Barra do Garças is a municipality located in the Center-West Region of Mato Grosso, with an area of 9,078,983 km² and 61,135 inhabitants. The Barra do Garças Regional Compact acts as part of the IDH Regional Compacts program and in line with the PCI strategy. The main productive chains in the region are soybeans and cattle.
GOALS Among the goals of the Regional Compact that are aligned with the PCI strategy are:
Produce
Promote the integration of small/ medium/large rural producers in the municipality’s priority production chains
Foster land use intensification in livestock and agriculture
Advance in the adoption of crop/livestock integration systems
Promote the production of renewable energies through biomass
Make the municipality a reference in the production and quality of calves
Conserve
Fight against illegal deforestation
Support the implementation of the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) in all municipalities
Implement the environmental regularization program (PRA), with the restoration of degraded areas permanent protection areas and legal reserves
Advance in water and soil conservation techniques
Adopt Best Agricultural Practices (BPA) for rural and family farmers
Foster payment programs for environmental services (PES)
Promote environmental sanitation in the municipality’s rural properties
Include
Increase ATER (Technical Assistance and Rural Extension) services in settlements, small holdings and indigenous lands, with a focus on the production chains for beekeeping, olive growing, dairy farming, pig farming, goats and sheep farming, fruit growing, fish farming (aquaculture and artisanal) as well as organic production
Increase the regularization and environmental adequacy of rural properties in partnership with relevant authorities
Increase operational, strategic, commercial and professional support for rural properties and family farmers
COMMITMENT
In 2019, through the Barra do Garças local government together with PCI, IDH, JBS and private sector class entities, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed with the objective of establishing cooperation and carrying out the necessary efforts to promote sustainable economic development through of the PCI strategy in the Municipality of Barra do Garças. The term of the agreement is five years and is expected to last until 2024.
MEMBERS
The Pact has 43 signatories from the public sector (state and municipal levels), the private sector, civil society and producers. The full list of signatories can be found at:
