Tag: sustainability

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 […]

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

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 […]

News

03/08/2019

Brazilian Famers attend Green Finance Conference in London

The Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and livestock of Brazil (CNA) took part in the Climate Bonds Initiative’s Annual Conference, March 5 to 7, in London. Climate Bonds Initiative, also known as CBI, is a global non-profit institution that fosters long-term funding for projects focused in environmental efficiency, such as carbon emissions reduction. The Conference brought […]

News

01/30/2019

American and Japanese Students Learn About Brazilian Agriculture and Farmers’ Representation

Brasilia (01/30/2019) – A group of undergraduate exchange students from the universities of Tsukuba and Tokyo (Japan), Ohio State University (United States), and the University of Sao Paulo’s Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (Esalq) visited the headquarters of the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA), home of the Brazilian farmers. Students from Japan, […]

News

10/04/2018

Welcome to Brazilian Farmers

Welcome to Brazilian Farmers, a full English-language resource centre that for the first time provides unique access to the world of Brazilian farming to our colleagues and collaborators around the world! This one-stop portal is a reflection and manifestation of the Brazilian agricultural sector’s spirit of engagement with its global partners and the conversations it […]