First woman to become the head of Brazil’s agricultural research agency, software engineer Silvia Massruhá plans an administration focused on sustainability, traceability, and the digital inclusion of small and midsized Brazilian farmers.
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The renewed sector project between the Brazilian Association of Specialty Coffees and ApexBrasil has Middle East countries as priority markets, in addition to Asian nations. Interest in the product grew after Expo 2020.
Brazilian meat lobby ABPA forecasts a slight growth in the country’s output this year and a decrease in the results of global competitors. No cases of avian influenza have been detected on commercial farms in Brazil.
The Brazilian food company released its results for the second quarter. It informed it had a 50% market share in the export of halal poultry to the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Brazil’s Agriculture minister Carlos Fávaro welcomed in Brasília Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Foreign Trade minister of the UAE, to talk about cooperation and trade.
Soybeans are a major driver of the Brazilian economy, bringing together 240,000 farmers and creating jobs in small towns and big cities across the country. As the world’s leading soybean producer and exporter, Brazil is expected to further increase shipments in 2023.
Brazilian food and beverage companies can now apply to get their first halal certification via the Halal Brazil project that grants an aid of 50% of the costs.
The halal market was the topic of a webinar promoted by Invest Paraná in partnership with the Arab Brazilian Chamber. The Brazilian Southern state has potential in the food, textile, and cosmetics sectors.
The Brazilian Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Carlos Fávaro, and a business delegation concluded their visit to the UAE this Thursday (3) after an extensive schedule of talks on sustainable production.
The Arab country approved the export of goats from Brazil after the visit of the minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Carlos Fávaro, to Riyadh. He also negotiated the regionalization of the bird flu protocol with the Saudis.
According to the minister of investment of Saudi Arabia, Khalid Al-Falih, his country is interested in investing in Brazil’s food, financial, automotive, transport & logistics, infrastructure, ecotourism, and entertainment sectors. He spoke at the Brazil-Saudi Arabia Investment Forum.
The Saudi Investment minister and a delegation of around 100 people are in São Paulo this Monday (31). They expect to visit six other Latin American countries in the forthcoming days.
In meetings in Saudi Arabia, Brazil’s Agriculture minister Carlos Fávaro saw a local willingness to take part in the program that plans on doubling Brazil’s food output without deforestation. Businesspeople participating in the delegation had parallel meetings supported by the Arab Brazilian Chamber and ApexBrasil.
The Brazilian minister of Agriculture and Livestock is leading a mission to the two Arab countries starting this Saturday (29), seeking investors for environmental sustainability actions in Brazilian agribusiness.

