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Fruit

09/20/2019

More Brazilian agricultural products in Kuwait’s markets

The entourage led by the Minister of Agriculture of Brazil, Tereza Cristina, arrived in Kuwait on Wednesday (18) for a series of strategic meetings with government and food importers. Kuwait is one of the four countries visited by the Ministry of Agriculture’s mission to the Middle East. In 2018, Kuwait imported more than US$ 215 million […]

Beef

09/17/2019

Brazilian Agriculture Seeks Business Opportunities in Egypt and Saudi Arabia

Ligia Dutra speaks at Brazil-Egypt Business Seminar in Cairo Brazilian Farmers began their participation in the official mission of the Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil to the Middle East in search of expanding the export agenda for agricultural products, food and beverages. Ligia Dutra, head of International Relations at the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock […]

Fruit

09/12/2019

Brazilian Farmers seek new trade opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa

        Representatives of the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) participate in the official mission of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) to the Middle East and North Africa. The group will have meetings with strategic entrepreneurs and authorities in four countries: United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and […]

Fruit

08/10/2019

Foreign diplomats get immersed in Brazil’s agriculture in Bahia

Brazilian Farmers organized the sixth edition of the AgroBrazil Exchange Program. The project aims to bring foreign representatives and diplomats closer to the realities of rural Brazil. The group was made up of representatives from 10 foreign delegations: Algeria, Australia, Canada, Cuba, France, Indonesia, Germany, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, which visited producers in the west […]

Dairy

07/26/2019

Brazilian Dairy Farmers Look Forward to Exporting to China

Brazilian award-winning craft cheese In November last year, Brazilian Farmers and Apex-Brasil coordinated a business prospect mission to Shanghai to promote fruits and dairy products in the enormous Chinese market. Eight months later (July 23), China officially announced the opening of its market for the imports of these Brazilian goods. Brazilian dairy farmers and exporters […]

Dairy

07/23/2019

Dairy Farmers Debate the Mercosur-European Union Trade Agreement

This Monday (22), Thiago Masson, International Relations advisor of the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA, in Portuguese), discussed the technical aspects of the Mercosur-European Union Association Agreement at the Dairy Commission of the Federation of Agriculture and Livestock of the State of Goiás (FAEG). Nearly 800 dairy farmers attended the whole day of […]

News

07/19/2019

CNA and Australian research organization discuss technology solutions for agriculture

The Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) and representatives of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) met on Thursday (18) in Brasilia to discuss technological solutions for the Brazilian agricultural sector. CSIRO is the Australian national research organization, which has over 5,000 researchers worldwide working on the development of innovative technologies for […]

News

07/17/2019

Agriculture Vice-Ministers from BRICS Visit Brazilian Farmers

This July 17, representatives of the Ministries of Agriculture of the five BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) visited the headquarters of Brazilian Farmers and met with the president of the Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA), João Martins. The meeting is part of the preparatory agenda for the 9th […]

News

07/12/2019

Brazilian Farmers highlight their adaptation commitment to climate change in Holland

Peer Learning Summit participants from Ghana, Saint Lucia, Rwanda, Morocco, Vietnam, Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Sierra Leone and Jordan. | Photo by Nap Global Network Brazilian Farmers were at the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network, held in Rotterdam, presenting the work carried out by the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) and the […]

Coffee

07/10/2019

Brazilian Farmers discuss Sustainability at the II World Forum of Coffee Producers

This week, the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) participates of the II World Forum of Coffee Producers in Campinas, São Paulo. The president of the National Coffee Commission, Breno Mesquita, and CNA’s coordinator of Agricultural Production, Maciel Silva, accompany the event that discusses more sustainable paths for global coffee activity. “Brazil has done […]

News

07/08/2019

Youth CNA Program Awards the New Young Leaders of Agriculture

During the last meeting of the national round of the 2019 CNA Jovem (Youth CNA, in English) three young agricultural leaders and a winning group were awarded by their projects.Carine Babick, from the state of Santa Catarina, Paula Hofmeister, from Rio Grande do Sul, and Pedro Correia, from Rio de Janeiro, were the individual winners. […]

News

06/28/2019

IT’S FAKE: BRAZIL DOES NOT USE BANNED AGROCHEMICALS

By Mário Von Zuben Mario is an agronomist from the University of Sao Paulo’s Superior College of Agriculture “Luiz de Queiroz” (Esalq/USP), graduate in Strategic Business Management from the University of Calgary, Canada, and Executive Director of the National Association of Plant Protection (Andef). Translated by: Pedro Henriques Pereira IMPORTANT: The views expressed within this […]

Fruit

06/15/2019

Seminar on Food and Livestock China-Brazil is held in Rio de Janeiro

The Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Confederation (CNA) participated in the Seminar on Food and Livestock China-Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro, on Friday (14). Pedro Pereira, CNA’s International Relations Advisor was one of the speakers. He presented the commercial relations of the Brazilian agricultural sector with China, its strengths and challenges. “Despite the many opportunities to […]

News

05/25/2019

In Luxembourg, Brazil seeks new funding for agricultural projects

The search for alternative sources of financing for food production was the central theme of the event Dialogues on Agricultural and Livestock Systems. The event composes the programming of the General Assembly of the Organization of International Farmers in Luxembourg. Since Monday (20), Thiago Masson, International Relations advisor to the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and […]