Rural producer from Tocantins, Maurício Buffon, took office as president of the Brazilian Soy Producers Association (Aprosoja Brasil), this Tuesday (23). Buffon will lead the entity that represents the country’s main agricultural crop for the next three years. The president of Aprosoja-MT, Lucas Costa Beber, took office as 1st vice-president.
The vice-president of Aprosoja-MT, Luiz Pedro Bier, will also be part of the board, as vice-president of Aprosoja Brasil for the state of Mato Grosso, while the administrative director of Aprosoja-MT, Diego Francisco Bertuol, is part of the Board The entity’s supervisor, ensuring the representation of MT producers at national level.
The new president highlighted that his administration will seek good dialogue with various public and private actors to seek solutions to the main challenges faced by producers.
“Aprosoja Brasil will be present at all negotiation tables, always firmly defending farmers with gains for the production sector. The president is a person who takes the entity’s strategy to the states at the same time as he listens to demands”, emphasizes Buffon, during his inauguration.
Born in Rio Grande do Sul, in the municipality of Ronda Alta, Buffon also lived in Sorriso, Mato Grosso, but in 2009, he decided to explore opportunities in the neighboring state, when he moved with his brother to Tocantins. He was also one of the founders of Aprosoja-TO, being president of the state entity for two terms.
Lucas Costa Beber thanked former president Antonio Galvan, especially in his fight for a fairer grain classification for producers, in addition to promoting research carried out in partnership with the Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), bringing more data to support the claim for a fairer classification.
He also highlighted that the new president of the entity is prepared to defend the interests of producers. “He is a person who has good dialogue, who seeks to open doors and, above all, defends the flags of soy producers. So, the producer can rest assured that Maurício will do an excellent job,” he said.
