Brazil: Milk production guarantees income for small farmers in southern Ceará

게시됨 2021년 1월 4일

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Brejo Santo, a city in Ceará, Brazil, is a major dairy hub with over 2,000 milk producers, contributing significantly to the local economy and providing employment. The region is responsible for producing more than 40,000 liters of milk daily, which is transformed into dairy products like rennet cheese, cream, and bottle butter for both local and state consumption. Despite the modernization of milk production, traditional practices are still upheld. However, the cost of milk has escalated due to increased sunlight and rainfall shortages damaging pastures, leading to higher production costs. Despite these challenges, solar panels installed in dairies Valmária and Orlando are aiding in maintaining profitability by offsetting high energy consumption costs.

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The city of Brejo Santo is considered the 2nd largest dairy basin in Ceará. With more than 2,000 milk producers in the region, the activity guarantees employment and income for most of the local population. Milk not only turns into the famous rennet cheese, but also turns into cream and bottle butter. All are products that supply the local market and the rest of the state. Combining the entire production of Brejo Santo, there are more than 40 thousand liters of milk supplying the municipality's own dairy products. Farmer Elder de Souza is an example of this. With the work, which starts at dawn, he guarantees food for his 3 children. In the region, the milk production process has been modernized, but it lives with traditions. Milking is now mechanical, milk is piped through pressurized hoses straight to the cooling chamber, but the calf remains there, next to the mother at the time of collection. Increase in the price of milk But this year, the raw material for the production of ...

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