Sep 15, 2017
In this episode, Adolfo Fontes, animal protein specialist at Rabobank São Paulo, describes how Brazil's beef sector is adapting its production systems in order to maintain future growth in beef output while at the same time reducing pasture area and releasing land for conversion from pasture to grain production. Growing Brazil — Brazil is one of the world's leading exporters of food & agri commodities. The continued long term growth of Brazilian agricultural production and exports is seen as pivotal in ensuring that world food supplies are sufficient to meet the needs of a growing population. In this series of podcasts we take a closer look at the opportunities and challenges that such expectations create for farmers, processors, traders and others involved in Brazilian agribusiness.