Amsterdam, Holland — Urbanization is increasing worldwide. To supply the growing populations in cities with fresh vegetables, Wageningen horticultural specialists are conducting research into vertical farming. With this technique, crops are grown indoors year-round with the help of LED light and in layers on top of each other. Land and water use decline enormously, and…
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In a fantastic medical breakthrough for health, the Brazilian government approved a medicinal product from Medical Marijuana, Inc., made from hemp cannabidiol (CBD), for the treatment of cancer patients. The product, called Real Scientific Hemp Oil (RSHO), has also been approved as a prescription drug for epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease and chronic pain. With this move,…
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Brasilia, Jan.2020–The Brazilian government authorized Bolivian oil and gas company YPFB to use the Gasbol pipeline to sell gas to other companies in Brazil beyond state-run oil firm Petrobras, according to a publication on Friday in the official gazette. Brazil’s Energy Ministry gave the green light to a request by a local subsidiary of YPFB…
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Brazil’s economy expanded in the third quarter at its fastest pace since early last year, official data showed on Tuesday, with 0.6% growth over the previous quarter driven by a strong performance in agriculture and a sharp rebound in the industry. Upward revisions to previous figures for the first two quarters this year meant that…
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Brazilian government statistics in Brasilia show that China largely stopped buying U.S. soy during the extended trade dispute and boosted imports from Brazil, buying nearly 80% of the country’s soy crop in 2019. Brazil could therefore lose some recent gains it made in the global soy market during the US-China trade war if those two…
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Netflix is seeing rapid subscriber growth in regions including Asia and Latin America as it girds for tougher competition in the streaming market, newly detailed figures show. In a regulatory filing this week, Netflix offered the first detailed look at its finances from various regions around the world, The figures showed nearly 14.5 million subscribers…
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Judge ratifies air link between Sao Paulo and Malvinas/Falklands It’s been a long wait, but we may thank Argentine federal judge Luis Rodriguez for the ruling, ratifying and giving the green light for Latam’s flight, linking Sao Paulo in Brazil and Cordoba with the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, after throwing out a request to suspend the link. According to…
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Although corn production for 2019-20 in Brazil is estimated at 99 million metric tons flat on the December estimate and slightly down from the 100mn t record seen last year, the Governments crop supply agency CONAB, communicated eralier this week. Conab however does not rule out possible yield losses due to uneven rainfall in the southern…
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Official data showed that Brazil’s trade surplus shrank 20% to US$ 46.67 billion last year, as upwardly revised exports in recent months failed to mask a widespread slump in overseas demand for Brazilian goods over the course of 2019. According to Lucas Ferraz, trade secretary at the Economy Ministry, the upward revisions to exports in…
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Brazil is known for its love for futebol, or soccer as some call it, but the game did not originate in this South American country. There are other sports, however, that were created here that are not as well known abroad or even to Brazilians themselves. Here are seven sports that are native to Brazil, some…
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