‘Brazil’s tech can help India reach 20% ethanol blending’
Mint during his visit to India earlier this month. “In the past, we have received some genetic materials from other countries in Brazil and we managed to enhance the productivity of those indigenous breeds. Now we are planning to send those genetic materials to India so that they can take advantage of the breed that has higher productivity and increase their net milk and poultry production.
We are happy to share it with India. Additionally, to ensure food security, Brazil can help India by transferring more technology, so that the country can produce more and meet their requirements. Embrapa (a Brazilian state-owned research corporation) has the technology to improve the soil quality and productivity to 6,000-7,000 kg per hectare from 2,000 hectares.
It is relatively low in cost. This way India’s collaboration with Embrapa will help them produce more than the current production," Favaro added. In turn, India’s UPL, a Mumbai-based crop nutrition products company, will help Brazil convert degraded pastures into productive land for agricultural uses to increase production and ensure food security, Favaro added.
Brazil boasts an extensive landmass of 851 million hectares, with 584 million hectares (66%) covered by forests and 159 million hectares (18.6%) allocated to pastures. Among these pasture lands, 40 million hectares have been identified as having substantial potential for agricultural development, including the production of grains and oilseeds. “We are committed to ensuring food security and food availability to address hunger and malnutrition.
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