5 CONCLUSIONS
After 20 years of applying the conservation legislation, 772 thousand hectares have already been worked in the state of São Paulo, with 19,846 agricultural properties that were assessed and rehabilitated agroecologically.
The inspection of Rio do Peixe Watershed, carried out from 2007 to 2019, with inspections, diagnostics, and rehabilitation of agricultural properties, is transforming them into conservationists, preserving the soil and water, taking care of the well-being of the local society.
Implementation of the Integrated Crop-Livestock Systems, with the change in soil and pasture management, increased the occupation rate of areas with pastures, by 31%, compared to the original situation.
The Innovated CDA Methodology presents a positive yield of 1377% in comparison to the conventional CDA Methodology, saving capital and the human resources of Agricultural Defense.
In these twelve years of study at Rio do Peixe Watershed, new technologies have been developed for the site, such as Bioengineering, No-Tillage, and Integrated Crop-Livestock, a fact that has changed the habit of how to treat natural resources of large farmers in the region.
The agri-environmental monitoring and rehabilitation methodology is feasible and can contribute to the management and monitoring of the watersheds.
The work carried out in the watershed transformed, in most cases, conventional, degrading agriculture, into conservation agriculture.