Researcher Nagib Nassar has lived in Brazil and helped solve the disease of the mosaic virus that attacked cassava in African countries and conducted improvements on the tuber to increase its size and the protein content of its flour.
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Representatives of 11 Brazilian companies are in the United Arab Emirates to participate with the Arab Brazilian Chamber in the Gulfood food and beverage show, which starts in Dubai this Monday (20).
The Arab country purchased 59% of exports from Brazil year to date through November. Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia also stood out.
Chicken meat exports from Brazil climbed 4.5% year-on-year in May to 399,400 tons, while revenues slid 17.3% to USD 546.3 million.
According to Brazil’s poultry industry association ABPA, halal-certified chicken exports were weaker in the lead-up to the holy month of Islam. Muslim associations federation Fambras also reported a drop in halal protein certificates for several countries.
The new process will save the Brazilian food company USD 130,000 and 72,000 cubic meters of water a year.
São Paulo – Brazil’s Marfrig meat company said this Monday (9) that it acquired a 51% stake in the National Beef Packing Company, the fourth biggest player in the United States industry. The Brazilian company said in a press release that the deal was worth USD 969 million. With a capacity to slaughter 12,000 head
