Brazil: growth, adaptive capacity & new green technologies
environmental opportunities and antagonisms for Brazil in the 21st CenturyArchive for Agribusiness
Farmers and debt
Banks are calling in their cash lent to farmers in the good years when high prices paved the way for agricultural expansion. As the good times get leaner and advantages are eroded loan capital has disappeared and the state has no concrete plans in place.
from FT.com
Soya, climate change, agribusiness
New research says Brazil will experience a 25% fall in soya exports over the next 12 years due to rising temperatures caused by the climate crisis, according to the FT. Sugar cane , which thrives in higher temps and high CO2 could could see a rise in production… Read the rest of this entry »
