Agro Amazônia Produtos Agropecuários Ltda
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Respect, ethics and environmental responsibility are the first three values displayed on the Agro Amazônia Produtos Agropecuários website, one of many reasons this Cuiaba, Mato Gross, Brazil company was named a 2011 Ambassador of Respect.
“We are committed to preserve and protect humans and the environment with laws and technical guidelines designed to ensure worker safety and environmental balance,” explains Sidinei Nunes, director. “It is our goal to prevent pollution and minimize any impact that its activities may cause to the environment and the community.”
For these reasons, Agro Amazônia invests in annual projects to raise awareness and educate the community on environmental responsibility. The company sponsors lectures and dramas about the use of personal protective equipment, distributes educational booklets and holds talks with the public on the importance of preserving the environment. Seedlings are distributed to local schools and parks to encourage growth of native plants. Extensive training is conducted with employees on emergency procedures and proper use of agricultural products.
据 Nunes 称，该公司积极与客户互动，提供土壤分析、应用服务和跟进，以确保产品得到正确应用和使用。
“Agribusiness is critical to the sustainability of Brazil and respect for the environment is fundamental to the success of Agribusiness,” explains Nunes. “This is the reason we invest in these projects.”
Cooperativa Agropecuária Castrolanda
巴西
Brazil’s central-southern Parana basin, an area known for the development of new crops and agribusiness activities, is home to Cooperativa Agropecuaria Castrolanda, a company dedicated to customer service and safe environmental practices.
With approximately 60 members, this cooperative participates in agriculture research and the dissemination of technologies aimed at reducing costs and the exploitation of natural resources. Transportation, handling, storage and safe use of agricultural products is of utmost importance, according to Ândrea Toniolo Kubaski, marketing coordinator.
“Any use of pesticides is performed by the cooperative,” explains Kubaski. “All surveying, recommendations and marketing is done through an agronomist, following current legislation in relation to crops and recommended targets. It is our goal to avoid unnecessary use and contamination of humans and the environment in which we live.”
Cooperativa Castrolanda 拥有七名训练有素的农艺师，为客户提供作物保护产品、种子、动物饲料和肥料以及土壤和叶面分析、培训服务和咨询。位于仓库外部的雨水排放系统可防止水进入结构，从而最大限度地减少意外污染。向员工提供有关正确使用、调整喷雾和包装处置的培训。
“The safety of pesticides is extremely important not only for the financial value that is added to the product, but also by environmental and health risks that this type of product offers,” says Kubaski. “We take the message that it is possible to grow produce with quality and sustainability.”