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Straightening Out Accounts on Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon

2013-06-24 02:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: - The bold strategy implemented by the Brazilian government has achieved an 84 percent reduction in deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in the last eight years. But when the natural resources and pesticides used in agricultural production are taken into account, the environmental progress made is not so impressive. The achievement was announced this month by leftwing Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and her environment minister, Izabella Teixeira, in the tone of "mission almost accomplished,"...

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Ukraine Opens Doors To Brazilian Pork

2013-06-24 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

UKRAINE - After more than two months, one of the largest buyers of Brazilian pork – Ukraine - has raised private sector hopes by lifting an import ban which led to an 18 per cent export drop for Brazil in May.

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Brazilian Navy receives final Amazonas-class OPV from BAE

2013-06-24 01:00:00| Naval Technology

The Brazilian Navy has received the third and final Amazonas-class ocean patrol vessels (OPV), named Araguari (P122), from BAE Systems at Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, to boost its maritime capabilities.

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JBS to buy Brazilian poultry producer Seara Brasil for $2.7bn

2013-06-12 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology

Brazilian meat producer JBS has entered into an agreement to acquire poultry and pork producer Seara Brasil, which is owned by Marfrig Alimentos, in a deal worth BRL5.85bn ($2.72bn) including the assumption of outstanding debt.

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