The 2nd Brazil-Africa Dialogue on Food Security, Fight Against Hunger, and Rural Development resumes after 15 years, gathering representatives from African countries in Brasília.
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Representatives from Embrapa, ABC agency, and the Inter-American Institute signed a letter of intent to promote technical cooperation between Brazil and African countries. The g took place during a seminar aimed at fostering dialogue with the continent.
During a delegation trip to Morocco, Brazil’s agricultural research agency Embrapa signed an agreement with O, a fertilizer company, and a local university to develop solutions for food security and sustainability.
Executives from the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, companies from Brazil, and the Brazilian Embassy in Kuwait met with authorities and potential clients.
The Arab country provided 110 seedlings of 12 species of date palms for Brazilians to test the commercial viability of producing their fruits in the semi-arid region. In addition to bringing income to local farmers, dates could also be exported.
The outpost will have staff from Embrapa, Fiocruz and the ABC to expand access and expedite requests for from African countries in domains such as agricultural research and the environment.
Embrapa, Brazil’s agricultural research agency, and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) will sign a cooperation by the end of the year to bring 30 technicians from African countries for training at Embrapa facilities. The schedule and countries have not yet been defined.
Brazil’s agriculture and livestock minister Carlos Fávaro had a meeting with Arab ambassadors on Wednesday (8) in Brasília, when demands for investments and technological cooperation between the regions were discussed. Arab-Brazilian Chamber participated. Fávaro announced agricultural attachés in two more Arab countries.
After years of study and research, engineer Adair Gallo Jr. established Terraxy together with his Indian professor Himanshu Mishra. Company has developed innovations that help the desertic soil retain water and nutrients for agriculture.
In 2023 Brazil exported USD 24.7 million, up 4% from 2022. Leading export was tilapia and tilapia products.
Initiative held by the Brazil Africa Institute will be launched on February 17 and aims to welcome 1,000 young people from the continent for technical training.
First woman to become the head of Brazil’s agricultural research agency, software engineer Silvia Massruhá plans an istration focused on sustainability, traceability, and the digital inclusion of small and midsized Brazilian farmers.
In collaboration with a German research center, Embrapa scientists developed an input capable of increasing soybean biomass by up to 10 times compared to conventional fertilization systems.
The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding with Egypt’s Agricultural Research Center for cooperation in areas such as climate change and water management.
