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Embrapa study: Soil management boosts soybean yields and insurance subsidies

soybean productivity soil management Embrapa rural insurance agriculture technology

A long-term study by Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, has demonstrated that improved soil management significantly boosts soybean productivity. Analyzing 28 harvests between 1998 and 2026 across more than 4,300 georeferenced points, researchers found that each advancement in management quality increased relative productivity by 11.1 percentage points.

Management levels ranged from conventional monoculture to advanced systems like direct planting, crop rotation, and crop-livestock integration. The highest management level (NM4) achieved a relative productivity of 77.2%, compared to 44% at the lowest level (NM1). These efficient systems proved particularly advantageous during years of moderate water deficiency, as permanent soil cover reduces evaporation and promotes moisture infiltration.

These findings will have direct financial implications for producers. For the 2026/27 harvest, farms classified at the highest management level may be eligible to receive double the federal subsidy for rural insurance.

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Dourados · Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste · Júlio Cesar Salton · Mato Grosso do Sul

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