In the Central West, insured soybean acreage rose by 500,000 hectares 11/22/2024 The rising frequency of extreme weather events in Brazil and the increasing difficulty of predicting adverse conditions and their impacts on agriculture have driven greater demand for rural insurance, particularly in regions that have historically avoided such protections. The insured soybean area—the primary […]
Meeting with the mining company’s leadership allowed federal government to explore Vale’s interest in other railway projects 11/20/2024 Brazil’s Transportation Minister Renan Filho met with executives from Vale on Tuesday (19) to advance negotiations over the revised terms of the renewed contracts for the Carajás (EFC) and Vitória-Minas (EFVM) railways. The two-hour meeting included Daniel […]
While G20 support is welcomed, environmental NGOs condemn mixed messaging on energy transition 11/20/2024 The G20 leaders’ final communiqué was met with cautious approval at COP29 in Baku. However, it drew criticism from environmental organizations for lacking a clear and explicit commitment to phasing out fossil fuels—a pledge agreed upon at COP28 in Dubai in 2023. While […]