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This Thursday (30) in your ANBA Bulletin: Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) president Celso Moretti visited the United Arab Emirates and talked to potential partners, including African ones. The research institution plans on opening an office in Abu Dhabi. Check out below Moretti’s interview with our reporter Thais Sousa on the topic. And the story of Fernando Botelho, a Brazilian who was selected to receive support from Expo Live, a social-environmental branch of Expo 2020 – the world exhibition to run in Dubai. He created an artificial voice app that improves access to technology for the visually impaired. And Egypt has increased its storage capacity last year, and Zayed Sustainability Prize has opened submissions for its next edition. |
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São Paulo – The internationalization plans of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) are a priority for its president Celso Moretti, especially regarding the United Arab Emirates. According to him, the approximation with the Arabs has been established since 2018 and resulted in a technical mission of Brazilian agricultural organizations to the UAE last week.
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São Paulo – Giving voice to his life cause drove Fernando Botelho to apply for a grant of Expo Life, the social-environmental branch of Expo Dubai 2020. He is the only Brazilian to be selected by the program so far, and the result was ‘Letícia,’ an artificial voice that makes technology accessible to the visually impaired.
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São Paulo – The Zayed Sustainability Prize opened submissions for organizations and high schools last Monday (27). The award recognizes pioneering sustainability projects across five categories: Health, Food, Energy, Water, and Global High Schools. Entries this year are being accepted until May 21st on the Prize’s website.
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São Paulo – Egypt expanded its grain silo storage capacity by 5.9% in 2019, Egyptian newspaper Al Ahram reported based on a cabinet statement. Capacity went from 3.4 million tonnes to 3.6 million tonnes at the end of 2019.
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São Paulo – The Brazilian Medical, Dental, Hospital and Laboratory Equipment Manufacturers Association (Abimo) and the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil) participate with Brazilian companies in Arab Health industry show in Dubai, which has started last Monday (27). The participation is promoted by the Brazilian Health Devices project of Abimo and Apex-Brasil, with the goal to foster exports by the Brazilian healthcare industry.
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São Paulo – Vitoria Stone Fair – Marmomac Latin America ornamental stone trade show, to run from February 11-14 in Espírito Santo, will feature buyers and exhibitors from Arab countries. Egyptian company Modern Marble (pictured above, the factory in Egypt) will have a stand in the show, and importers from Algeria, United Arab Emirates, Palestine and Jordan have registered as visitors.
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São Paulo – The coffee production in Saudi Arabia is expected to surpass 300 tons by the end of 2020 due to increased production in the Jazan region (pictured) in the Southwest of the Arab country, near the border with Yemen, with just over 120,000 residents. The 7th Coffee Beans Festival starts on January 30 and runs until February 5 amid these expectations.
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