Weekly Update Brazil & Latin America - December 18th, 2024 Senate of Entre Ríos, Argentina, should make some alterations in the Bill that regulates the use of agrochemicals in the province. The Bill aims to regulate “the acts of individuals or legal entities of import, preparation, formulation, fractionation, distribution, sale, application, transport, storage… of phytosanitary products”. (Senate of Entre Ríos) Gabriel Gimeno was promoted to senior sales director – fertilizers and biosciences for Brazil and Paraguay at the Mosaic fertilizer company. Luis Roberto Moura Arruda is the new director of marketing and customer experience Brazil and Paraguay. (The Mosaic Company) According to an article published by jhosman salas, president of the Beekeepers Association of Jicaral, Costa Rica, the “solution for the problems faced by pollinators lies not in the banning of phytosanitary products, such as fipronil, but in education, dialogue, and implementation of Good Agricultural Practices… we consider that indiscriminate bans, without solid scientific foundations, could have disastrous consequences for agriculture. If such a law is approved, many farmers will be left without viable alternatives to protect their crops”. (Asoapi) Congresswoman Leidy Galeano, from Paraguay, proposes toughening sanctions, including fines and prison time, for damage caused to the environment, with a special focus on damage caused by agrochemicals in beekeeping production. “We consider that the current administrative sanctions applied to the misuse of agrochemicals are light and are not proportional to the severity of the conduct and its consequences”. (Congress of Paraguay) Grupo Duwest, focused on the development and distribution of agricultural inputs in the Mesoamerican region, announces the purchase of a paraquat portfolio from Syngenta in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador and other countries. (Grupo Duwest) #pesticide #agrochemical #fertilizer #agriculture #agribusiness #latinamerica #esg #environment
