{"id":274061,"date":"2020-05-29T17:25:50","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T20:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=274061"},"modified":"2020-05-29T18:08:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T21:08:11","slug":"brazilian-arab-shipping-lanes-strategic-for-agroindustry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazilian-arab-shipping-lanes-strategic-for-agroindustry\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian-Arab shipping lanes strategic for agroindustry"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The need to increase availability of shipping lanes linking up Brazil and Arab countries in Africa was stressed by Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce<\/strong><\/a> secretary-general Tamer Mansour during a webinar on Thursday (28). \u201cLet\u2019s do business\u201d was one of the events held in celebration of May 25, which is Africa Day. The conference was hosted by the Afro-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (Afrochamber), the African Cultural Center and the Embassy of Egypt in Brazil. Speakers included former commercial consul of Egypt to S\u00e3o Paulo Mohamed Elkhatib and WBCG representative Ricardo Laktani.<\/p>\n

Opportunities to further explore these lanes include enhancing the partnership with Morocco. \u201cWe understand the importance of implementing more and more strategic planning each day. This leads us to two projects which involve Africa. The first one is for Brazilian-Arab shipping lanes. I would like to stress the relevance of Morocco as a strong partner of Brazil\u2019s. Morocco is currently the biggest exporter of phosphates, which are the basis for fertilizers, to the entire world as well as to Brazil. And fertilizers are the basis for the farm products due to which the Arab countries are the second biggest partner of Brazil\u2019s agribusiness industry, trailing only China,\u201d he argued.<\/p>\n

Regarding inputs for fertilizer manufacturing, Ricardo Laktani noted that a stronger connection is lacking between Brazil and the African peoples. \u201cThere\u2019s a short distance by sea. There\u2019s a need for trade. We\u2019re aware that in the state of Maranh\u00e3o you have the entire Matopiba area, which needs large amounts of fertilizer,\u201d he said regarding an area which also includes Tocantins, Piau\u00ed and Bahia, and which could benefit from increased trade via the seaport in Maranh\u00e3o.<\/p>\n

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Mansour said Brazilian-Arab shipping lanes and food security are key issues to be worked on<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another important hub in Africa is Egypt, the only Arab nation with a free trade agreement with Mercosur. \u201cWe consider some Arab countries as a hub from which to reexport Brazilian products to the world. One of them is Egypt, whose agreement with Mercosur creates opportunities for trade, exploring free zones like the Suez Canal and Alexandria ones,\u201d he said, going on to mention Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria as other major African hubs.<\/p>\n

Mohamed Elkhatib pointed out that Brazil is geographically located near Africa. \u201cRight now, there is a free trade agreement between 26 African countries. That\u2019s half of Africa. Although Africa does offer individual opportunities, there are much bigger opportunities if we approach it as one single area for trade,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

To that end, another project that the Arab Chamber is working on, and which Mansour mentioned during the webinar, is food security. This is a pillar of trade between Brazil and African Arab countries, and it paves the way for Arab investment in Brazilian agribusiness. \u201cThis is the traditional model, and the Chamber curates relevant projects in this regard. And the cherry on the cake would be to attract Arab investment and to use Brazilian technology on the fertile soil of Africa. Africa is excellently located for the reexport of value-added products,\u201d said Mansour, mentioning Brazilian minister of Agriculture Tereza Cristina\u2019s tour of countries including Egypt last year as a major step forward.<\/p>\n

He also said that the Covid-19 crisis caused the Arab Chamber to condense its 10-year strategic plan into 5 years. Efforts underway from the organization include ABCC Lab<\/a>, which will encourage innovative projects by startup businesses involving Brazil and the Arab countries.<\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fadel Senna\/AFP<\/div>\n
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