Did you know that Brazil is the second largest food producer in the world? They are also a long way off from reaching their full potential! Currently Brazil has almost 70 million hectares of farmland in production, yet, it is estimated that this can be sustainable increased to almost 300 million hectares.
Brazil counts 5 million farms, of which 4.1 million are smallholders. Brazil is currently also the largest exporter of soybean, coffee, sugar and, orange juice concentrate. Get a quick brief on Brazilian agribusiness through this video below.
While the above video sells Brazil as ‘the promised land for farming’ the reality of it is a bit more nuanced. The Brazilians for sure are blessed with vast resources such as large areas of fertile land that, together with technical advances in agribusiness, combine a healthy base for some serious farming operations. Brazils geographic positioning, however, is far from ideal meaning that access to international markets continues to be a costly and technical challenge. Watch the video below to learn more on this.
