Embrapa and Fund for Citrus Protection (Fundecitrus) are initiating this month a joint scientific investigation to quantify carbon stocks and identify wildlife in the “citrus belt”, shared by the states of São Paulo and Minas Gerais, the largest worldwide. The project has funded by Innocent Drinks, via Farmer Innovation Fund, to offer funding to projects […]
The Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA) debated the usage of high altitude fields in the Atlantic Forest during a public event, this week, at the Senate. The debate addressed the Bill Project (PL in Portuguese) 194/2018, which provides protection for native vegetation on high fields covered by the Atlantic Forest biome. The […]
RENAI (National Irrigators Network or Rede Nacional de Irrigantes, in Portuguese) highlights, today, the World Water Day, the importance of responsible water management for sustainable food production. Irrigated agriculture has grown significantly in Brazil in recent years. According to Irrigation Atlas, the irrigated area in the country currently reaches 8.2 million hectares, only 3% of […]
BNDES (Brazilian Development Bank) is in the path to make a public call for acquisition of up to R$ 10 million in carbon credits. The priority of these investments focus on reforestation, energy and the so-called Redd+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) bonds. In that sense, the bank aims to encourage the development […]
A new law project, filed by Senator José Serra (PSDB) last week, aims to classify fraudulent practices in the CAR (Rural Environmental Registry or Cadastro Ambiental Rural, in Portuguese) as a crime. The result of a collaboration between IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute) and RAPS (Political Action Network for Sustainability), the initiative responds the alert […]
The Programme “Sustainable Soy in the Cerrado” (Programa Soja Sustentável no Cerrado, in Portuguese) has selected five agtechs in its 3rd cycle, which focuses on fostering entrepreneurship and innovation for deforestation-free production. Among 54 registered startups, the initiative included the agtechs Adapta, Busca Terra, Connect Farm, Green Bug and Maneje Bem, which offer solutions for […]
The world´s largest seedling TIB (Temporary Immersion in Bioreactors) biofactory is “mastered” by women and is located in Brazil. SBW do Brasil produces 50 million seedlings of different species per year in Holambra municipality, São Paulo state, and counts 8.7 women for each man in the team (131 to 15). The command is also undertaken […]
The farmer Fernando Nogues Beloni was certified, in the end last year, as the world’s first regenerative coffee grower. Located in Patrocínio city, in the “Cerrado Mineiro”, AgroBeloni has been recognized by the British certification body Control Union for its sustainable farming practices on coffee bean production. The certificate validates practices carried out for more […]
The IPCC report, released last Monday (February 28th), concluded human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel […]
JBS, global leader in protein-based foods, has firmed a partnership with Banco do Brasil to facilitate access to rural credit for producers through its supply chain. With the support of JBS’s “Green Offices” (Escritórios Verdes, in Portuguese), ranchers will be able to obtain resources to finance environmental regularization actions, contributing to an increasingly sustainable production […]