Quarantine facilities and legal issues of the use of biocontrol agents in Brazil

Abstract

The objective of this work was to address the classical biological control of pests in Brazil, regarding procedures to import and export native biological material. A brief introduction will be given on the current legal issues on the use of biocontrol agents, as well as some considerations on the existing quarantine pests and actions already carried out in the country. The safety in the introduction of exotic organisms is important for Brazilian phytosanitary defense and for a higher adoption of classical biocontrol, making it available for integrated pest management (IPM). Legal and normative aspects establish the procedures that must to be adopted, not only to protect bioprospecting and native organisms, but also to minimize risks to the national genetic patrimony associated with the introduction of exotic organisms. Furthermore, the import/export procedures adopted for vegetal and useful organisms for pest biological control and for other genetic material must be subjected to phytosanitary measures performed in government-certified quarantine facilities and diagnostic laboratories. Finally, the quarantine activities listed here are strategic for safeguarding the country from potential problems arising from border transit of living organisms.

Biofábricas no cenário atual agrícola brasileiro: revisão

“…Diante disso, controle biológico surgiu para ser uma opção ao controle químico no intuito de melhorar a produtividade e a qualidade dos alimentos, permitindo práticas agrícolas ecologicamente corretas e minimizando o uso de defensivos (Sá et al, 2016) Segundo Embrapa (2018), uma biofábrica é onde ocorre o processo produtivo em que a biomassa é utilizada para sua conversão em enzimas, proteínas terapêuticas ou outras substâncias, gerando agentes biológicos em escala industrial viável, apontando para a possibilidade de que essas substâncias substituam, com custos menores e em grande escala, os atuais processos industriais.…”