Tag: farming

Coffee

07/19/2023

Cultivating dreams: a life story in coffee production

When he was 15 years old, Anísio Nunes Cordeiro planted the first coffee seedlings on a rural property located in Água Boa (Minas Gerais state), in the Jequitinhonha Valley region. He was delighted, but between “comings and goings”, 46 years have passed, and only now, at the age of 61, does the producer support his […]

Made in Brazil

03/04/2022

Brazilian Farmers are investing in hop cultivation

Brazil is the third-largest beer producer in the world, behind only the USA and China. Despite this, the country imports almost 100% of the hops used in the production of the drink. But this scenario is changing, as more Brazilian farmers are investing in better-adapted species and the development of national ones. One of the […]

Fruit

02/24/2022

Learn more about acerola, the Brazilian queen of vitamin C

When you think about vitamin C, what first comes to your mind? Vitamin supplements? Citric fruits? Both answers are correct but in Brazil, the acerola fruit is one of the main references. To get the supply people need to boost their immune system, it is common to see acerola trees in Brazilian backyards. Acerola’s popularity […]

Discover

01/01/2022

Pork

In Brazil, since the 1970s pig production has been transformed from a backyard activity to an advanced and integrated production chain. Investments in new production systems, technology, and professional qualification have made the country the fourth-largest producer of pork in the world, supplying 4.4m tonnes of high-quality meat (2020), a fifth of which is exported […]

News

11/24/2021

Brazil surpasses food exports from 2020; check the main results for October

Brazil increases its exports to feed the world and surpasses the amount exported last year. Year to date, exports have already reached US$ 102.4 billion, an increase of 10% compared to the same period in 2020. In October 2021, Brazilian agricultural exports reached US$ 8.8 billion. The total Brazilian trade balance achieved a surplus of […]

News

10/15/2021

Young agronomist defends “cashew meat” as a protein alternative

At 25, the agronomist Elienai Trindade leads a project that seeks to develop strategies for cashew producers to make the most of the fruit, diversifying recipes and avoiding waste in crop production. Elienai was part of the CNA Youth, a program aimed at developing young leaders in the countryside. Her idea arose in 2018 when […]

News

10/13/2021

What is crop traceability and how it guarantees Brazilian food quality

Transparency in the supply chain is one of the principles of Brazilian agriculture. That is why practices such as traceability of fruits and vegetables are so important, both for the domestic market and for export products. Crop traceability is the monitoring of food from the farms to the supermarket shelves, passing through distributors and wholesalers, […]

Beef

07/30/2021

Saying agriculture in Mandarin

It is no secret that the culture of the farming world is strongly influenced by the romantic ballads of country music. But I confess my surprise when I heard a song by Bruno & Marrone in which a passionate heart is challenged to say “I love you” in Mandarin. The song managed to unite Brazilian […]

News

12/09/2019

Brazilian Farmers Present Agribusiness’ Position Paper at COP25

On December 7, the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) officially presented the position of the Brazilian agricultural sector at the 25th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP) in Madrid, Spain. The document was built in conjunction with various agricultural entities and presented to the President of Brazilian Senate, Davi Alcolumbre, to the […]

Coffee

12/04/2019

At annual press conference CNA assesses 2019 and forecasts for agriculture in 2020

Brasilia (04/12/2019) – The Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) forecasts an increase in Gross Value of Agricultural Production (GVP), growth of agribusiness Gross Domestic Product (GDP), more private financing for the sector, more work and interest by producers in international trade. The estimates were presented on Wednesday, December 4th, during the annual press […]

Fruit

11/14/2019

Brazilian Farmers Celebrate the Opening of Chinese Market for Brazilian Melons

In Brazil, farmers and the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) celebrated the opening of the Chinese market for Brazilian melon exports. The deal was announced Wednesday, after a bilateral meeting between President Jair Bolsonaro and China’s President Xi Jinping. The meeting took place in Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, during the XI Brics Summit. The […]

Coffee

11/05/2019

In China, Brazilian Farmers Continue to Strengthen Partnerships

Brazilian Farmers have just come back from one of the multiple prospective missions to China scheduled for the end of 2019. From October 17 to 25 the coordinator of International Relations, Camila Sande, participated in the technical mission organized by the Institute of Government Relations (Irelgov) to the Asian nation. The goal of the visit […]

Fruit

10/08/2019

Brazilian Farmers promote an international business round table at Women in Agriculture Congress

The Brazilian Confederations of Agriculture and Livestock, CNA in Portuguese, promoted on Tuesday (8), during the 4th National Congress of Women in Agriculture, in São Paulo, the International Business Round table, a meeting between exporters of food and producers of specialty coffees and fruits. According to Thiago Masson, CNA’s International Relations advisor, the initiative is […]