New Bioinputs Law provides greater safety in Brazil

The recently published "Bioinputs Law" (number 15.070) regulates the use, trade, and production of bioinputs, covering conventional, organic, and agroecological farming systems. 

According to Maraysa Marques, Regulatory Affairs Coordinator at Rovensa Next Brasil, this is a crucial step for bioinputs in Brazilian agriculture.

"The new law strengthens the sector, establishing a regulatory framework and provides greater safety for the end consumer. Although already widely used and having a significant market in Brazil, biological inputs did not have specific legislation as a product category," pointed out Marques.

According to the coordinator, the new regulation defined bioinputs as agricultural products developed from active ingredients of plant, animal, or microbial origin and also includes those derived from biotechnological processes, or structurally similar, intended for agriculture in biological control, plant nutrition, and soil health. It also recognizes bioinput production by farmers for their own use but without trading authorization.

Marques noted that consumers are increasingly demanding sustainable alternatives with renewable and safe products, and in this context, Brazil has become one of the leaders in bioinput application, recording 15% growth in the 2023-2024 season, according to Blink/CropLife Brasil research. "The sector is expected to continue showing good results, with increased use of innovative products and implementation of new technologies in the production system, as the consumer market has been demanding sustainable and renewable solutions," she evaluated.

Green Agriculture

According to Marques, bioinputs, being a renewable technology, stimulate green agriculture, promote soil health, and reduce erosion while promoting increased organic matter content over time and providing nutrients for plants and biological pest control. Thus, their use generates savings, increases fertilization and irrigation efficiency, and favors biodiversity regeneration in the environment, especially in soil, positively impacting sustainable food production.

New Agricultural Approach

According to Rovensa Next Brasil's Regulatory Affairs Coordinator, the company has invested heavily in biosolution development. "We want to contribute to implementing a new agricultural approach where producers can achieve higher yields with fewer resources within a model capable of preserving the environment and meeting emerging socio-demographic and nutritional needs and challenges," she stated.

The 12 Rovensa Group companies joined forces to form the "world's largest biosolutions platform for sustainable agriculture under a single banner, Rovensa Next, strongly committed to leading transformations in food production." Among the biosolutions are growth promoters and regulators, biofungicides, bioinsecticides, biofertilizers, phytochemicals, solubilizers, biotic and abiotic stress mitigators, adjuvants, and soil correctors.

The company emphasized that the portfolio is produced in Brazil, providing "quick access and high returns to national producers." "Rovensa Next offers end-to-end biosolutions and has been betting on sustainability, innovation, and technical knowledge through a global network of 30 R&D laboratories, partnerships with research centers, and a team of field specialists," Marques said in conclusion.

(Editing by Leonardo Gottems, reporter for AgroPages)