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The most important production system in the Pan Amazon when measured by GDP is the cultivation of annual crops: particularly soy, but also maize, rice, sorghum, wheat and cotton. In Brazil and Bolivia, annual cropping is organized around soy, because export markets provide the potential for a very substantial return on investment. Industrial-scale farming is […]

As the fire season reaches its peak in the Amazon region, coffee producers located thousands of kilometers away are also living their own private hell. Farms like Felipe Barretto Croce’s in Mococa, in the state of São Paulo, have seen fires increase in recent years, jeopardizing the production of what is the world’s largest coffee […]

Drier and hotter climates are wreaking havoc on many arabica crops, with farmers betting on agroforestry to save production

An NGO reported that 74% of soybean crops in the Amazon and Cerrado of Brazil fail to comply with the law: therefore, compliance with the Forest Code is urgent.

In one year, deforestation in the Amazon had a drop of 7.4%, while an increase of 16.5% was observed in the Cerrado, according to data from the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe). The data show that the Amazon territory had the lowest value

The bioeconomy can play a role in reducing Amazonian deforestation.

The Southern Amazon has experienced massive deforestation, coupled with the degradation of soil and water resources. The forest frontiers at the remote corners of the Brazilian highway system have remained isolated and impoverished, but the agricultural frontiers and consolidated landscapes of Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia and Tocantins are relatively prosperous. Their rural economies generate […]

Ahead of a summit of EU and Latin American leaders, political pressure to push the EU-Mercosur trade deal over the finish line is high. Cattle ranchers in Brazil and Belgium shared their views of the potential deal.

Our research suggests that weak productivity growth in Brazil’s urban sectors, notably manufacturing and certain services, undermine economic progress and hasten deforestation.

Ahead of a summit of EU and Latin American leaders, political pressure to push the EU-Mercosur trade deal over the finish line is high. Cattle ranchers in Brazil and Belgium shared their views of the potential deal.