Agrobiológica Sustentabilidade will invest more than R$100 million in technology center

Agrobiológica Sustentabilidade, which specializes in biological solutions for agribusiness and belongs to Crop Care Holding, a Brazilian manager of agricultural input companies, recently acquired a 500,000-meter square site in the city of Itápolis, São Paulo.

The goals of the company, based in Leme, São Paulo, include building a new and modern research and development center, as well as a professional training hub that will focus on the needs of the Brazilian and Latin American bioinput market. The investment of more than R$100 million will generate an exponential increase in the company's production capacity, which will subsequently expand its service to more than 50 million hectares of cultivation.

According to Rafael Garcia, founder of  Agrobiológica Sustentabilidade , the invested funds will be used to create the necessary infrastructure for the design and production of biological products for most types of crops, and the technical training of teams of specialists responsible for its network of distributors mainly farmers.

“Innovation has always been a very important pillar for us. Now, with our new R&D center, we will also act as an incubator of new technologies for rural producers, through the development and launch of new bioinputs. Here, we will produce solutions for our portfolio, which is already a pioneer in the market, and we will continue the development of several other technologies, which will bring added value to Brazilian agriculture and the whole of Latin America,” Garcia stressed.

The operation will also be responsible for creating new jobs in the city of Itápolis, São Paulo, and surrounding areas, promoting economic advancement in the region. It is predicted that by 2026, more than 200 new vacancies will be created.

“We are very happy with the acquisition of this site, where Agrobiológica will put into practice the planned dream of having, in one place, the largest center for technology, training and production of bioinputs in Latin America,” said Ezio Costa, CEO of Crop Care.

“With this type of investment, rural producers will benefit mainly, as they will now have a wider range of products capable of improving and supporting their plantations and harvests. In addition, the technology hub will bring new methods in the production of biological solutions for crops, and will also prepare new professionals for the new challenges facing agribusiness around the world,” Costa added.

Marcelo Abud, CEO of Grupo  Lavoro , which also manages Lavoro Distribuição, the largest distributor of inputs in Latin America and a partner of  Agrobiológica Sustentabilidade, believes that this move represents considerable progress for the company, as it will make it not only more productive, in line with the demand of rural producers for safer inputs, but it will also fulfill its potential as a disseminator of knowledge and innovation for the entire sector.