Browsing: Agribusiness

Agência Brasil Brasília – Brazil is already the fourth world producer of genetically modified (GM) crops, with around 3 million hectares, of transgenic soy. The United States continue leading the rank, with 42.8 million hectares, followed by Argentina (13.9 million hectares), Canada (4.4 million hectares), Brazil, and China (2.8 million hectares). According to the "Global

Agência Brasil Brasília – In the last five years, farm bread shrimp export has risen greatly in Brazil. It has risen from 37,800 tons, in 2002, to 62,000, in 2003. The Northeast is the largest producer of shrimp. The region concentrates 97% of domestic production. Apart from the increase in export, production has generated 50,000

Agência Brasil Rio de Janeiro – Flower production is expected to give the economy of the state of Rio a boost in 2004, creating 1,800 jobs, many of them on family farms. According to state authorities, some R$3 million will be invested in 150 projects as part of the Florescer program. The Florescer program will