Anuário Brasileiro do Tabaco 2016 - page 78

T
heCooperationCenter for ScientificResearchRelative toTobacco (Coresta),
jointly with the Interstate Tobacco Industry Union (SindiTabaco), mobi-
lizes the global supply chain for a relevant technical and scientific event
in Santa Cruz do Sul (RS). After the general congress held in Berlin, Ger-
many, inOctober 2016, the study groups on agronomy and phytopathol-
ogy will meet in Brazil, from 22 to 26 October 2017. The study groups on cigarette
emissions and exposure to tobacco smoke, and cigarette technology, will meet in
Kitzbühel, Austria, in the same month.
According toCarlosSehn, SindiTabacoBoardadvisor andcoordinator of theevent’sor-
ganizingcommittee, the lastmeetingheld in theCountry occurred in2005, focusedon the
same themes, and was marked by the record number of participants, and attracted 280
specialists from30 countries. Now, the expectation is for a repeat of the success and again
SantaCruzdo
Sul(RS)willhost
the2017Agro-
PhytoJointStudy
GroupsMeetings,
onAgronomyand
TobaccoIntegrity,
PhytoPathology
andGenetics
mobilize specialists from universities, tobacco companies, research institutions and foundations identified with tobac-
coaround theworld. The activities havebeen scheduled to takeplace at theUniversity of SantaCruz doSul (Unisc), with
thepresentationof studies andscientificpapers related toagronomyandphytopathology in theproductionof tobacco.
The entire programwill be available as of February, when the Coresta Board and SindiTabaco officials will meet
in Santa Cruz. One of the suggestions, according to SindiTabaco president Iro Schünke is to include visits to tobac-
co growing farms in the region, following on the heels of the pioneer initiative 11 years ago. “At the demonstration
stations, it is possible to visualize the best agricultural practices adopted by the farmers”, he argues. The official also
emphasizes that now Brazil is a reference for its research works focused on tobacco, especially in sustainable ac-
tions and procedures, revealing breakthroughs that are setting an example to other nations.
“At the technical meeting of Coresta’s agronomy and phytopathology groups, held in Santiago de Chile, in 2011, the
Brazilian technical delegationpresented theprotective clothing for harvesting tobacco, whichprevents theworkers from
being affected by the green tobacco sickness”, he recalls. In Schünke’s view, the Brazilian tobacco chain has a lot to pres-
ent,seeingthatithasevolvedgreatlyoverthepastdecades,includingconventionalgeneticenhancementandthedevel-
opment of newcultivars resistant and tolerant tomostmajor tobaccodiseases, andwithahigher productivitypotential.
“Up to 20 years ago, we used to import a big amount of tobacco seed, but nowwe have become producers and
exporters of enhanced cultivars”, he notes. In the same way, by attending the Coresta meetings, Brazil could learn
about novelties not yet implemented, discoveries based on experiments conducted in other tobacco growing coun-
tries, which could result intoadvances andbenefits for the activity at global level. Now, Chinahas actively takenpart
in the study groups and revealed lots of works utilized by other countries, from field to industry.
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CorestaCongress
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