Semeando perigos: o agronegócio e a explosão dos agrotóxicos na indústria alimentar brasileira

Abstract

The present work intends to analyze agribusiness and its influence on Brazilian food production, highlighting its impasses in the socio-environmental sphere, with the central objective of investigating the intensive use of pesticides both in crops and in the processing of products in industry. Furthermore, the specific objectives are to analyze agribusiness and its interference in the appreciation of domestic products in foreign trade, its direct action in relation to population impoverishment with regard to the increase in hunger, unemployment and reprimarization of the economy. At this point, given the social relevance of researching this topic, the aim is also to identify industrial behavior in light of the need to adapt to sustainable production standards, as well as improving the industrialization process of food offered by agribusiness; Furthermore, we seek to describe the business strategies used by agribusiness to maintain productivity, given the current need to improve production techniques and provide sustainable inputs with the minimization of the use of agricultural pesticides. The methodology employed is characterized by an applied and exploratory nature, given its purpose of understanding and solving specific problems in the real world, such as issues of economic policy, regional development or the impact of new technologies. The work concludes with a discussion of alternatives viable to the use of pesticides, such as organic agriculture and integrated pest management, emphasizing the need for a paradigm shift in the Brazilian agricultural sector. Recommendations are proposed for stricter control and monitoring policies, incentives for research and development of sustainable technologies, and awareness campaigns for producers and consumers. This study contributes to the understanding of the challenges faced by Brazilian agribusiness in relation to the use of pesticides and highlights the importance of more sustainable agricultural practices to guarantee food security and environmental preservation in the long term.