This information was supplied by the former minister of Agriculture of Brazil, Roberto Rodrigues. According to him, the governments of Holland and England showed interest in financing projects for production of ethanol on the African continent using Brazilian technology. Yesterday, Rodrigues was sworn in as coordinator of the Agribusiness Centre at Getulio Vargas Foundation, a famous Brazilian university. The Agribusiness Centre should focus mainly on agro-energy.
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Agência Sebrae* Brasília – Despite the European embargo against Brazilian honey, which was put in place in March this year, Brazil continues breaking export records in the area. Revenues with foreign sales of the product in the first ten months of this year have already exceeded the total obtained in the whole of 2005. Revenues
Technicians of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) are currently in Lebanon to assess the damage caused by the conflict with Israel, which took place between July and August, and to help draw a plan for recovering fruit production and dairy cattle. The mission will end on Monday (27).
Agência Brasil* Brasília – The Mobile Unit for Technology Transfer in Caprines and Ovines Handling, known as Bodemóvel (Moving Goat), started operating today (21), at the Exhibition Park of the Crato municipality, in the northeastern Brazilian state of Ceará. The mobile unit, created through a partnership between the Ministry of National Integration and Sebrae, will
Approximately one year ago, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) planted 40 different types of olive trees in the Brazilian semi-arid. The seedlings came from eight different countries, including Morocco. In 2008, they should begin bearing fruits, which will attest to the viability of olive planting in the country.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazil exported 255,892 tonnes of chicken in October, a reduction of 1.61% when compared to the same month in 2005. The shipments generated US$ 310.5 million, 11.83% less than in October last year. The figures were supplied today (13) by the Brazilian Poultry Exporters Association (Abef). Although poultry sales
Agência Brasil* Brasília – Biofuel projects based on sugarcane farming on irrigated areas in Minas Gerais, Bahia and Piauí are getting closer and closer to implementation. Today (13) a technical cooperation agreement considering bio-ethanol and biodiesel projects will be signed between the São Francisco and Parnaíba Valley Development Company (Codevasf), the Agricultural Cooperation Company (Campo)
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian agribusiness exports reached US$ 48.2 billion in the last 12 months, a value 14.5% greater than in the same period last year. The surplus was US$ 41.9 billion, according to figures supplied by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply. The sectors that contributed the most to the
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – Brazilian coffee exports grew 31.2% in October this year when compared to the same month last year, reaching US$ 328.9 million, according to figures supplied by the Brazilian Coffee Exporter Council (CeCafé). Last month, Brazil exported the equivalent to 2.7 million 60-kilogram bags of coffee. The volume also represented
The WTO has limited the exports of the European bloc, which basically exported refined sugar to the Middle East and Northern Africa. Now, according to International Sugar Organization economist Leonardo Rocha, some of these countries are investing in refineries and importing more raw sugar from Brazil.
Brazil is exporting more flowers. From January to September this year, shipments generated US$ 24.2 million, almost the same value as the total obtained in 2005, which was US$ 25.7 million. Still, the sector says that there is much space for expansion both on the domestic and on the foreign market.
A project called Development of the Cycle of Bamboo in Brazil, coordinated by Bambuzeria Cruzeiro do Sul, has benefited over 2,000 people. Around 30 cooperatives of producers are currently working with the raw material, and each participant receives over a minimum wage per month. They produce from coat hangers to Japanese style fences.
The current cashew nut harvest, which began in the second half of September, should be record. This may influence foreign sales, as 85% of production goes abroad. Brazil is the third greatest cashew nut producer in the world and plantations are concentrated in the Northeast.
From the Newsroom* São Paulo – According to information disclosed today (20) by the Ministry of Agriculture, Brazil may have a record cashew nut harvest this year. The crop, says the Ministry, may reach 300,000 tonnes, 100,000 tonnes more than in the previous crop. The reason is that this year more rain is forecasted in
