Exports to the Middle East are the target of businessmen in the Passos Furniture Hub. The group makes items out of demolition wood and is getting ready for the international market.
Author: Isabela Barros
Seafood and jerky are the highlights of local cuisine.
Lagoons are among the main tourist attractions of the state.
The number of Brazilians interested in spending holidays at destinations like the Emirates, Egypt and Jordan is on the rise. At some travel operators, the growth is 50% in three years.
Ahead of Arab food restaurants in São Paulo, entrepreneurs show, on International Women’s Day, that they are successful due to talent and to the care with which they work.
Artisans from Rio Grande do Sul make accessories and costume jewellery out of fish leather, fishing nets and rubber residues. They are part of the Mar de Dentro Handicraft Project and Canoa Group.
Ministry of Agriculture forecasts show that by 2020, the country should have 44.5% of the global market. The forecast is for production to grow 37.8%, mainly due to greater domestic consumption.
Responsible for 6% of production of honey in Paraná, the city of Ortigueira plans to sell to the Emirates. In the city, an association named Apomel brings together beekeepers and exports.
The highlight was Syria, which expanded imports by 1,099% last year. To the entire region, agricultural organisations sold the equivalent to US$ 530 million in 2009.
The region should pick 75 million tonnes of grain between 2010 and 2011. The target is part of the campaign started by the BRDE and cooperatives in the region to stimulate production.
