Brazil nut production chain potential is underutilized, study indicates

Published 2021년 5월 20일

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A study by the Sustainable Connections Institute (Conexsus) highlights the challenges faced by agroextractivist communities in the Amazon, such as the Rio Iriri Extractive Reserve Association, in accessing credit and improving the productivity and profitability of Brazil nut production. Despite generating around R $ 2 million annually and providing environmental services, the lack of financing models tailored to the needs and seasonality of agroforestry production, along with a lack of specialized technical advice, limits the full leverage of the global Brazil nut production worth around R $ 450 million. The study recommends the combination of strategies, including rural credit, financial education, innovation in finance, and hybrid finance, to make these community ventures sustainable and autonomous. However, many organizations involved in the Brazil nut value chain, including 98 associations, are ineligible for the National Program for Strengthening Family Agriculture (Pronaf), which could provide such support.
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Raimunda Rodrigues, 31, was born and raised within the Amazon rainforest, in Altamira (PA), where he learned from his parents to work with agroextractivism. Seven of his nine brothers also make a living from the forest, being part of the 311 families that work with products such as Brazil nuts and babassu. Even with an annual turnover of around R $ 2 million from the sale of nuts and other agroforestry products that maintain the preservation of the biome, there are difficulties. The Rio Iriri Extractive Reserve Association (Amoreri), located on the land in the middle, in the Xingu basin, as well as many similar ones, does not have access to credit in the existing financing models. “People who deal with cattle, with soy, are able to finance it, but when it comes to extractivism, we are unable to have any type of credit. Bank is already more complicated ”, says Raimunda. Brazil nuts are one of the main means of livelihood for families living on agroextractivism in the Amazon (Photo: ...
Source: Agroinforme

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