Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Yesterday minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, Luiz Fernando Furlan, met with leaders of the business community at the Rio de Janeiro Industrial Federation (Firjan). Among the proposals discussed was the transformation of the Galeão International Airport into an industrial airport because it is underused. Also discussed was a
Author: Agência Brasil
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Brazilian industrial production was up 0.8% in January, compared to December. Compared to January 2003, the increase was 1.7%. According to the government statistical bureau (IBGE), the January increase was based on rises in production in 17 out of 20 sectors surveyed. Cumulatively, over the last 12 months ending in
In Brazil there are entire plantations that do not use chemical pest control, avoiding the use of over 20 million litres of chemical insecticide. These farms use a bio insecticide developed by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa). Use of this bio insecticide may be greatly enhanced after sequencing of its genome.
