Brazil: In Rondônia, Amazonian Robusta Coffees generate more than R$ 4 million in business

The 3rd round of Exporta Mais Brasil, a program by the Brazilian Export and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) that seeks to boost exports from all Brazilian regions, immediately generated R$4,416,800.00 million in business. This time, Robusta Amazônicos coffees, produced in the heart of the Amazon region, were the protagonists of success. The good news comes within the framework of Amazon Day, celebrated this Tuesday, 5/9. On the occasion, 23 producers from Acre and Rondônia, two indigenous people and 12 women, recruited by the Associated Coffee Growers of the Matas Region of Rondônia (Caferon), presented their products to 20 potential buyers from 11 different countries: Greece, Belgium, the United Kingdom, China, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Armenia, Paraguay, Canada, United States and South Africa. At the invitation of ApexBrasil, they were in Cacoal (RO), from August 27th to September 2nd, to visit producing farms, participate in cuppings and doing business. “The export ...