According to data given by Observatório Agro Catarinense, productivity increased 23% over the past ten years despite only a 5% variation in rice acreage. Glaucia Padro, an analyst at Epagri/Cepa, claims that the adoption of seeds with high potential for production as well as investments in technology have all contributed to the growth in output. According to data from the February 2023 issue of the Epagri/Cepa Agricultural Bulletin, “the rice harvest for the crop in 2022–2023 is now in progress; 14.52% of the state’s seeded acreage has already been harvested. Harvesting is further along and has already surpassed 30% of the planted area in Santa Catarina’s north, where planting normally begins earlier”.
Source: AgroLink (*Translated by Ia Niani)