Highlighting the capacity of “tropical agriculture” to help combat climate change, and elevating the Brazilian model to the status of a guide for negotiations between countries in — these are the agribusiness proposals for the next Climate Conference, which begins on Monday (10), in Belém (PA).
Gathered in a document entitled “Sustainable Tropical Agriculture: cultivating solutions for food, energy and climate”, the proposals were delivered to the president of the conference, ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, at an event held at the headquarters of Fiesp (Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo) last Monday (3).
The COP special envoy for agribusiness and former Minister of Agriculture, Roberto Rodrigues, and sector leaders led the delivery.
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The paper was prepared by the Brazilian Tropical Agriculture Forum, created by FGV Agro and FGV Bioeconomia, and formed by research centers, reference institutions and representatives of the productive sector.
The FPA (Agricultural Parliamentary Front), Abag (Brazilian Agribusiness Association), Abiec (Brazilian Association of Meat Exporting Industries), CNA (Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock), Ipea (Institute of Applied Economic Research) and the Ministry of Agriculture, among others, participated.
In the document, the sector argues that tropical agriculture is a key part of the climate mitigation and adaptation agenda, and that the Brazilian model can be exported to other countries.
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The text assumes that the tropical region concentrates 40% of the planet’s arable land, more than 50% of fresh water and an “exceptional” biodiversity, but also faces structural challenges, such as fragile soils, pests and pressure on natural resources.
From there, specifying that “there is no single model of tropical agriculture” and that “the diversity of contexts requires adapted solutions”, the work proposes “positioning tropical agriculture as a structuring axis of global solutions to the climate crisis, food security and the energy transition”.
According to the document, this can be achieved through practical actions based on some propositional axes, such as political-diplomatic repositioning, financing for key sectors and critical needs, bio-revolution in agriculture and integration of food and energy security agendas.
During the event at Fiesp, Rodrigues also asked Corrêa do Lago that the discussion on agribusiness participation in the Climate Plan be postponed until after COP30 — the platform directs Brazil’s actions to combat climate change and meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Embrapa also delivers contributions to COP30
On Friday (31), Embrapa also delivered its agricultural science contributions to COP30.
At an event in Brasília, the president of Embrapa, Silvia Massruhá, gave Corrêa do Lago suggestions collected in a series of meetings promoted by Embrapa during 2025, called Climate Dialogues, bringing together experts, producers, representatives of traditional communities, the private sector and public managers.
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Entitled “Embrapa Contributions to the Global Mutirão against Climate Change”, the document brings together proposals for low-carbon production and adaptation of agriculture to climate change which, according to the entity, have the potential to impact food production and the sustainability of agri-food systems.
Among the challenges identified by Embrapa are generating consistent scientific data, strengthening climate risk management at the municipal level, creating governance structures to measure emissions and carbon sequestration and prioritizing policies to support family farmers, among others.
The ambassador highlighted the importance of contributions to boost Brazil’s position at COP30. “Thanks to all the contributions, I am graduating so I can be the president of COP in the best way possible”, he declared.
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