Plant-based biofuels, a greater use of data in farms, the One Health concept applied on agriculture defense. Chicken and sugar giant Brazil navigates through all these, according to the talks held at Datagro’s GAFFFF, which aims to be the world’s largest sector festival.
Browsing: agribusiness
The Global Agribusiness Festival takes place in São Paulo from June 27-28 aiming to be the world’s greatest stage for the agribusiness culture by bringing together panels, a business fair, gastronomy and music. Held by Datagro and presented by XP, the event is supported by the Arab-Brazilian Chamber, whose members get discount tickets.
In meetings in the Arab country, Brazil’s vice president and ministers also presented the Brazilian potential in agriculture and sustainable development.
Brazil exported beef for USD 4,800 a tonne in May, down from USD 6,000 a year earlier. The decline was reflected in the export revenue.
‘Innovative solutions for agribusiness, such as irrigation and seed improvement, are likely to interest Arabs,’ explained an Arab Brazilian Chamber analyst at Show Rural Coopavel 2023.
The country has invested in planting the crop conjoined with soybean. With estimates for a record harvest, specialists believe Brazilian producers will keep the buyers won over the last two years.
IBGE estimates that the 2023 cereal, legume and oilseed crop could increase by 12.6%. Soybean production is the main highlight.
Purchases of agriculture and livestock products from Brazil by the Middle East increased in November, just as exports to Africa, by 39.2%.
Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture created a working group to implement the Brazilian Observatory for Women in Agriculture, which will put forward public policy proposals to reinforce the female presence in rural areas.
National US-Arab Chamber of Commerce president David Hamod and Algeria’s Industry Ministry secretary-general Belabrik Salah Eddine met during a special session in the Economic Forum Brazil & Arab Countries.
The 2022/2023 Brazilian agribusiness financing plan (Plano Safra) will make BRL 340.8 billion (about USD 65 billion) available to agribusiness. The amount is 36% higher compared to the previous year’s credit.
The director-general of the Lebanese Ministry of Agriculture, Louis Lahoud, is on an official trip to São Paulo and visited the Arab Brazilian Chamber headquarters alongside the consul general of Lebanon to São Paulo, Rudy El Azzi. The Arab country could increase fertilizer exports to Brazil.
Bader Alhelaibi was welcomed at the Federation of Business Associations of Santa Catarina by its chairman Sérgio Rodrigues Alves and congresswoman Caroline De Toni. The meeting with businesspeople aimed at strengthening trade relations between the Arab country and the state.
Agricultural leaders from countries like Djibouti have demanded greater access to technology and financing. They believe Brazil could be a strategic partner.
