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2024-11-20

Black Awareness Month and the debate on Environmental Racism

In Brazil, the month of November became known as “Black Awareness Month”, based on “Black Awareness Day” (November 20), which from 2024 will become a national holiday in the country. The concept of “environmental racism” is recovered in this context, where issues of class and race are related to the biggest victims of climate change.

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2024-10-29

The nutrition of healthy crops, where to start?

In this article, the author debates traditional approaches to nutrition of the soil. “In the same way as an athlete who has won a race after consuming some substance that stimulates the nervous system, the plant shows a vigorous response to adding a synthetic nutrient.

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2024-04-16

National Day of Struggle for Agrarian Reform in Brazil

17 April, which has become known in Brazil as the National Day of Struggle for Agrarian Reform, marks the massacre that took place in Eldorado dos Carajás in 1996, when military police from the state of Pará carried out a brutal act against 1,500 families of landless rural workers who were marching to demand the expropriation of land in the region.

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2023-11-28

November, black awareness month in Brazil

The month of November is known as "Black November" in Brazil because of Black Consciousness Day, celebrated on the 20th. It's a time when the fight against racism, the struggle for land, the feminist struggle and in defence of human rights are reinforced, while at the same time the profound social inequalities are highlighted, particularly due to racial issues. In Brazil, more than 56 per cent of the population claim to be black or brown, according to IBGE data from 2022. Despite the low representation in all layers of government and in senior positions in the public and private labour market, the work of black Brazilians has been gaining more prominence nationally and internationally. In this article, we provide a brief historical context for the important date of 20 November, briefly exposing racism in the country and telling you a little about black representation in Brazil.

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2023-10-24

The illegal city: solving by knowing

In this article, the author details the Brazilian experience and points out that the relationship between habitat and violence is given by territorial segregation. Entire regions are occupied illegally, which coexists with illegality in conflict resolution: there is no law, no formal judgements, no state. This illegality is not the result of a confrontational attitude towards legislation, but rather the result of a lack of options. Solving this issue constitutes an important step to mitigate Brazilian social inequality in urban spaces.

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2023-08-08

Cocoa value chain in Ghana

For decades, cocoa has been the most preferred raw material for chocolate. Its function in the confectionery and cosmetics industry is undoubtedly overwhelming. In Ghana and most tropics, cocoa production supports families and communities in terms of employment and livelihoods.

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2023-07-18

"Made for China" emerges as a new trend in imported food

Recently, the Exhibition Merchants Promotion Conference for Food Exhibition Area of the 5th China International Import Expo (CIIE), i.e. "Opportunities and Challenges of China's Dairy Industry under RCEP" Forum was held online. Representatives from the government, business, industry, academia, and research sectors were invited to share their thoughts, ideas, and suggestions on "New opportunities brought by RCEP implementation to the dairy industry" for enterprises to seize new opportunities and make fresh progress under the high-level opening up. According to the participants, regional agricultural trade has reached a breakthrough consensus since the implementation of RCEP, and “Made for China” is becoming a new trend in imported food.