Brazil, Sugar cane, Market 25 de agosto de 2021 Impact of the sugar-energy sector’s high prices on Brazilian farmers Sugar-energy sector products are ranked fourth in Brazilian agriculture exports I the first half of 2021, totaling US$ 5.75 billion dollars, approximately 7% of the. Read More
Agriculture, Brazil 23 de agosto de 2021 Harvest storage deficit in Brazil and cost of silo in the farm “Studies show it would take US$ 1.8 billion investment per year, during 10 years, to eliminate storage deficit by 2030 in Brazil” In addition to. Read More
Agriculture, Brazil, 18 de agosto de 2021 Farm workers are key in the transformation of agribusiness in Brazil Brazilian agriculture is becoming more modern and professional, and farm workers are key to this transformation. However, there is a lack of qualified labor, hence. Read More
Agriculture, Brazil 10 de agosto de 2021 Post-harvest grain losses in Brazil – Part 2 In the second part of the article about post-harvest losses, Prof. Solenir Ruffato discusses the reasons of losses, what could be done to minimize them. Read More
Agriculture, Brazil, Environment 5 de agosto de 2021 How can the environmental preservation generate money to Brazilian farms? Two tools can be used to transform conservated natural resources into assets: payment for ecosystem services and Legal Reserve compensation. Payment for ecosystem services (PES). Read More
Agriculture, Brazil 4 de agosto de 2021 Grain post-harvest losses in Brazil – Part I 2020/2021 Brazilian grain harvest is estimated in 260.80 million tons (CONAB, 2021), being the most prominent country in the world, and is considered the greatest. Read More
Agriculture, Brazil, Wheat 8 de julho de 2021 “ … there isn’t yet wheat OGM freely in the world …” According to FAO, wheat is the second most consumed food in the world, more than 781 million tons were consumed in 2020/21 according to Abitrigo.. Read More
Pesticides, Brazil, Registration of pesticides 8 de julho de 2021 Pesticide registration in Brazil - timeframe, costs and risks Pesticide registration outlook Pesticide registration outlook Flavio Hirata holds a degree in Agronomy from the University of Sao Paulo (ESALQ), is partner of AllierBrasil, expert in pesticide registration. Read More
Agriculture, Brazil, Pesticides 25 de junho de 2021 “Integrated management to control resistance to herbicides” Inefficient weed management may cause significant damage to crops, resulting in major economic losses. The current challenge is the resistance of weeds to herbicides, which. Read More