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There is only limited potential for finance to change agricultural practices in the Andean Amazon, because landscapes are largely populated by smallholders who are notoriously risk-adverse in how they manage their finances and cropping systems. They are cautious because the consequences of a crop failure are catastrophic for their families; consequently, they are less likely […]
Brazil is both a massive producer and consumer of beef. Domestic consumption has expanded steadily year on year with slight variations linked to periodic recessions, but most of the recent growth is caused by Brazil’s increasing dominance in global export markets. Most of that growth has occurred within the Legal Amazon. Prior to 2000, exports […]
Packing plants are important to producers because the construction of a modern facility will stimulate the growth and diversification of the livestock sector. Modern packing plants must be located on a good (preferably paved) road to avoid wear-and-tear on refrigeration trucks that transport the meat to urban markets. The number of modern industrial-scale packing plants […]
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 3 March 2021 – The world’s largest meat processor JBS and its leading competitors Marfrig and Minerva slaughtered cattle purchased from ranchers linked to the 2020 fires that destroyed one-third of the world’s largest inland wetland in the Pantanal region of Brazil, according to a new report published by Greenpeace International. The Brazilian meat giants in turn supply Pantanal beef to food giants like McDonald’s, Burger King, French groups Carrefour and Casino, and markets across the world. “Fire blazes the way for industrial meat expansion across South...
The world’s largest meat processor, JBS, and its leading competitors Marfrig and Minerva slaughtered cattle purchased from ranchers linked to the 2020 fires that destroyed one-third of the world’s largest inland wetland in the Pantanal region of Brazil, Greenpeace International reveals in a new report published today. In Making Mincemeat of the Pantanal, the NGO names 15 cattle ranchers in the region that have recently supplied JBS, Marfrig and Minerva who own cattle ranches where more than 73,000 hectares burned between July 1 and October 27, 2020. That’s an area the half the size of ...