Brazil: MST opens an agro-industry of non-GMO corn derivatives in Paraná this Friday

Published 2022년 7월 12일

Tridge summary

The Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) will inaugurate the transgenic-free corn derivatives agro-industry of the Conquista Agroindustrial Production and Commercialization Cooperative (Copacon) in the Eli Vive Settlement, Lerroville, on July 15. The agro-industry will have the capacity to process 24 tons of non-GMO and agroecological corn derivatives daily, with plans to expand production in the next five years. The cooperative has received investments from its own resources and the Popular Financing Program for Family Agriculture for Healthy Food Production (FINAPOP), and received support from the Paraná government. The products will be sold under the Campo Vivo brand and will be easily accessible and fairly priced for the entire population.

Disclaimer:The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

This Friday (15th), the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) will inaugurate the agro-industry of transgenic-free corn derivatives of the Conquista Agroindustrial Production and Commercialization Cooperative (Copacon), located in the Eli Vive Settlement, in the district of Lerroville, about 50 kilometers from Londrina (PR). In total, the agroindustry will have the capacity to process 24 tons of non-GMO and agroecological corn derivatives per day, producing cornmeal, biju corn flour, yellow hominy and canjiquinha xerém, under the Campo Vivo brand. The waste will be transformed into reaction for animals. In the next five years, the agro-industry should also expand production to quirerinha, white hominy and flocão. "The expectation is that we have all these products, which, in addition to being very tasty, are agroecological, capable of selling at a fair price and easily accessible to the entire population", explains Fábio Herdt, president of Copacon and based in the . "We have ...

Source: Brasildefato