It was launched on Wednesday (24), the Plan Agro +, aimed at increasing efficiency and reducing bureaucracy in the Brazilian agribusiness. The launching ceremony was attended by the acting president, Michel Temer, the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Maggi.

"We want a simpler Brazil for those who produce and stronger to compete," said Maggi, reinforcing the purpose of the federal government with 69 measures to modernize and less bureaucratic rules and procedures of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) .

The measures will be implemented immediately. Among them, the end of the re-inspection at ports and shipments coming units with the Federal Inspection Service (SIF). With the elimination of these obstacles, the private sector and the government should have an estimated efficiency gains of R $ 1 billion per year. This amount represents 0.2% of the annual turnover of Brazilian agribusiness, estimated at about R $ 500 billion.

For Maggi, the Agro + will transfer money from inefficiency to efficiency, bringing benefits to society. The plan, the minister added, just search optimize resources to provide gains to the productive sector, which can thus generate more jobs and income throughout the agribusiness chain.

The main existing bureaucratic obstacles in the map were identified by a working group established by Ordinance No. 109, 2006. ministry technicians analyzed 315 demands of the productive sector and established 69 measures to implement this first Agro + phase. With this, the government will meet claims 88 representative bodies of Brazilian agribusiness.

"The plan will be extended by 60 and 120 days, when new rules and procedures should be simplified," said the executive secretary of the map, Eumar Novacki.

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With short measures, medium and long term, the Agro + has two axes: modernization and bureaucratization and Regulatory Framework of Agricultural Protection Plan. The focus is on reducing bureaucracy, now interfere with the implementation of services.

Thus, the map has accelerated the implementation of Good Agricultural Practices Manual Defense Regulatory prioritized the demands of automation in this area and gave speed to the Agricultural Defense of regulatory review.This is being done through ordinances and normative instructions to reorganize and strengthen the processing standards.

The map will also establish cooperation with the Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA) to develop tools that can streamline the exchange of information between health authorities and importers of Brazilian agribusiness.

Some of the Agro Plan measures +

• End of reinspection in ports and welcome shipments of units with SIF 
• labels System Launch and animal products 
• Change Freezing pork (-18 ° C to -12 ° C) 
• Review of phytosanitary certification rules  
• Accept digital also reports in Spanish and English

Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply