Pesticide Free: Brazil Melon exclusivity in the Brazilian market.

Brazil Melon, concerned with food safety and the global demand for healthy products for consumers, is a pioneer in Brazil with the international zero residue certification for melons, pesticide free.

We have been working for many years to improve healthy and sustainable practices, using: conservation agriculture, biological control (fungi, bacteria, predatory insects and endoparasites) and varieties resistant to pests and diseases; having thus, a product increasingly free of chemical residues that, as a result, we are bringing more health to your table.
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We have been working for many years to improve healthy and sustainable practices, using: conservation agriculture, biological control (fungi, bacteria, predatory insects and endoparasites) and varieties resistant to pests and diseases; having thus, a product increasingly free of chemical residues that, as a result, we are bringing more health to your table.
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To obtain a flawless final product, there are technological innovation solutions, as follows:
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- Biological control:
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It is a healthy control method that controls agricultural pests and disease-transmitting insects using their natural enemies, which can be: other insects (in this case, beneficial for the crop), predators, parasitoids and microorganisms (such as fungi and bacteria that are not harmful to health).

It is a rational and healthy control method, which has as its ultimate objective the use of these natural enemies that do not leave residues in food and are harmless to the environment and to the health of the population.

In this context, Brazil Melon made a large investment in laboratory research and biofactories to make this practice viable – technically and economically. Its premise is to help improve the quality of agricultural products, reduce environmental pollution, preserve natural resources and, therefore, ensure the sustainability of agro-ecosystems.

- Biopesticide (based on bacteria and fungi):
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By definition, Biopesticides are types of pesticides derived from natural materials such as animals, plants, bacteria, fungi and certain minerals. They are used to control agricultural pests through specific biological effects. Microbial and entomopathogenic pesticides are pesticides that contain microorganisms, such as bacteria, fungi or viruses, that attack only the pest species (specific or entomopathogenic nematodes) as active ingredients.

Although most of these agents attack insect species (called entomopathogens) through biopesticide products, there are also microorganisms (fungi) that control weeds (bioherbicides). These biopesticides have a much more positive impact on the crop (crop) by inhibiting the growth and development of these pathogens in plants.
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- Vegetable extracts:
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Plants, throughout their evolution, produce organic components that are, in addition to defense mechanisms against environmental stress – necessary for their survival – also fundamental for the production and storage of energy (photosynthesis, respiration, protein formation, etc.) .

This helps with their ability to adapt, from water shortages, to pest attacks and fungal and bacterial infections. These plant metabolites are chemical compounds that act as natural pesticides to defend against herbivores or pathogenic microorganisms, such as alkaloids (derived from amino acids and proteins), phenolic substances (derived from carbohydrates, which have at least one aromatic ring), flavonoids , tannins, quinones, essential oils, saponins, cardioactive heterosides and terpenes.
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This process can inactivate toxins produced by enemy microorganisms or can repel phytopathogens and insect pests (causing feeding inhibition, reduced food consumption, developmental delay, deformations and sterility of insects).
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-Organic Biocompounds:
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Composting is a biological process of transforming raw organic matter into humic substances (a kind of natural fertilizer), stabilized, sanitized, with properties and characteristics different from the material that gave rise to it.

It is the use of raw materials that contain a carbon/nitrogen ratio (C/N) favorable to the metabolism of microorganisms that will carry out their biodigestion (Torres; Tarifa, 2012).

This composting enhances the soil structure, that is, it optimizes soil aeration, plant root development, as well as water retention capacity and infiltration speed. Finally, organic biocompost contributes to the recovery of soils, in addition to bringing numerous benefits to agricultural production.
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The great achievement of Pesticide Free production
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And to achieve Pesticide Free certification, we go through a rigorous safety oversight process, backed by strict scientific inspection, sampling and testing protocols. But the result is pest-free food and more organic, biodynamic agriculture.

Brazil Melon believes – and proves – that it is possible to achieve the highest level of food quality, without health risks, Pesticide Free and that it is within everyone's reach. For this, we know how necessary it is to invest in great technological innovations and to be attentive to the trends of excellence in the world market. And together we go!