The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) is researching the cultivation of pears and apples in the northeastern Brazilian drylands. Cultivation should reach 30,000 hectares this year.
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Libya has US$ 50.5 bn invested abroad, including investment, deposits in bank accounts and stock market and fund investment. This information was disclosed by the country’s foreign investment agency.
Producers from the state of Minas Gerais are going to harvest 7,000 tonnes of castor seeds for use at a Petrobras biodiesel mill. The project guarantees additional income to agricultural producers.
The factory, to be the first in South America to produce insulin crystals, should reduce the dependence on imports and make exports possible. Investment may reach US$ 85 million.
The Brazilian female shoe brand should receive the Business Award Franchise 2009, in France, in March. It is recognition for the brand’s expansion and originality of its shops.
Last year, eight Arab nations purchased, for the first time, from agricultural cooperatives in Paraná. In 2008, sector foreign sales to 114 nations reached almost US$ 1.5 billion.
Rio de Janeiro should have a centre of excellence in the Schlumberger network, which has 13 points worldwide, one in Saudi Arabia. Petrobras is negotiating credit of US$ 10 bn with China.
Establishment of the organisation is the result of a memorandum of understanding signed on Thursday by Development minister Miguel Jorge and the deputy prime minister of Libya, Imbarek Ashamikh.
This was the trade balance result of the textile sector in January 2009. Imports reached US$ 66.9 million in textile products, against US$ 19.8 million exported.
Imports of chemical products dropped 55.7% in volume in January. Among the main items are intermediaries for fertilizers.
Dutch company Africa Juice is going to produce fruit juice in Ethiopia and for this reason came to seek new technology in Brazil. The products should be shipped to Asia through Dubai.
The federal government has launched the 1st Export program in the state. The objective is to promote the export culture and help micro, small and medium companies to enter the international market.
The expenses should be by 2013. Most of the funds are going to exploration and production. The company wants to expand production abroad by 8.8% a year.
According to a FAO forecast, biofuels are going to absorb 5% of the global grain production this year.
