Tag: agriculture

2014 Brazilian Grains Harvest Reaches 195 Million Tons, a Record

The Brazilian production of grains in 2013/2014 has reached 195.46 million tons, according to ...

Brazil’s Agricultural Exports Drop 12.5% When Compared to Last Year

The balance sheet for Brazil’s agribusiness closed out August with a surplus of US$ ...

Brazil Turns to Bill Gates Foundation to Fund Help to African Agriculture

Researchers at Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) are in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

Women’s Hands Are All Over Brazil’s Booming Agribusiness

In Rondonópolis, in the interior of Mato Grosso state, in Brazil, a woman called ...

Brazil on Its Way to Become Olive Oil Country

Brazil now has its name on olive oil labels that are sold in some ...

Brazil Northeast’s Worst Drought in 50 Years Harms Agriculture and Threatens Blackout

The Brazilian Northeast is suffering its worst drought in decades, threatening hydro-power supplies in ...

For Some Brazilian Farmers Africa Is the New Frontier

Frademir Saccol is Brazilian and, until late 2008, lived a peaceful life in the ...

Financing for Brazilian Farmers Up 7% to US$ 61 Billion in the Next Crop

Brazilian farmers should have 116 billion reais (US$ 61 billion) for the financing of ...

Thanks to Sugar and Beef Brazilian Exports to Arabs Up 25%

Agribusiness exports from Brazil to the Arab nations generated US$ 1.526 billion in the ...

Brazil Wants to Relax More Restrictive Agricultural Code

Brazil’s minister of Agriculture, Reinhold Stephanes, during a meeting with journalists last week in ...