The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) launched the Strategic Vision for the “ABC+” (namely, Plan for Adaptation and Low Carbon Emission in Agriculture). The strategic vision defined the conceptual basis and strategies for the development of sustainable technology solutions within the Brazilian agriculture.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) launched the Strategic Vision for the ABC+, the 2021-2030 cycle of the Plan for Adaptation and Low Carbon Emission in Agriculture (ABC, in the Portuguese acronym). The strategic vision provides the conceptual basis and national strategies for the ABC+, intended to develop sustainable technological solutions within the Brazilian agriculture.
As reported by the 20th edition of the Regulatory Report, the Federal Government enacted a new ten-year cycle for the ABC, providing the creation of a technical committee and the integration of ABC-related systems into an Integrated information system (SIN-ABC, in the Portuguese acronym). The publication of a new strategic vision by MAPA will guide the execution of the ABC+.
The ABC+ Strategic Vision provided three conceptual basis – “Integrated Landscape Approach”; “synergy of adaptation and mitigation strategies”; and “foster adoption and maintenance of Sustainable Systems, Practices, Products and Production Processes (SPSABC)” – and seven national strategies for conducting the ABC+:
- Maintaining motivation for adoption of conservationist and sustainable farming systems, fostering increased productivity and income, resilience and control of greenhouse gas emissions;
- Strengthening initiatives for technology transfer and diffusion, training and technical assistance;
- Encouraging and supporting applied research for development or improvement of SPSABC;
- Expanding mechanisms that recognize and reward farmers for adopting SPSABC;
- Fostering diversified financial and tax related instruments to support SPSABC;
- Improving the ABC+ SIN-ABC for putting in place effective Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) Mechanisms; and
- Promoting an Integrated Landscape Approach in order to encourage compliance with environmental rules and sustainable production.
More details on the concepts and strategies are available in the strategic vision. The recording of MAPA’s launch of the strategic vision is available here (in Portuguese).
Additionally, and according to MAPA, the next phase for implementing the ABC+ will be the development of local (state level) management groups and the launch of a public consultation on July.
