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According to the São Paulo Page on June 25, this study analyzed Brazil's energy supply situation in 2023. The data shows that agricultural energy (29%) has significantly increased from 9.7% in 1970 in Brazil's energy structure. Luciano Rodrigues, Coordinator of the Bioenergy Sector at the Bioeconomy Observatory, pointed out that the study considered all energy used by different economic sectors (such as households, industry, and transportation), covering not only electrical energy but also fuels and "primary energy" (energy resources existing in their natural form, unprocessed and unconverted, like firewood, wind energy, and solar energy). Agricultural-related energy includes sugarcane biomass (16.87% of agricultural energy), firewood and charcoal (5.2%), vegetable oils, pulp waste liquor (residues from paper and cellulose industries), biogas, and other types of biomass such as corn. The study also noted that when considering only renewable energy, agriculture's contribution to Brazil is even more prominent, reaching 60%. If agriculture is excluded, Brazil's overall renewable energy proportion would drop sharply from 49% to 20%, close to the global average (15%). The Bioeconomy Observatory also mentioned that sugarcane biomass, previously discarded as waste, has potential for further development. In Piracicaba, an inland city in São Paulo state, the Sugarcane Technology Center (CTC) is developing a technical solution aimed at doubling sugarcane production by 2040. The Sugarcane Technology Center will use gene editing, artificial intelligence, and other technologies to develop new sugarcane varieties; invest significantly in controlling sugarcane borers, which cause annual losses of up to 8 billion reais in Brazil; and develop new planting systems through artificially synthesized sugarcane seedlings. Rodrigues stated: "Currently, our sugarcane cultivation area remains stable at around 10 million hectares, but the production potential is enormous. Transgenic technology has been applied to soybean crops for 20 years, while its application in sugarcane is just beginning, so there is considerable room for development."

The application of herbicides in sugarcane cultivation has undergone significant changes with the use of more precise and efficient machines. One example is the Uniporte, equipment developed to operate under specific field conditions, integrating precision spraying technologies and a structure adapted to the cultivation requirements.

With scarce pasture, the use of capiaçu and sugarcane bagasse can help, but requires attention to supplementation, warns zootechnician Tiago Felipini. Watch the video