CNA and the Brazilian Support Service for Micro and Small Enterprises (Sebrae Bahia) sign a cooperation agreement for the registration of plum in the European Union

Published 2022년 2월 24일

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A collaboration between Brazil's Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) and the Brazilian Support Service for Micro and Small Enterprises (Sebrae Bahia), represented by João Martins and Jorge Khoury respectively, aims to register the umbu fruit in the European Union (EU). The agreement, signed as part of the Deliberative Council of Sebrae, will see the preparation of a dossier highlighting the fruit's safety and Brazilian origins, with a focus on regions like Curaçá, Uauá, and Canudos in Bahia. This initiative is designed to allow small producers to export umbu and its by-products to the EU, aligning with the safety and regulatory standards set by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). This partnership is part of the larger Agro.BR project, a joint effort by CNA and Apex-Brasil, aimed at internationalizing Brazilian agriculture and boosting the global competitiveness of small and medium-sized producers.

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Brasília (24/02/2022) – The president of the Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA), João Martins, and the superintendent of the Brazilian Support Service for Micro and Small Enterprises (Sebrae Bahia), Jorge Khoury, signed this week a technical and financial cooperation agreement to register umbu in the European Union. The partnership, signed during a meeting of the Deliberative Council of Sebrae, provides for the preparation of a dossier on umbu in the regions of Curaçá, Uauá and Canudos, in Bahia. The objective is to enable small producers to export the fruit and its derivatives, such as jam and beer, to the European bloc. CNA's Trade Promotion coordinator, Rodrigo da Matta, explained that the demand arose from the Agro.BR project. “The Cooperativa Agropecuária Familiar de Canudos, Uauá and Curaçá (Coopercuc) approached the state office of the project in Bahia and requested support for the recognition of umbu in Europe and subsequent exportation”. According ...

Source: Cnabrasil