Tag: agriculture

EU Offers 60% Tariff Cut and Asks Brazil and Friends to Reciprocate

The EU (European Union) has offered to cut its farm tariffs by 60% to ...

For Brazil, US and EU Farm Subsidies Prevent WTO Agreement

Brazil's Foreign Affairs Minister, Celso Amorim, said that developed nations' agricultural subsidies and tariff ...

EU to Offer US$ 1.6 Billion to Fund Poor Countries’ Agriculture

During the recent G8 summit held in Hokkaido, Japan, European Union (EU) officials announced ...

Brazil’s Crops Income Grows 17% Over Inflation to US$ 71 Billion

Brazil's agricultural income in 2008 should total 155.27 billion Brazilian reais (US$ 71.4 billion), ...

It’s Our Chance to Become the Planet’s Breadbasket, Says Brazil’s Lula

The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, launched in Curitiba, capital of ...

Poor Infrastructure Is Bogging Down Brazilian Agriculture

The government of Brazil has promised farmers 78 billion Brazilian reais, approximately US$ 48 ...

Brazil Widens Its Market in Iran, Egypt and Algeria

Brazil, more than conquering new markets, wants to diversify its exports to countries that ...

Brazil Earmarks Over Half a Billion Dollars for Agricultural Research

Brazil's Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), one of the companies that is mainly responsible for ...

Brazil Makes Act of Contrition to Reopen Europe’s Doors to Its Beef

Brazilian Agriculture minister, Reinhold Stephanes, stated that Brazil must "recover the European Union confidence" ...

Brazil’s Banner Crop and a US$ 85 Billion Bonanza

Brazil farmers are expected to receive a record US$ 85 billion this year riding ...