Brazil: Small-scale blueberry growers get seedlings

Published Aug 19, 2022

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A group of soybean planters and exporters have established a fund to distribute blueberry seedlings to small growers, with around 90 expected to receive them initially. The number of beneficiaries could potentially double by the end of the year. Blueberries, known for their health benefits, are widely consumed in the United States and Europe. The plan aims to increase planting of the fruit, with each hectare able to accommodate 8,000 seedlings, producing around 16 tons of fruit per hectare.

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About 90 small growers are on the list of farms that will receive blueberry seedlings. This number of beneficiaries may have doubled by the end of the year, according to an estimate by Ruy Rodrigues Santos Filho. He is part of a group of soybean planters and exporters who have set up a small grower support fund to spread the planting of this fruit, which offers growers good prospects of profit. Blueberries are widely consumed in the United States and Europe as they are rich in antioxidants, vitamins and fiber, whose properties help to improve cardiovascular health, ...

Source: AGF