Author: Agência Brasil
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.
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Commercial Negotiating Committee of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) meets next week (March 18 and 19) in Puebla, Mexico, for what is expected to be a debate on the Mercosur proposal for a "FTAA light." The "FTAA light" would consist of a minimum set of obligations and
Agência Brasil Brasília – Yesterday president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva telephoned the president of Argentina, Néstor Kirchner, and congratulated him on the agreement he reached with the International Monetary Fund. Under the agreement, Argentina paid US$3.1 billion that had fallen due. According to the Palacio do Planalto, Lula told Kirchner he was "satisfied and
Agência Brazil Rio de Janeiro – The purchase of 12 jet fighters for the Brazilian air force, worth some US$760 million, will be decided by the Defense Council at a meeting within the next few weeks, reports minister of Defense, Jose Viegas. In fact, it is expected that a final decision on the purchase will
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Members of the British Industrial Confederation (BIC) and the consul general of the United Kingdom in Rio de Janeiro, Paul Yahmourian, are visiting the city and meeting with members of the local industrial federation (Firjan) and small business administration (Sebrae) for talks on business opportunities. The British are led
Agência Brasil Curitiba – Minister of Development, Luiz Fernando Furlan, says that various proposals for a new industrial policy are under study. The principal objective of such a new policy would be to facilitate investments, creating new credit lines resulting in the modernization of industry and improved logistics so as to reduce operating costs, especially
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – The prime minister of Portugal, José Manuel Durão Barroso, who is visiting Brazil, says that Brazil does not need a gateway into the European community because Brazil is big enough and important enough to deal directly with any country there. But, said Barroso, the Brazilian business community knows that Europe
