Brazil of Biofuels – Sugarcane 2008
This research on sugarcane, an expanding crop facing the ethanol global boom, brings an alert on the contrast between the wealth and poverty that characterizes the sector: on the one hand, high investments from national and international groups guarantee cuttingedge technology development; on the other, the advance of monoculture generates environmental problems and thousands of […]
Brazil of Biofuels – Palms, Cotton, Corn and Jatropha 2008
The release of this report on palms, cotton, corn and jatropha – agricultural crops used or potentially useful to the production of biodiesel or ethanol – marks another step in the investigation work of Repórter Brasil. Readers will encounter in these pages analysis, case studies and reports on the socio-economic, environmental, land related and labour […]
Brazil of Biofuels – Soy and Castor Bean 2008
In the process of elaboration of this report that analyzed the impacts of soy and castor bean cultures, we visited the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Tocantins, Pará, Ceará, Bahia, Piauí and Maranhão as well as Paraguay. This report consolidates the opening of a new frontier in […]
