Brazil continues as one of the largest producers of beef, pork and chicken. In terms of fish production, the performance is lower than expected, presenting low insertion in the domestic and international markets. Since 2004, national aquaculture production (particularly Tilapia) has grown 14.2%...

Brazil continues as one of the largest producers of beef, pork and chicken. In terms of fish production, the performance is lower than expected, presenting low insertion in the domestic and international markets. Since 2004, national aquaculture production (particularly Tilapia) has grown 14.2%...

Brazilian agribusiness, a sector that represents a quarter of the country's economy, has undergone significant transformations since the 1960s. With the economic opening and financial stabilization of the 1990s, several agribusiness productive segments maintained a good performance, although the...

Brazilian agribusiness, a sector that represents a quarter of the country's economy, has undergone significant transformations since the 1960s. With the economic opening and financial stabilization of the 1990s, several agribusiness productive segments maintained a good performance, although the...

The rise in agricultural prices to alarming levels since 2007 characterized the agrinflation phenomenon. Because of the increase in food prices and the expectation of strong population growth in the coming years, the issue of land grabbing by foreigners in the world has been drawing the...

Public irrigation policy in Brazil aims to promote socioeconomic development focusing on economically disadvantaged regions that have agricultural potential. In the Northeast region, fruit exploitation plays an important role in the production. Irrigation projects in this region is an essential...