Ministry of Agriculture and Sebrae Collaborate to Expand SISBI and Boost Small Agro Businesses
The Ministry of Agriculture and Sebrae have partnered to expand SISBI, vastly increasing inspection coverage and market access for Brazil's small agro producers.
- • The Brazilian System of Inspection for Animal Products (SISBI) has expanded to nearly 1,700 municipalities from just over 300.
- • This expansion enables small producers to sell their animal products nationwide, increasing market access.
- • Minister Carlos Fávaro emphasized supporting micro and small enterprises as vital to agroindustry and rural production.
- • Sebrae president Décio Lima highlights the partnership’s role in strengthening Brazil's global economic integration.
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During the award ceremony for the Fund for Micro and Small Enterprises 2025 in Cuiabá, Agriculture Minister Carlos Fávaro highlighted the critical role of supporting micro and small agro enterprises through the partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture (Mapa) and Sebrae. This collaboration aims to strengthen the agroindustry and rural production by expanding the Brazilian System of Inspection for Animal Products (SISBI), which now covers nearly 1,700 municipalities—an increase from just over 300 since its inception. This expansion allows small producers to sell animal products nationwide, facilitating greater market access and enabling business growth. Fávaro pointed out the illogicality in restrictions that prevented a small producer in Várzea Grande from selling cheese in nearby Cuiabá, emphasizing that the SISBI system helps overcome such geographic limitations. Décio Lima, president of Sebrae, reaffirmed the importance of their joint efforts to improve market opportunities for small businesses and to integrate Brazil more fully into the global economy. Together, the Ministry and Sebrae are driving initiatives focused on market expansion and robust sanitary defenses to ensure food quality and safety for consumers, thereby empowering micro and small agro businesses to thrive and scale operations.
This article was translated and synthesized from Brazilian sources, providing English-speaking readers with local perspectives.
