Author: Agência Brasil
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – The drop in GDP of 1.5% registered in the third quarter, compared to the third quarter of 2002, is being blamed on the fact that there was very strong growth during the third quarter in 2002, with the GDP rising 2.9% at that time. There is also the so-called "technical
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – The drop in GDP of 1.5% registered in the third quarter, compared to the third quarter of 2002, is being blamed on the fact that there was very strong growth during the third quarter in 2002, with the GDP rising 2.9% at that time. There is also the so-called "technical
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Minister of Mines and Energy, Dilma Rousseff, was in Rio yesterday for the signing of contracts for exploration and production of petroleum as a result of the 5th round of bidding which took place in August and brought in R$27 million in contract bonuses for the government. Rousseff announced that
Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – The Brazilian government will follow a worldwide tendency and give organic farming a boost, says Jean Pierre Medaets, at the Family Farming Secretariat of the Ministry of Agrarian Development. Speaking at the 5th Agrobusiness Congress, Medaets declared that organic farming is important for various segments of the agricultural sector,
Agência Brasil Brasília – The Ministry of Science and Technology reports that it has set up a pioneer work group with the objective of developing free software for use in the government. This first group, consisting of twenty employees who underwent special training, is part of a broad effort by the Brazilian government to reduce
Agência Brasil Brasília – According to minister of Agriculture, Roberto Rodrigues, Brazil could quadruple its fruit production and exports over the next three years. From January to October of this year, Brazil exported fruit worth US$267 million in a sector that now employs 4 million workers. The fruit sector is labor intensive, creating 3 direct
