Brazil: Minas Gerais exports technologies for cotton farming in Zimbabwe

Technical assistance and mining technologies are being exported to Zimbabwe, Africa, to develop the country's cotton production, especially from small-scale farmers. The exchange of knowledge is part of the Cooperation Mission between Brazil and Zimbabwe, coordinated by the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC). The MG Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Company (Emater-MG), as well as the State Agricultural Research Company (Epamig), linked to the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, are participating in the mission, which began in 2018. Representatives of the two state companies have already been to Zimbabwe for a technical visit and diagnosis of the culture there, and between the 6th and 17th of March a delegation from the African country, made up of technicians, researchers, government representatives and local farmers is passing through Brazil. In Minas Gerais, they visit cotton planting areas, especially in the North of Minas, characterized by being developed ...