Browsing: agriculture

In the third feature of ANBA’s series on livestock and agriculture in Pará, the state hosting COP30, discover the cooperative founded by Japanese immigrants that introduced the agroforestry system in the municipality of Tomé-Açu, combining forest species with productive crops.

Starting on Thursday (30), ANBA begins publishing a series of reports showcasing the Brazilian state’s rural activities and its efforts toward diversification and sustainability. Pará’s capital city will host in November the United Nations COP30, the world’s most important climate negotiations.

Brazilian farmers view the climate conference, which will take place in Pará state, as a chance to demonstrate how they manage environmental preservation. According to agribusiness lobby CNA, Brazil’s environmental legislation is among the most stringent in the world. In the Amazon biome, properties are required to preserve 80% of their area with native vegetation.

The country is already the second-largest exporter of the grain, supplying markets such as China and the Arab world. The production surge occurred with the start of commercial-scale cultivation in Mato Grosso state.

Carlos Fávaro met on Thursday (18) with ambassadors from Arab countries and leaders of the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, among other entities, to discuss initiatives aimed at closer ties between the Arab and Brazilian markets.

Strategy to increase local food production and achieve wheat self-sufficiency was the focus of the Arab country’s prime minister’s meeting with the FAO Director-General. The organization also discussed how to help the country tackle climate change.