Born as an açaí producer, the Pará-based company Açaí Kaa spurred the development of new technologies for the açaí production chain, including a robot that harvests açaí mechanically and a biopath system to transport the fruit through the forest. Read the final feature in ANBA’s series on the state’s agribusiness.
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In the second feature of ANBA’s series on Pará’s agribusiness, discover the story of Dona Nena and the company Filha do Combu, which produces chocolate made from Amazonian cocoa.
As part of an entertainment festival held in the Saudi capital from the end of one year to the beginning of the next, a water attraction inspired by the Amazon rainforest was inaugurated.
Erth Zayed Philanthropies will allocate USD 40 million to support initiatives involving the planting of date palms in Bahia state and combating plastic pollution in the Amazon.
In his opening speech at the United Nations General Assembly, the Brazilian president pledged to achieve zero deforestation in the Amazon by 2030, called for an end to armed conflicts, and raised concerns about the growing issue of global hunger.
After years of study and research, engineer Adair Gallo Jr. established Terraxy together with his Indian professor Himanshu Mishra. Company has developed innovations that help the desertic soil retain water and nutrients for agriculture.
Jacques Menassa will exhibit 32 collage works on printed photographic paper at the City Museum of Manaus from January 25 to February 25. The opening is next Wednesday, January 24, at 7 pm.
A study by Brazilian agency Embrapa points out that Brazil nuts drive payments for environmental services in North Brazil, thus boosting local growth.
The Brazilian institution established 15 years ago works for conservating the forest, reducing poverty and including the Amazonian people in the region’s development. Other two organizations are finalists in the Climate Action category. The winner will be announced at the COP28 in Dubai.
Brazil’s oil giant has debuted in the market by acquiring 175,000 tons of avoided greenhouse gas emissions from a project that aims to protect the Amazon rainforest in western state Acre.
The executive director of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization said the summit to be held in Pará next week will strengthen the regional discourse ahead of events like the UN climate summit to be hosted in the UAE later this year.
Apéu Polpas, Fitobel, and Bellamazon Açaí have already joined, and other companies in the state are interested in the project to bring Brazilian foods to Muslim markets through training, commercial promotion, and support for certification.
Jaru, Rondônia-based firm industrializes Brazil nuts and sell approximately 70% to the domestic market. Exports are beginning now, and containers have been shipped to Algeria, France, and the US.
Small and medium enterprises, nonprofit organizations and high schools can submit entries before May 2, 2023.
