MST opens manufacturing center for non-GMO corn derivatives in Brazil

Published 2022년 7월 20일

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The Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) has opened a new agro-industry in Londrina, Paraná, capable of producing 1 million tons of non-GMO corn derivatives annually. The facility, part of the Conquista Agroindustrial Production and Commercialization Cooperative (Copacon) located in the Eli Vive settlement, will initially produce cornmeal, biju corn flour, yellow hominy, and canjiquinha xerém, with plans to expand product range in the next five years. The project, which received investments of around R$ 5 million, with some funding from the state government, aims to provide agroecological products at fair prices.

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The Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) inaugurated last Friday (15) an agro-industry that should produce 1 million tons of non-GMO corn derivatives per year. The processing center is located in the district of Lerroville, in Londrina (PR), and is part of the Conquista Agroindustrial Production and Commercialization Cooperative (Copacon), located in the Eli Vive settlement. Per year, the movement expects to produce 1 million tons, with the involvement of farmers in 13 municipalities in Paraná. According to the MST, the current structure already guarantees the sale of cornmeal, biju corn flour, yellow hominy and canjiquinha xerém. The processed corn residues will be transformed into feed for cattle and swine. According to Fábio Herdt, president of Copacon, the objective is to expand the diversity of products in the next five years, also with the production of quirerinha, white hominy and flocão. "The expectation is that we have all these products, which, in addition to being very ...

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