According to data disclosed by Seade Foundation, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Santos administrative region
showed a 6% increase during the last 12 months. The research points out that the growth was driven by the services
sector, with a 7,5% increase, and by the industry, which went up 1,8%. The region is among the five in the state of São
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Paulo that had above-average GDP growth in 2021. The administrative region of Santos encompasses the cities of
Bertioga, Cubatão, Guarujá, Itanhaém, Mongaguá, Peruíbe, Praia Grande, Santos, São Vicente.
On Thursday (31/03), media sources informed that the government’s projection of a grain harvest of 300 million tons
next year has every chance of not being achieved. There are two main factors behind this. First, there is the drought in
the country South Region. Second, the war has already provoked a 150% increase in the cost of fertilizes.
Measures to Avoid an Even Worse Crisis
Among the short-term actions in progress to try to guarantee the crops that starts next September are the diplomacy of
inputs, with direct contacts by Minister Tereza Cristina with suppliers abroad. There is also the “caravan of fertilizers”,
an initiative promoted by Embrapa with the objective of transferring to farmers techniques for more effective use of
fertilizers. In addition, on March 11th, the National Fertilizer Plan was launched. One of its goals is to reduce total imports
from the current 85% to 50% by 2050. Organizers plan to complete that using organomineral fertilizers (organic
fertilizers enriched with minerals) and remineralizers (rock dust), in addition to the increase in the exploitation of mineral
deposits for agricultural purposes.
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