Agricultura

Interesting facts

It’s not just Brazil: European country allows hunting of wild boars with thermal sights and night vision in the 2026-2027 season after the animals’ advance causes damage to crops, livestock, and roads.

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 10/06/2026 at 11:26

Science and Technology

El Niño could return in 2026 with an 82% chance, warming the Pacific and reshaping Brazil’s climate, increasing the risk of heat, drought, and extreme rainfall for agriculture, energy, and cities on national alert.

Carla Teles 28/05/2026 at 18:05

Agribusiness

Bayer chooses Brazil to test a new pesticide to be launched in 2028 as a complement to the controversial glyphosate. The company has already received approval from Anvisa, but still depends on the approval of the Ministry of Agriculture and Ibama to start sales.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 15/05/2026 at 21:05

Science and Technology

A public school student creates an “electric defensive” that uses only water, salt, and energy to protect crops without industrial pesticides, wins the Young Scientists Award 2025, and transforms an invisible chemical process into a solution for small farmers.

Débora Araújo 10/05/2026 at 10:13

Agribusiness

Antônio Carlos, a city in SC with just over 10,000 inhabitants, harvests over 150,000 tons per year, supplies farmers’ markets and supermarkets, and has family farming as its strength to feed Brazil for over 12 days.

Carla Teles 04/05/2026 at 12:29

Interesting facts

Nobody imagined that the famous Korean melons would be dragged into a geopolitical crisis, until a military radar in Seongju became suspected of contaminating fruits and causing protests.

Flavia Marinho 02/05/2026 at 18:36

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Few remember, but the 2024 drought in the Amazon already affects transport, energy, and agriculture. Rivers are reaching critical levels, smoke covers cities, and the scenario triggers a global alert about climate change.

Flavia Marinho 30/04/2026 at 14:23

Agribusiness

The key to saving global agriculture from drought was hidden in five amino acids 450 million years ago, and a Spanish team has finally deciphered the code that could allow rewriting plants to survive without water on an increasingly dry planet.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 27/04/2026 at 12:40

Agribusiness

With low cost, high demand, and orchards that can reach 12 tons, fig cultivation is gaining ground in Santa Catarina, strengthening family farming, boosting artisanal sweets, and becoming an alternative source of income and permanence in rural areas.

Carla Teles 22/04/2026 at 17:45

Interesting facts

Mr. Irineu, at 72 years old, wakes up early every day in Piedade, goes straight to the farm, prepares the land, plants vegetables, takes care of the fruits, and keeps the tradition of family farming alive.

Flavia Marinho 22/04/2026 at 10:13

Interesting facts

Dona Gracinda, at 80 years old, obtains a tractor license and continues to be active in the field, producing cereals daily after retirement.

Flavia Marinho 21/04/2026 at 17:50

Agribusiness

The government aims to reach 700 open markets for agriculture by the end of the year and has already opened 594 since 2023, with 29 products released in 9 countries in April.

Carla Teles 19/04/2026 at 20:30

It’s not just Brazil: European country allows hunting of wild boars with thermal sights and night vision in the 2026-2027 season after the animals’ advance causes damage to crops, livestock, and roads.

El Niño could return in 2026 with an 82% chance, warming the Pacific and reshaping Brazil’s climate, increasing the risk of heat, drought, and extreme rainfall for agriculture, energy, and cities on national alert.

Bayer chooses Brazil to test a new pesticide to be launched in 2028 as a complement to the controversial glyphosate. The company has already received approval from Anvisa, but still depends on the approval of the Ministry of Agriculture and Ibama to start sales.

A public school student creates an “electric defensive” that uses only water, salt, and energy to protect crops without industrial pesticides, wins the Young Scientists Award 2025, and transforms an invisible chemical process into a solution for small farmers.

Antônio Carlos, a city in SC with just over 10,000 inhabitants, harvests over 150,000 tons per year, supplies farmers’ markets and supermarkets, and has family farming as its strength to feed Brazil for over 12 days.

Nobody imagined that the famous Korean melons would be dragged into a geopolitical crisis, until a military radar in Seongju became suspected of contaminating fruits and causing protests.

Few remember, but the 2024 drought in the Amazon already affects transport, energy, and agriculture. Rivers are reaching critical levels, smoke covers cities, and the scenario triggers a global alert about climate change.

The key to saving global agriculture from drought was hidden in five amino acids 450 million years ago, and a Spanish team has finally deciphered the code that could allow rewriting plants to survive without water on an increasingly dry planet.

With low cost, high demand, and orchards that can reach 12 tons, fig cultivation is gaining ground in Santa Catarina, strengthening family farming, boosting artisanal sweets, and becoming an alternative source of income and permanence in rural areas.

Mr. Irineu, at 72 years old, wakes up early every day in Piedade, goes straight to the farm, prepares the land, plants vegetables, takes care of the fruits, and keeps the tradition of family farming alive.

Dona Gracinda, at 80 years old, obtains a tractor license and continues to be active in the field, producing cereals daily after retirement.

The government aims to reach 700 open markets for agriculture by the end of the year and has already opened 594 since 2023, with 29 products released in 9 countries in April.

Mother and daughter build a 70 m² house with more than 8,000 discarded glass bottles and impress with their creativity; known as the Casa de Sal, the property is located on Itamaracá Island, in Pernambuco.

Workers were opening a new road connection near the Marginal Tietê when they found, in the underground of the construction site, remnants of locomotives, wagons, and boilers from the 19th century linked to the forgotten history of Lapa.

Instead of burning or burying old tires, an American city is transforming about 2,000 of them into the street itself, paving its first sections with a quieter and more durable rubber asphalt.

China transforms desert-devastated area into the world’s largest artificial forest, planting trees for 60 years, blocking sand that reached Beijing, and creating a “green lung” of 92,000 hectares in a region once considered lost.

Greek island offers free housing for volunteers, but there’s a condition: you need to take care of rescued cats.

Engineers want to carve through Africa with a giant canal to bring water from the world’s second-largest river to a dying lake on the edge of the Sahara Desert that has already lost 90% of its water.

China has deployed snake-shaped robots to slide along power lines, where they have already inspected over 130 kilometers of cables using cameras and sensors to detect damaged wires, worn-out parts, and overheating.