Mato Grosso do Sul has the land, soil and climate favorable to the development of fruit growing, mainly citrus. Therefore, Semadesc (Secretary for the Environment, Development, Science, Technology and Innovation), through the Executive Secretary for Economic and Sustainable Development, is preparing the State Plan for Fruit Growing.
According to Semadesc agronomist Karla Nadai, responsible for the project, the state’s fruit cultivation is still incipient, but already has isolated plantations. “The activity, despite what many think, is not necessarily being carried out by family farming. We have fruit growing on these small properties as another option for diversifying production. But there are corporate and commercial orchards.”
According to her, Mato Grosso do Sul has regions that produce guava, papaya, pineapple, avocado, mango, banana and citrus. “These are important regions that have been serving the surroundings of Campo Grande. But mainly we have production leaving the State and that does not go through the technical assistance of Agraer. Some are assisted by SENAR in the interior and others have private technical assistance,” she adds.
Source: abrafrutas.org
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