Rivulis | Sugar Cane: Estivas Sugar Mill, Brazil

We have 16,800 hectares of land here, irrigated by local irrigation. The irrigation we get here is due to the efficiency of the water. We have 98% irrigation here. All of this adds value to the productivity of sugarcane, compared to other systems here in the unit. For us to do a superficial drainage, in this condition here, it's not interesting because there's a high risk of fire. So, the subterranean, in our condition, is better. Also, the application of fertilizers, which we call fertilization, is very high. In addition, we also have the issue of the longevity of our sugarcane. With the drainage, we have the opportunity to have between 10 and 12 leaves. We're going to be harvesting 1,000 hectares and expecting 3,000 hectares over the next three years. This will increase the verticalization of our productivity. Within a smaller area, we'll double the productivity of these areas. And we'll also have a higher profit in relation to the longevity of this sugarcane. A problem here in the region is the quality of the water. The water in these regions usually has a lot of iron oxide. So, in addition to oxygenation, we need an efficient filtration system. The system here is all with the 5,000 dropper. It's a self-compensating dropper that allows us uniformity in the flow at longer dropper lines. And with the antifreeze system, which allows for safety so that dirt doesn't get into the dropper tube. And there's also a second, which is the slit. The slit also allows for a second safety in this dirt protection inside the dropper tube. A very characteristic biome here in Rio Grande do Norte, where there's a high water demand and a soil with low moisture retention. And these two characteristics lead us to select the use of the dropper for the production of sugarcane. Here's a classic example. 5-month-old rye, already with very good productivity, where it's a plant seedling, the second leaf. In the first leaf, we harvested 152 tons per hectare. So the result was very successful. We had very good assistance from RIVLOS, from RIVLOS partners, and it made us expand this project to these 3,000 hectares that I just reported. All the commitment we made together with RIVLOS was honored. And one of the things that really draws our attention is this partnership, that they're always available to help us at all times.