Tag: drought
Brazil’s Search for Transgenic Drought-Resistant Soy, Bean, Cotton, Sugarcane and Corn
You know that crop landscape where corn stems grow pretty and green, ears of ...
Drought Won’t Prevent Brazil from Getting Largest Cereal Crop Ever
The Brazilian government is forecasting a record crop of cereals and oilseeds totaling 148.9 ...
For Months Without Rain Brasília’s Green Turns to Brown
The dry season in central Brazil lasts from April/May to September/ October. The last ...
Rain Kills 32 and Leaves Half a Million Homeless in the North of Brazil
The Brazilian government rushed aid Wednesday, May 6, by air, over land and through ...
Drought Leads Brazil to Increase Bolivian Gas Imports to Maximum Capacity
Persistent drought in the South is forcing Brazil to increase the amount of natural ...
Africa and the Americas Learn to Farm the Brazilian Way
Of the 26 Brazilian states, nine have semiarid areas, where rain is rare and ...
For a New Generation of Brazilians Farming You Learn at School
When young Crauzimiro José Barbosa, 23, arrived at home talking about new sheep-raising techniques, ...
Making the Brazilian Desert Bloom and Bear Food
The temperature is high: 113 degrees F in the hottest months. The rain only ...
Soy Invades Corn, Wheat and Bean Land in Brazil
The lack of rain in the Brazil’s main producing regions reduced the 2005 agricultural ...
Amazon Faces Serious Flooding After Two Weeks of Non-Stopping Rain
Civil Defense spokesmen in the capital of the state of Acre, Rio Branco, in ...
