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3 ways to unlock the potential of climate-smart agriculture

Climate-smart practices help lower greenhouse gases and boost the efficiency of resources and resilience to changing climates with innovation while ensuring food security

Soybean field and soy plants in early morning. Soy agriculture

EU allows agricultural sustainability agreements with competition restrictions

This new measure, introduced by the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), aims to facilitate the adoption of more sustainable agricultural practices

CVM introduces resolution mandating sustainable reports from 2026

Under this resolution, companies will be required to submit the sustainable reports annually, always in May, alongside the reference form

Sustainability is not as new an idea as you might think - it’s more than 300 years old

The modern concept of sustainability on a planet with limited resources evolved from the work done by Carlowitz regarding the need for the sustainable management of forests

How a Unique Tomato Mutation Could Transform Sustainable Agriculture

they utilized advanced genomic and metabolic analysis tools to study how the mutation affects tomato development

Arab countries could connect with Rondônia for sustainability

A key factor that makes trade with the Arab countries attractive and competitive is the Mercosur-Egypt free trade agreement that cut commercial tariffs to zero on various items

Emirates Airlines creates USD 200 mn sustainability fund

The president of Emirates Airlines, Tim Clark, said that with the alternatives for reducing emissions currently available to airlines, the sector will not be able to reach the goals of zero net emissions of pollutants

Study: 65% of Brazilians have a positive perception of agribusiness

That is one of the conclusions of the survey “Perceptions on Agribusiness. What the Brazilian Thinks”, released this week

Soybean growth control, male hand touching soy plant leaf in cultivated field

Partnership proposes guide to demonstrate soy sustainability

The Forest Management and Certification Institute (Imaflora) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) launched this Wednesday (27th) a guide for preparing sustainability reports with regard to soy production. The guide has specific itineraries for two of the country’s main biomes, Cerrado and the Amazon, and aims to help producers demonstrate whether their soy is “deforestation free” […]

agriculture drone sprayed fertilizer, agricultural technology and smart farming background

Minister: 'tech innovation is pivotal to achieve sustainability'

The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa), Marcos Montes, said this Tuesday (7th) that technological innovation is essential to guarantee food security and sustainability in agricultural production. In a lecture during the One Agro event, in Campinas (SP), he said that Brazil can provide positive answers to guarantee food supply needed all over the […]

Sustainable Cotton Project includes families in Cerrado Mineiro

The Sustainable Cotton Project generated social welfare for 46 families in the northwest of Cerrado Mineiro. Previously, they were threatened by food insecurity, which got worse due to Covid-19 pandemic. The initiative of the Society, Population and Nature Institute (ISPN) supported 18 communities at Arinos region in partnership with Copabase, Central Veredas and funding from […]

Irrigation system in function watering agricultural plants in field

World Water Day: farmers defend sustainable water management

RENAI (National Irrigators Network or Rede Nacional de Irrigantes, in Portuguese) highlights, today, the World Water Day, the importance of responsible water management for sustainable food production. Irrigated agriculture has grown significantly in Brazil in recent years. According to Irrigation Atlas, the irrigated area in the country currently reaches 8.2 million hectares, only 3% of […]

New law project aims to criminalize environmental registration fraud

A new law project, filed by Senator José Serra (PSDB) last week, aims to classify fraudulent practices in the CAR (Rural Environmental Registry or Cadastro Ambiental Rural, in Portuguese) as a crime. The result of a collaboration between IPAM (Amazon Environmental Research Institute) and RAPS (Political Action Network for Sustainability), the initiative responds the alert […]