The line of organic cookies launched by brand Native at Biofach Latin America 2007, is going to be added to the coffees, juices and chocolate drinks produced by the main Brazilian producer and exporter of organic sugar. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Lebanon are among the 57 countries that imported products made by the company.
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The hospital, in partnership with the Paulista University, is gong to establish a laboratory to help in the identification of the main extracts removed from plants from the Amazon and Atlantic Forests. The objective is to detect antitumoural, antibacterial and antioxidant substances. It is estimated that Brazil has 20% of the global biodiversity.
Agência Brasil* Pretoria (South Africa) – The final document of the Second Summit of Ibsa, the group that brings together India, Brazil and South Africa, presented today (17), defends the reform of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, but asks for priority for the return to negotiations of the Doha Rounds, which forecast the elimination
Agência Brasil* Manaus – Starting next year, at least 40 micro and small companies based in the northern Brazilian state of Amazonas should be directly benefited by funds of up to 150,000 Brazilian reais (US$ 82,000) each, for the development of technological innovation projects. A 6 million real (US$ 3.3 million) agreement was signed yesterday
Biofach Latin America 2007, which began yesterday in São Paulo, confirms the rising trajectory of the organic sector, which has a turnover of US$ 40 billion a year worldwide. A space at the fair that is calling the attention of buyers and specialists is the Northeast & Savannah-Eco-Productive Communities, which includes investment from 14 Brazilian states.
The flow of foreign direct investment to the region reached US$ 60 billion in 2006, an increase of 44% over 2005. In North Africa, investment totalled US$ 23 billion, growth of 72%. Brazil, in turn, has become the 12th largest world investor. This information was disclosed yesterday by the Unctad.
This will be the fifth edition of the organic product fair in Brazil and it will count on 300 exhibitors from 12 countries. In the sidelines there will be the ExpoSustentat, the International Fair of Sustainable Goods. Among the highlights of Biofach is the OrganicsBrazil Project, established to promote national production abroad.
In Northern Egypt, El Mansura is known for its history and gardens. It was in the city that French King Louis IX was captured during the Crusades. In the same period, it served as a fort. Today, the history of struggle and the beauties of the local vegetation, spread throughout parks and gardens, attract tourists from the country and also from abroad.
Agência Brasil* Brasília – Brazil to have official representation in Burkina Faso. The Official Gazette has published the decree establishing the Brazilian Embassy in the African country today (15). The decree was published on the same day Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva took his first trip to Burkina Faso. The embassy will be
Agência Brasil* Brasília – Brazilian exports totalled US$ 3.010 billion last week, a 9.6% drop as against the sales in the previous week. However, imports were much lower, reaching US$ 1.950 billion, with even greater reduction, of 31.82%. The values were disclosed today (15) by the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. The table
Philosophy students Laura Magalhães and Humberto Giancristofaro, from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, are producing a documentary about Arab identity. The intention is to undo stereotypes about who the Arabs are and to show that there is much more in common between Brazilians and Arabs than can be imagined.
Philosophy students Laura Magalhães and Humberto Giancristofaro, from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, are producing a documentary about Arab identity. The intention is to undo stereotypes about who the Arabs are and to show that there is much more in common between Brazilians and Arabs than can be imagined.
In the first nine months of this year, the total exported by the state of Paraná to the Middle East and North Africa grew 25%, rising from US$ 365.3 million to US$ 455.5 million. Paraná state imports from the region rose 315%.
