SLC AGRÍCOLA
Cotton production
“ We are finishing the construction of one of Brazil ’ s largest cotton gins in the Parnaíba farm , located in Maranhão state , where we seek to acquire and install the most modern systems available in the global market for automation operation and product quality control . It is certainly a project that has been bringing innovation to the sector with an increase in efficiency and quality improvement ,” stated the CEO .
As for cultivation , favorable climate and mastery of technology makes the planting and harvesting of the second crop of cotton , and corn , possible in one crop year . This allows for enlarging the planting area , reducing the cost of the produced unit and crop management technical benefits .
The leasing of adjacent and nearby areas to already established farms aims to enlarge the plantation area . This will make possible to increase production by using the existing structure and to reduce fixed and
82 May 2015