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Partnerships Agroplus

The Agro Plus Programme is the result of institutional partnerships between rural producers, industry, civil society, academia, government and financial institutions for the development of a common sustainable agenda. The activities are closely coordinated by the Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries (ABIOVE), the National Service for Rural Learning (SENAR) in the states of Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Bahia and Maranhão, the Bahia State Association of Farmers and Irrigators (AIBA), the Minas Gerais State Federation of Agriculture and Livestock Farming (FAEMG), the BioSystemic Institute (iBS), the Viçosa Federal University (UFV)
and the Mato Grosso do Sul State Federation of Agriculture and Livestock Farming (FAMASUL).

There are many benefits for those who participate in the Agro Plus Programme,
including the following.

Rural producers are given free of charge courses, training during field days and individual technical assistance, thus adding value to their properties, and gaining greater efficiency in agricultural practices and in the conservation of native vegetation, fauna, soil and water resources.

The associations and cooperatives benefit from stronger institutions and effective participation in the management of associated properties.

Consumers gain satisfaction from having a sustainable product.

The government benefits from the social and environmental regularisation of rural properties, and from the partnership with the private sector to support the
development of public policies.

Companies benefit from agribusiness sustainability, the strengthening of partnerships with producers, compliance with their sustainability policies and market demands.

Institutions These institutions gain from the development of academic and scientific projects, the interaction of students and researchers with agribusiness, and the offer of internships to provide technical assistance to the participating farms.

NGOs benefit from the promotion of technical and scientific actions directed to the conservation of nature and the quality of life for people, and reconciling the use of natural resources with social, environmental and economic development.

Financial institutions gain from the partnership with producers and the offers of credit.

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