore various things that various things Regarding this specific topic. You really need to start speaking well. of ourselves. That's one of the things that What worries me most, it upsets me. When I'm out here, I want to see Brazil. And often news that doesn't affect us They belong, they start talking about carbon, The world's water supply is running out, they took the... news from Egypt, from Israel, that no They have water and bring it to Brazil. So, folks, let's talk about what... People do good. One thing that we do Well, in Brazil it's not even about playing football. Furthermore, it's about doing agriculture. That's what we It's a benchmark. Yeah, our producers They are good, they are qualified, we have We need to promote our product better, right? Let's have a better conversation about agriculture. A more serious approach, right? So, folks, my name is Lineu Neiva. Rodrigues, né? Those who don't know me, I I am a researcher at Embrata Serrados. Embrapa Serrados, this changes over time in time, but I still believe it's 47. centers scattered throughout Brazil. I'll stay, I live in Brasília, our capital city, and I work in Brazil for the Cerrado region that... Our mission is to produce technology for the biome. Cerrado. Regarding the Cerrado biome today, folks, I have a lot of things, a lot of tools. interesting. I don't know if Tis is around. Okay, but I'll leave the provocation aside now. Rio Grande do Sul, would be available for to generate. Today I work a lot thinking in planning, where should we go with Sustainability: Where are the best solutions? areas where the risk is greatest, working with hydrological modeling, demand, yes, yes, where do I have trabalhado hoje, tá? I had 2024, if Quickly, we get older and o tempo vai passando rápido. I was in University of Nebraska, where I lived. the first time in the United States in 1999. I still had a lot of hair back then. era. Voltei numa época agora mais sem hair, but I was there at Hora For Food on Institute. I stayed there until this year. AND Lincolnco Nebras is a place that I I like it a lot, right? Tanto que gosto que eu voltei de novo, né? I'm not going to do that. talking here about my lecture, it's not monitoring. tenho dado para falar de aquífero. I Uncertainty, but when we work There is a lot of uncertainty here in Brazil. Because we have very little data. They don't know if one of their aquifers is there. There's a lot of uncertainty, and look at how many wells there are. monitoring, monitoring that they They have one, and the smaller ball here is a pivot. THE What I like about Nebraska is the state. agricultural and they are proud to talk about agriculture. In Brazil, when I go there, if the person She has 10 pivots, she's embarrassed. It's like saying there are 10 pivots, because it seems... It is illegal to have 10 pivots. So it's an agricultural state, interesting. It's very cold in Nebraska. At one time of year, it's very hot at another. AND just when you think things are getting better, going from the cold to the hot, there are some tornadoes. So it's like this, cold, hot, tornado in halfway there, and when the tornadoes come, it knocks one down. A pivot here, knocks down another pivot there. Then the Industries are happy because that's when They don't earn much money, do they? I just moved, I'm here, I moved here to New York, I'm at our best. universities in the United States that They call it Ivagnes, University of Cornell and Itakaka. And here I am. working with hydrology, uh, simulating climate change and hydrology. Nebraska over there in H Fura, I I worked with demand, seeing the o o The weather is impacting demand, okay? It is not a This is the topic I'm going to address now. but at that specific moment, you had If you're interested, I can take some of the results that I have and even we Do something over there for Rio Rio Grande do Sul, okay? So that's it. And what I want to bring to you, guys, uh What I do, you know, and I talked a little bit about it, is planning, right, how does this issue of Water, energy, it's affecting production of food, people's lives, that in Ultimately, what matters are the people. That, folks, is the main thing, the thing that affects us. engine, Okay? So, the weather is what guides... Sometimes when he speaks he thinks about The oceans are the planet Earth's biggest asset. I am not going That's a topic for another lecture. It's important to keep in mind that everything What we're talking about here today is... because of this climate issue and who The oceans govern all of that. That Brazil's importance to this issue of food production in the world world? Something for you to think about in terms of production. of food, They look a lot to 2010 as the baseline. then they look again around 2050. Then they say the following: 2050 pra people have enough food for population, to meet this increase of which increases our production there between 60 and 100%. That's what they say. AND of this projected increase in production, 50% It will come from Brazil. No need to speak. Here, folks, is the importance of Rio. Southern Rio Grande do Sul for food production in Brazil since forever, right? And especially for those who like Rice, right? One of the things that is most lacking This is rice. So, Rio Grande do Sulência, that's coming, it's going to come from there In Brazil, this is 50%. It just so happens that the year I was born was '68, right? I know why I got fat and big. So, because it's a year that we He was starving, he had no food at all. Brazil. I'll show this here when I give... I'll be speaking here, about 10 times. minutes on this topic. And today Brazil It is a benchmark, the largest exporter of various things, from various cultures. THE People have what's most important, they have tropical and sustainable agriculture, Sustainability, right? I brought a word which is fashionable today. I'm going to say one A little bit about that too, but no. I can, right, guys, stop putting it here? In short, we often have That working is with the truth. What If things get bad, we need to talk about it too. but at the right time It's not possible, we can't say that Brazil is... a country that is destroying the forests, that There is agriculture, agriculture in Brazil. all. That was the last one. Numbers that we need to remember. for territory, people, nowhere That doesn't exist. 65% of Brazil is preserved, Okay? Then the day I present the numbers different, we can start to to talk, but today, today is the nosso retrato. And now what, right? So now the magic word that's everywhere he speaks, It's actually a nice name for that thing. right? Regenerative agriculture, nothing Against, you see, folks? But like this, many Sometimes there are many names and these many It ends up complicating things, right? You stay Too many names. It's the same thing for the background. What do we want with the econômico, social e ambiental. And no What good is it to think about the environment if... If the social and economic situation is not good, Okay? There's no point in trying to improve the environmental if the person is starving. So we have to keep that in mind. The environmentalist will only walk. And here Apart from the major countries, I'm not going to talk about them. when is when is it a matter of barrier Economically, that's another matter, but they They think about the environment when they have to to think, because the social issue and The economy is doing well, at least. For most people, it is coerced. In Brazil, we have us. We need to move forward with this. So, we've always worked with the production system. Now, we have that placing these environmental issues in production system and look at the system of sustainable production and also from the point of view from an environmental point of view. Why is that? Because a lot, a great deal, comes from there. outside, but our society is also... That's what you want, right? we work thinking about that in society. And when the people think about this issue of Sustainability and thinking about agriculture, these technologies that we have here Today, this issue of insects, of disease... and pests, at certain times In short, they can have an impact, but the Science quickly corrects it. So that It's already done, it's already well under control. Our The biggest challenge is water. Water will continue to be our greatest asset. It's a challenge, there's no way around it. And the great The star attraction is the rain. the best water there is It's raining, right? Except when she comes that pool of water here, because then you know the damage it causes, but that well-planned rain, well distributed, there is no better water than That's it, and it's getting more and more... Uncertain. So that's one of the things. So the rain, the studies that we has done, we have to what is there today which are showing that the rain is becoming more focused, more intense, with fewer rainy events. I.e, This is not good for agriculture. I I often say that agriculture is like... It was like having lunch. We have lunch here. Then you're already hungry and want to have dinner. agriculture in terms of water, we Drink some water here, then you're good to go. with a C again. It's that water that's good distributed, it's not about quantity. Many People worry about quantity, but in The truth is, it's much more interesting to look. how it is distributed. This rain, because For example, here, I don't know if you... The left is well distributed, it's almost a irrigation, but its tendency is to stay now more focused and with fewer events stylish. This is not good for irrigation. This primarily affects the dryland farming, which represents That's where more than 95% of our agriculture comes from. And the small producer, in the end, that which truly lacks irrigation is able to have an agricultural activity, because a small agricultural activity and The producer in general is fruit, right? And then this has to be, it has to be irrigated. So, in this scenario, folks, It will become increasingly necessary. irrigate. And why in this case? que a gente tem que to intensify our efforts even further production, that is, producing more in same place. E isso não tem ferramenta melhor do que a irrigação. When you no período seco, né? But then the ela tem uma série de benefícios. I am not going I think about food. So, pro blue. Essa é uma uma das poucas of energy. Ela tem uma série de Benefits, right? Mas eu vou soltar esses irrigação estratégica, tá? I don't know if it is vocês conseguem ver, é milho irrigado. AND kg/. That's it. That's the difference. people. That's it, that would be fine. I despenca, ela praticamente não existe. AND for sure you feel its main effect and that It's becoming more common, okay? This is a message. The other thing that People always bring up the issue of environment, ah, but the question is reaction and the environmental issue, folks, if we If you want to, you know, follow that one, that's what... Science tells us today that we're going to have production without irrigation, we will We'll have to open it up, right, clear more land there. something between 180 and 300 million hectares in the world. So, these are decisions, right? So this This shows the benefit of irrigation. It's good for the environment. We're watering today it is around 10 million hectares. I think this will be updated with potential of 55 million. I don't I'm very worried, aren't I? The girl when me he asked there if he didn't want to go anymore, but that Does it need more irrigation or is it not the right one? own demand. Society has to define how much food you want to produce, you define how much you want to irrigate, but it's getting harder without irrigation. We keep 4% of our planted area. These are the figures around 18% of potential irrigable. We fight a lot. There are only about 340 million people in the world. right? China and India are in first place. Brazil accounts for 1.6% of the world's irrigation. but with great potential. This has different forms. If you look, if if you want to look at the importance of irrigation for the country's agriculture, the Egypt would be the most important country. irrigated. Then you can look at these. Numbers and playing around in this video that's... It's going to come out there, the one I made. Eh, It will be published soon, says one few of those things, those numbers have how you look at different shapes and then cada um tira sua própria conclusão. I think That's what's important, that you can have your own information. this issue of the area. Ah, if we Looking at Rio Grande do Sul, right? That's... o que a gente tem de oficial hoje. The River Southern Rio Grande do Sul still has potential. It's down here, you see? I would say that it is But this here, for sure, because the gente sempre superestima. But these are os números que a gente tem hoje. And a Brazil? Where can we grow? AND 50% em pastagem degradada. Okay, that's it. aí a gente cresce. What does it have to to grow? Não vou falar quanto porque eu pensar, eu sem dúvida é água, né? Water neck. E a nossa legislação, a as coisas que são muito antigas, né? Us de um lugar para outro sem problema. Node water. This is very common, folks. Waters vou direcionar pra água, tá? And because state. So it's important that we Water, okay? Vou passar um pouco mais Quick here. Primeiro que no mundo aí a privileged. Nesse se você pensar que Still, okay? Então, a gente tinha que Make the most of it. And it really is parece que é crime, né? You stay until world. Look, California, California is It would be, if I'm not mistaken, the third or fifth country in the world, if it were a country, right? It only exists because it moved. Water. Look, grab the water here from this side. from above and irrigates all of São Joaquim Vale, which is the main producing region Fruit here in the United States. Los Angeles only exists because they brought water. From one place to another. So that's all. busy. Everything is water Moving. That's common, right? Now, where is the water problem? Ah, then you come here! This region It's problematic, especially Egypt. Egypt is a country that has more than 90% of its population there. His water supply depends on the Nile River, and he He's the last in line to get water. So there are a lot of countries using it. before its water reaches Egypt. THE Luckily, it's the most powerful of region. So this is a big challenge. It's for that country. Not in Brazil, folks. There we have water and we have to to know how to best use this water and make a That's state policy, right? thinking in that water element of Development, right? I always leave the I always recommend some books. I know there's someone who's more curious, Right, who wants to read a little more. That That book is an interesting book. And another point, folks, is when we Look at the Earth, the Earth is a system. closed. Water on Earth is a constant source of energy. since then, more than 4 billion years ago. back when the water was gone, when the Earth It started to take shape, you know, practically. começou a se formar água. There are several These are theories that I'm not going to get into here. sometimes. Foguete, uma outra entra um pouquinho de água também. Node fechados e ele é fechado. So that It doesn't end. Eu não acaba com a do para usar, depois ela volta. Put 70 kg, 70% do peso é água. So the man retendo 42 L de água. If you L por dia, mais ou menos 10 dias. There você pode fazer conta com essa, né? But estão mais de 2 milhões de anos. Then global level. Mas é importante da na a infiltração da água no solo. This phase estratégica pra agricultura, tá? When infiltrou e tá aparecendo depois. It's water de recarga que a gente fala. So the de conservação do solo, tá bom? Then tempo, o cobrança, outorraga, né? I'm What happens to the rainwater, okay? na terra, que chama de água verde. AND Okay? pros oceanos, a gente usa 1%. Think, Right, guys? Isso aí a gente tem que, é, right? é que agricultura usa 90%, 70%, esse depende de onde você tá. For example, esse número é menos de 15%. If you are used for agriculture and livestock. He has problema isso, Dr. L? No, it doesn't. Since No problem at all, okay? So I think that Okay? And this has a great deal of variability. temporal, spatial as well. But deep down, Guys, if you take what we have in our children and what we use, the People use less than 1%. This is the Message, okay? Let me pass by here Because my time is short. It seems that The water is running out, isn't it? Sometimes the Guys, guys, the water is running out. Why? Because we have to think about that in watershed issue and in bearing capacity of a basin hydrographic. So we are all in a region. This region is generally called a river basin. Water that It falls into a region and will flow into a river. And this watershed, it has an ability to support the uses, the Various uses, right? So, what is What's important for us to understand is that what Water falls into a basin. She will have to, it has to be enough. to support all uses, but this Water levels vary from year to year. There are years when There are more years, and less years. So the People have to work with averages. You can't work during times of prosperity, nor If you're not careful, because otherwise it gets complicated, right? And and With this, we have to support everyone. The uses, okay? And how could we possibly think about it? Imagine a watershed as a glass of water. Tudo que tá caindo naquele The glass of water is right there, it's serving its purpose. don't fill that glass that spills over The problem, folks, is that today our very restrictive, very low, allows a gente usar muito pouca água. So, the One of the criteria we use is Q95. we can use very little water and It ends up leaving and the population doesn't have... água suficiente pros seus usos. That's it suficiente falando sobre isso. We A country cannot develop while living That's using 5% of our water. Okay good? Here's the article. The criteria variam, né? From state to state. That's another problem. Não vou entrar Not here. Ia falar um pouco dos Estados to change. Lá atrás eu tinha pensado no mas é difícil fazer isso. I, I more. It's OK? Deixo um livro aí também, a recommendation. E elocação de água, gente pensar. So, regardless of assinatura que a gente chama de vazão. AND costume assim meio nervosa, né? Quite revoltada, que é muito baixa, né? Then, água na chuva e utilizar na seca. I o que nós já temos, né? So, guys, nós temos que planejar mais no Brasil. AND From my time. Temos que planejar, 100%. Eu digo que 10% já tá posto, é a infraestrutura mínima, né? That we rest? The rest is the challenge. So, how a gente vai crescer? Which is the best? shape? What data do we have? And that it's OK? Plan, generate data. Then the right? E as perguntas que eu quero voltando em julho, são essas, tá? In increase Our farmers will have to update to grants. The grants will to still be valid, therefore they will I have to irrigate more. our The equipment will be sufficient for apply that amount of water. I know there must be several. companies out there today that designed the equipment for applying, for example, 10 mm. 10 won't be enough. THE We're going to have to readjust this, right? THE what will happen to the Water availability? We'll have water. enough? So that's what I have. done and with that I have generated Quite a lot of data. I'll spend more quick climate data from different shapes, modeling and practically a lot of the Brazilian Cerrado, right? So with that, people generate information that in the form of Pixel, right, for the entire region. So no It's a region that we can't reach. We can talk about it, but we have to understand That this has an uncertainty problem. right? Here's a quick simulation I did. That's towards the Cruzalto region, right? Missions portal, generating rain here. Can you see the demand? You can see the offer, right? I'm not Speaking of groundwater, always Looking at surface water. Then we look at it, you know, the way that... The National Water Agency likes to Looking at it in terms of self-care, right? Then we have level two, level three, level four, level five. It is in this level here that we have worked. Level five here is the savanna. Brazilian. Then we lift up here the that's the data we have. Today we information. We look then closely. Level four. We look at a region, right? Each of these tiny dots would be a They have no information whatsoever on flow rate and 10 pivôs centrais. So here it is conflict, we can't, we There has to be data, generate data for these. regions. And that's what I do, right? Aqui foi a quick simulation I did of laughter, if we can get to that point. level? E no fundo, gente, é chegar, é to do a começar a pensar no planejamento. That's it sua decisão da melhor forma possível. There if we think in a way It's getting harder and harder. Arição, no And why is this here? This here is a Cerrado. A gente mostra que o número de here. Em todo o resto ele aumenta, ou mesma produção. This means qualidade de vida das pessoas. Then discutirem aí com Teles. I know that it has pergunta, né, gente? What is ours? agenda? What is our agenda? strategic? Pense nisso se quiserem list naquele filme dela. Any way. Vamos começar a pensar no nosso nation. Isso no final são as pessoas, né, Okay? Thanks. Acho que passei um disposition. It's OK? Thanks. Ah, obrigado, Lineu. There it is again That's very, very relevant information, right? Quite important, a very good perspective. general aspects of irrigation, of the challenges that we have and logically of Opportunities, right? Since we have a So, let's move on to this question. So there for you, uh, to enjoy a little of Your general knowledge there too, is a Question from Victor Sheld. Well, that's natural, isn't it? producers to invest outside of Brazil or Investing in other regions, uh, related to climate, cost, load Technology, in short, what do you see? today, within your vision, what would they be? factors are important for this decision. decision? Interesting, isn't it? Bem estratégica e coincidentally I was talking to The first question is whether there is water. mais mais difícil de você tirar. Then you start to have this challenge with the water, vinculada a isso, as taxas, né? That legal. Todo negócio ele precisa de legal certainty. Você de segurança fast. Seja você vai pedir um uma est de água a gente tem. we have to our water. Então eu respondendo a sua as coisas andam muito devagar, né? But alimentar, porque a gente tem água. THE resto do mundo não tem água, gente. That That's the main point. If you look sustainable. That's a low number. We are talking underneath. So, if we know jurídica em todas as etapas, né? AND Okay? Great, great. Então, eh aproveitando entender a a aça agricultura irrigada. AND the main aquífero que que tinha lá. If you That's a good question. Uh, I had Nebrasco por dois momentos. I lived de água, esse era o problema. In Brazil I see our aquifers as a grande reservatório que a gente tem. THE acriferous must be understood as a Do you know why? Because we have Water. A, eu não gosto muito de vai faltar em outro. So, we have reserve. Aquífero para você utilizar com isso, tem que investir dinheiro. You he has. São milhares de postos e mesmo It varies greatly. Then you'll have to recharge. Existem muitos locais no noala that acoustic that we call recarga, cara. It's too much water to run out. thing. Então nós temos que ter um pensamento de longo prazo. What is it? também na nossa água superficial. THE although. Então, acho que a gente tem que committed. sense. Thanks again, right? Our time aí um bom dia aí. Thank you very much. to everyone. Infelizmente queria estar For when I return. E eu deixei um abraço para todo mundo aí. There are several event. Enjoy yourselves, everyone. Those strategy. I think that's what possibilita, tá bom? Thanks. One hug. encerramento do nosso painel. And you event. Let's grab the cheat sheet here now. right? Mirta, taking advantage of the situation, right? Eh, são duas Thanks. A primeira delas, eh, como que Profit, right? E daí talvez falar sobre horizon. Nós temos que, eh, vamos property. Nós temos que incentivar I understand, right? Ele tem que plantar sell, to be used for snacks school supplies that are marketed with a larger investment. that one producer who has dairy cattle, for For example, that he irrigates pasture, that be an irrigation system conventional, because the pivot is really It requires a little more space because... its cost, but that it has a system for irrigating 5 ha, 10 ha with the sprinkler irrigation system conventional. That's entirely feasible. has the same financing options as It's in the pivot. So, the idea that we has to work together with Teles is precisely, we should also attack that. alongside and encourage, guide and manage from this irrigation. That's great. Aproveitando aqui uma pergunta How is the situation regarding environmental license for constructions dam in the northwest region that almost all of the properties rural areas do not have the 20% legal reserve requirement and the Water today is a very limiting factor for Go to action. The environmental issue of the dam, it's a problem and we we need Not much talking to Botolini, right? the thing about the dams is that it has unlocking the blocks we need to do. E o Lineu, o professor Lineu, regarding the 95% issue de de uso da capacidade da da bacia. AND That's absurd. Isso já há muito tempo teria that has been changed. E e eu acredito that we have to... can be done within a sustainable. It's no use wanting to. They work. Nós precisamos mesmo com o type to argue, ideia, o a o se é isso, né? Inside the including watercourses as being a permanent watercourse that has long which forms the integration of new technologies? Drones agrícolas, sensores Do they handle prison? It can increase productivity in Rio. Southern Region? E quais talvez dessas technologies if we list them at a level of importance, qualari more Thank you very much, Vitor, for the question. I retorno à inversão. If we are technologies that will be able to put More water in our fields. put in place, unlock a system, think about the monitoring system of irrigation. Eh, and here we have illnesses. Então eu acho que as principais irrigation. I think that's what we political. Se nós pensar hoje no estado milho em Nebrasca é irrigado. And it is in Mato Grosso. So, I think that's it. como eles fizeram para viabilizar. Then who works with water to ta making irrigation feasible. Of course, they They have a nitrate issue in the water. pollution. Well, but it's a question policy that they are lobbying for and developing research to generate arguments for us Let's go into a discussion, not with the maps. From the 80s, right, Professor Mir? Or In other words, it has current results and is putting Here's the generation of foreign exchange from the point of... economic view that the state of Rio Grande The South will win, and this is the impact. environmental, but not with words. Us We need fewer words and more. to make a decision. Ah, great. So, taking advantage of this opportunity... Also, professor, there's another one. question. How can the producer find the balance between high productivity, water use efficiency and sustainability? Easy, right? To mark. Very good. Excellent question. What we saw evaluations on SB Money Maker That's exactly what the last few years have been like. And that the figure that you remember I tried Marking the X and Y axes shows us the Next, the more we harvest, mais a gente ganha. But where is the A clever trick? What does he want to harvest more of? Geovo was showing me just now over there. Drying area 18. So perhaps harvesting more in the dryland whether it's 30, the harvesting of more in irrigated areas is 100. So, more and more of us like producer we need to understand What is the potential of our crops for... make the right investment and start then we have to see what we We have the land to make the investment. in nutrition. Tão pode ser um pacote de Management from Passo Fundo to Shuim. We need to understand how far we can go. we can invest, because if the potential It's 50, you, I can't invest 50. otherwise it's not a shadow, I have to Invest less, but where do I get the money from? It has to be from somewhere. So we We need to know more and more which one it is. our potential and invest accordingly with the potential. That's what we We need to do it, and that's what we're doing. I'm selling. Quem tá conseguindo fazer isso, You're doing it right, you're making money. Practical example. Two producers, one good producer. harvesting Well, Sonja is going to sell land now to Pay the bill. What did he do? Ampliou Besides the rest, the machinery park. Another good producer nearby, I asked, go ahead, I need one. A good experiment for growing wheat. What What did he tell me? Professor Alencar, I planted 600 hectares of wheat last year, 700 Fertilizer is kind of expensive and Elinho is going to be management. Então nós precisamos olhar isso where we can invest and be the Alright, everyone. Ah, basically todo mundo que tá nos assistindo. Put please, wonder. So, thank you very much. Yes. Very good. Thank you, Camila. THE in data. Esse livro foi escrito por parque, a professora Mir e eu. Really participating. Parece que o produtor vai Look at that, see? Então não fui só eu there too. Thank you very much for your participation. you. A round of applause, everyone. tarde retomamos a 1:30, tá bom? So the back.