Conservation Agriculture in Panara' Brazil

1. Fonte: Instituto EMATER
Conservation agriculture in
Paraná - Brazil
Oromar João Bertol
EMATER (Extension
Service of Paraná)
Paraná - Brazil

2. 399 towns

3. • Paraná State
- 199,880 km2 (2,3% of Brazil);
- 20% of Brazilian production
- 5,9% of Brazilian GDP;
- 8,000,000 ha with agriculture, of which 6,000,000 with very intensified
agriculture;
- 371.000 farmers, 85% of them family farmers (properties from 0 – 25 ha);
Family farmers use similar production systems and technologies to that
used by large scale farming

4. Fonte: Instituto EMATER
INTITUTO EMATER
Our extension service
- 1.210 employees, of which 437
university level and 377 technical
level professionals in the field
Central
Headquarter
- Priority of work: Family farmers and their organizations
22 Regional
Offices
394 Town
Offices

5. Paulo Cesar Waltrik et al. (2010)
50% subtropical
50% tropical

6. FASES DA EROSÃO HÍDRICA
1. Impacto da gota de chuva
2. Transporte das partículas desagregadas
3. Deposição das partículas transportadas
(Meyer e Wischmeier, 1969)
Fonte: Instituto EMATER
Low soil cover (phase 1 of hydric erosion)
Formation of a crust

7. Julio Cezar Franchini et al. (2009)
MPa
Soy + Corn without rotation
Soil compaction

8. Fonte: Instituto EMATER
The no tillage system has good efficiency at the control of soil
loss, but less efficiency in the control of water losses. Besides, it
concentrate nutrientes at the surfasse.
No control of phase 2 and 3 of hydric erosion

9. Foto: ITAIPU
Eutrofication  Phosphorous (P)
Proliferation of aquatic organisms

10. LESSONS LEARND FROM PAST PROGRAMS
• MICROWATERSHED AS A WORKING STRATEGY (400);
• PARTICIPATIVE AND DESCENTRALIZED PROGRAM;
• KNOWLEDGE BASED;
• FINANCIAL INCENTIVES (US$ 56,000,000.00);
• LEGAL INSTRUMENTS;
• SISTEMIC ACTION;
• ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION.
MICRO-WATERSHED SOIL AND WATER INTEGRATED
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

11. Microbacia Lajeado Bem-
te-vi (4.100 ha) - Maripá
Microwatershed
Systemic action

12. NOMINATION OF TOWNS TO WORK DURING NEXT YEARLY
WORKING PLAN
OPERATIONAL STRATEGY OF THE PROGRAM
FORMATION OF REGIONAL MANAGEMENT GROUPS
CHOICE OF MICROWATERSHED THAT WILL BE FOCOUS OF WORK
PARTICIPATIVE DIAGNOSTIC
ACTION PLAN DEVELOPED WITH FARMERS - Pact of action
with farmer
FORMATION OF TOWN MANAGEMENT GROUP
Executive projects

13. ESTRUTURA EXECUTIVA
ESTADUAL
COLEGIADO ESTADUAL
GET COMITE ASSESSOR DOS EXECUTORES
REGIONAL GRUPO GESTOR REGIONAL
MUNICIPAL
GRUPO GESTOR MUNICIPAL
NIVEIS DE
ACAO
ESTRUTURA DELIBERATIVA /
CONSULTIVA
SECRETARIA DE ESTADO DA AGRICULTURA E DO
ABASTECIMENTO
UNIDADE TECNICA DOS
PROGRAMAS - UTP
RESPONSÁVEL REGIONAL
DO PROGRAMA - SEAB
RESPONSÁVEL MUNICIPAL DO PROGRAMA -
EMATER
- EMATER
EMATER
INSTITUTIONAL ORGANIZATION OF THE PROGRAM

14. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION OF MICROWATERSHEDS
1) Capacity of work from Extension Service;
2) Priority to watersheds from which water for human
consumption is harvested;
3) Current level of impact over natural resources;
4) Number of family farmers;

15. PROGRAM TARGET PUBLIC
Lime Family farmers
Promotion of forestry Farmers in general
Restauration of riparian forests Farmers in general
Solidary tractors (9,403 tractors sold at low cost, low
interest – similar to More Food Africa)
Family farmers
ABC Program – Smart Climate Agriculture Farmers in general
Water Mines Program Farmers in general
Rural Tourism – Walks in the country side Farmers in general
Integration with other programs

16. Fonte: Instituto EMATER
MICROWATERSHED
Instrument of social
organization to strategic
interests
Communitarymechanization
Income generation:
seamtresses
Control of environmental
contamination

17. MICROWATERSHED

18. Plant the Future Campaing: Adopt good practices for
production A communication campaign
Coordination
(SEAB)
Executive
Secretariat
Executive committee
(Partners)
Integrated
Pest
Management
Themes
Integrated
Desease
Management
Conservation
agriculture
Ant
Control

19. 15/04
15/04
22/0515/04
07/05
27/05
Courses for technician
and agriculturists
Technical Seminaries

20. STRATEGY OF THE CAMPAIGN
1. Continuous activity;
2. Autonomous regional management groups;
3. Technical discussion of themes:
4. Promotion of debates;
5. Protocol of action of public and private extension;

21. Fonte: Instituto EMATER
permanente soil cover
Good Practices in Conservation Agriculture
(phases 1 of erosion)

22. Control of soil compaction
Julio Cezar Franchini et al. (2009)
MPa

23. Soil roots after brachiariaBrachiaria
Julio Cezar Franchini et al. (2009)
Increase of roots of soy after brachiariaSoy roots after rotation with corn
25 cm
50 cm
75 cm
100 cm
Carbon in soil
C

24. Fonte: Instituto EMATER
Control of run-off
Terrace dimensioning
Less water at the surface;
More water in the soil.

25. Fonte: Instituto EMATER
Proper design and mantainance of rural roads

26. Fonte: Instituto EMATER
Integrated
management of
water and soil
Storage of
water in the soil
Sustainable agriculture - Biodiversity
CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE
Control of
run-off
Chemical
Physical
Biological
CONCLUSION
C

27. Obrigado!
Thank you!
Oromar João Bertol
oromar@emater.pr.gov.br
Instituto EMATER