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In the Agrovila das Palmeiras community in Santo Antônio do Leverger, producer Isabel Siqueira Camargo sums up the sentiments of thousands of family farmers in Mato Grosso: the desire to see their production regulated and valued. "My biggest dream is to see my cheese certified so it can be sold legally," she says, having already had products seized for lack of health authorization. Isabel is in the process of adapting to obtain the seal from the Mato Grosso Small-Scale Agroindustrial Inspection Service (Siapp/MT), a public policy of the Mato Grosso State Government, implemented by the State Secretariat of Family Farming (Seaf-MT), with support from Empaer and Indea.
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Siapp was created by Law No. 12,387/2024 to streamline, streamline, and reduce the cost of health regularization, promoting productive inclusion and valuing family farming. During a lecture held this Wednesday (July 24) in the auditorium of the Mato Grosso Agriculture and Livestock Federation (Famato), Seaf's Agroindustry Coordinator, Camila Caexêta, detailed the requirements for obtaining the seal and highlighted the importance of formalization to expand the market and guarantee food security for the population.
Currently, approximately 300 producers are registered with SIAPP, with 651 TP4T linked to the milk and cheese production chain—the main family farming sector in the state. The goal is to expand this number and reach producers still operating informally. The program requires, for example, physical, chemical, and microbiological analyses of water and food, the adaptation of facilities, and compliance with maximum production and revenue limits, in accordance with the annual R$1 TP5T 4.8 million ceiling established for small businesses.
The impact of the regularization is already being felt by those who have earned the seal. Ludymilla Caramori, from Sítio Milagre da Vida, began supplying products to BigLar supermarket, a benchmark for quality in Cuiabá. Jackson Marques Pacheco, from Lenda do Pantanal, won a bronze medal at the CNA Brasil Artesanal Awards with his cheese in the "Heat-Treated Cheese" category, competing with producers from across Brazil. He and Ludymilla were the first to obtain the SIAPP seal in Mato Grosso.
For Isabel Camargo, who is now seeking resources from banana and milk sales to renovate her production structure, hope remains alive. "I have faith that I will succeed. My farm is my livelihood, and now I want to work legally."
The Mato Grosso State Government, through Seaf, remains committed to public policies that guarantee dignity, income, and appreciation for family farming.
