Produção orgânica cresce no Distrito Federal com agricultores familiares | Agro Record DF

The DF has stood out in organic food production Our team visited a farmer in the Sobradinho area who grows fruits and legumes with natural fertilization Abundant colorful and detailed meal—everything here is organic This type of diet considered healthier is becoming increasingly common prato of Brasiliense and in the farmlands of the Federal District In the DF organic production has been primarily driven by farmers families betting on pesticide-free foods and more sustainable practices in the field He is Marcial Barbosa owner of the Príncipe da Paz farm Nine years ago he left behind construction work and the hustle of city life for the tranquility of country living—a dream come true Here 10 hectares of productive land Kale corn potatoes coffee—the list goes on All of this was done by Marcial's hands who takes pride in doing everything organically Yes absolutely Why Marcial did you make this choice Because we believe it's good for nature and good for us too Always organic we'd come here to Chapadinha and here you've got the law of organic We were already looking for this and it’s arrived at the right place And here you’ve been around for nearly a decade right Yes I've been working here with everyone else for nine years I'm here to add produce banana carrot beet corn mango here A little of everything with lots of pride right And how do you assess other organic farmers as well Because the DF is growing and you're also a major producer I analyze it this way: we don't have difficulty we just need practice and the people do it Also from EMATE and SENAC it really helps us out got it So if we start off right everything will work out fine Since it decided to bet on pesticide-free foods and more sustainable practices In the field Maciel follows strict guidelines required for organic certification And apparently according to EMATE staff the producer has been standing out Maciel is a standout farmer—no wonder we came here He has a very impressive body of work and it's clear not just from the standpoint of visual diversity and also we see the family labor him managing to do all this he's truly stood out but he deserves congratulations To obtain organic producer certification one must pay attention to details that begin well before planting For example soil preparation is distinct common chemical fertilizers used in conventional agriculture are not permitted during soil management According to EMATER data organic production continues to expand in the Federal District Last year over 100 different crops were grown across an area of 318 hectares More than 6 000 tons of food produced throughout the year Today 385 rural producers in the Federal District hold organic certification according to the registry at the Ministry of Agriculture Production is primarily concentrated in areas such as Brasilândia Sobradinho São Sebastião PADF and the rural settlement Taquara In addition to generating income for small farmers organic practices help preserve the soil e environment is also protected and they supply public programs such as school meals expanding the population's access to healthier foods Without DF organic farming already accounts for 3.7% of the gross value of agricultural production They moved over 142 million reais in 2023 A sector growing in the field and increasingly reaching the consumer's table with growing strength There are two issues First in organic farming he is prohibited from using certain types of fertilizer as well as some pesticides So this sometimes makes it harder for the producer to access these products and limits their production base So that's something that sometimes really makes it hard for him to have a price that's a bit higher low and furthermore it aligns with the fact that people are willing to pay more for products free of pesticides and residues and the general trend we usually see is that these products arrive fresher and sometimes even in the sensory qualities in taste and aroma they are more pronounced because the production is slightly more balanced So this actually makes him a bit more expensive but with the current trend e largest producer of bioinputs which has already seen laws enacted regarding bioinputs this productio end to slightly lower the price and get increasingly closer He also emphasizes that organic production in the DF is primarily driven by Family farming like the Maciel farm Here everyone pitches in A table full of food like this is wonderful isn't it Luciene Yes very good Knowing that everything here is top quality First-rate all natural organic products truly excellent And she takes pride in working the land alongside her sons and her husband Yes just knowing that we have to go out every morning here on the property even just to tend to our own sustenance is really good