Published on 28 April 2021
The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA) in Brazil. The MoU will open up new opportunities for collaborative research and policy impact across sustainable agriculture and food equity, building on IDS’ existing work on this theme with Brazilian partners. This three-year agreement marks the beginning of our partnership, and we look forward co-developing activities.
Alex Shankland, lead fellow of the Brazil IDS Initiative said:
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We are delighted to be formalising our partnership with the Federal University of Lavras, which has long been one of the most important centres of research and teaching in the field of agricultural innovation, where Brazil is a world leader.
Bills before Brazil Congress slammed for rewarding Amazon land grabbers
by Fernanda Wenzel on 15 April 2021
Two bills, one each in the upper and lower houses of Congress, would grant invaders of public forests with land titles, instead of punishing them and returning the land to the state.
The proposals also increase the area of properties eligible for regularization without an on-site inspection, and risk exacerbating land conflicts in Brazil.
Both bills were born from an executive order from President Jair Bolsonaro that expired in May last year.
The backers of the bills say they would facilitate the regularization of the lands of small farmers, but environmental and land issues experts say the main beneficiaries will be land grabbers and large farmers.
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Bunge: We are committed to using our position and scale to lead the industry s progress on deforestation By Jane Byrne Agribusiness giant, Bunge, last week announced it was launching a new monitoring program in the Cerrado, becoming the first global company to foster mass action in that region to track indirect purchases of soybeans.
The company said the move will have benefits for the entire supply chain.
The Cerrado, writes the WWF, is one of the most threatened and over-exploited regions in Brazil, second only to the Atlantic Forests in vegetation loss and deforestation:
“Unsustainable agricultural activities, particularly soy production and cattle ranching, as well as burning of vegetation for charcoal, continue to pose a major threat to the Cerrado s biodiversity. Despite its environmental importance, it is one of the least protected regions in Brazil.
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