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Perspectives for the Brazilian Railway Sector in 2011
Source: http://www.felsberg.com.br
The year that has just started promises to be the best of those experienced during the last few decades for the Brazilian Railway Sector, with expectations of record investments. In addition to private projects and the High-speed train linking the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, the Federal Government, through the state-owned company Valec – Engenharia, Construções e Ferrovias S.A., has three large railway projects under development that promise to change the face of Brazilian logistics. Valec, for example, intends to accept
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Biomes Project: Brazil Launches an Unprecedented Proposal for Preservation and Food Productivity at COP-16
The Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA), in partnership with the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA), will launch the Biomes Project globally, this December 6th, 2010, at 11:30am, during the 16th United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP-16, in Cancun, Mexico.
With this initiative, CNA and EMBRAPA want to propose technical and scientific solutions for the protection and sustainable use of rural areas in different biomes. The research will be focused on the use of tree species, native or exotic in Permanent Preservation Areas (APP) and their
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Brazil’s state of Tocantins will improve agriculture, water and sanitation with help from IDB
$99 million loan to expand irrigation, generate jobs and improve quality of life
The Brazilian state of Tocantins will improve water supply coverage, promote agricultural development, increase the income of farmers and generate at least 11,000 new jobs through a program partly financed by a $99 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank.
The program will seek to optimize the multiple uses of water supplies in the southwestern region of Tocantins through a combination of infrastructure investments and better regulation, with the goal of contributing to the state’s
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Sugarcane area harvested in Tocantins rises 914% in 2010
The first survey of the 2010/2011 crop of sugarcane, conducted by Conab, showed an increase of 914.29% in the area targeted for sugarcane production in the state of Tocantins. With three centers of production – Arrais, Gurupi and Pedro Afonso – the expansion is estimated at 14.4 thousand hectares.
One of the main indices of increase was registered in the municipality of Pedro Afonso, with an expected milling of 1.4 million tons this year. The region is home to the unit of Bunge Açúcar e Álcool.
The total forecast for sugarcane is 1.55
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Carlos Gaguim ensures investments for Tocantins of US$ 140 million from China
04/26/2010 – Marcio Camargo, translated by Lillian Nascimento
Governor Carlos Henrique Gaguim which is in an official international visit to China since April 19 returns on the 30th with guaranteed funds of US $ 140 million for the installation of industry in Tocantins. On Friday 24, the governor signed a memorandum of understanding with the mega industry Synergy Group for the installation of a factory of led lamps, computer parts, pen drives, paint memory and semiconductors.
“Despite the setbacks, our agenda was maintained and we have been able to draw the
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Tocantins can receive investments from French Group
03/01/2010 – Luiza Renovato, translation by Lillian Nascimento
The French company Lèbre SAS – Isolation Frigorifique, who works with industrial refrigeration, assembly and management of cold storages, is interested in investing in Tocantins. In order to gather information on the potential market of the state, the owner and CEO, Érik Lebre, was received in Palmas on February 24, by the Secretary of Industry and Commerce, John Valduga Telmo, and by the director of Attractions and Promotions of SIC, Iapurê Olsen.
This was the businessman’s second visit to Tocantins, and he came with the purpose of following
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A contract for the release of resources for the Sustainable Cerrado Project to be signed in March
02/05/2010 – Fátima Miranda, translated by Lillian Nascimento
A meeting between the team of technicians from the Department of Water Resources and Environment (SRHMA) and the Department of Infrastructure, which happened this week in Brasilia at the World Bank headquarters – Bird – settled details of the draft agreement between the State Government and World Bank, and determined that the contracts should be signed until the end of March.
This agreement foresees a contract for the donation of US$ 3 million for environmental projects, financed by
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Tocantins new route for the expansion of soy in Brazil
The availability of land and distribution logistics are among the factors that make Tocantins a strategic point for the commodity market, among other activities. In this respect, the soybean is the highest ranked export list in Tocantins and investment options. International demand for grain makes entrepreneurs inside and outside the country are in the states of North and Northeast area for the expansion of culture.
The estimate of the 2009/2010 harvest is positive. The favorable market conditions no longer optimistic that the producers have invested in grain production of Tocantins. With regard
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Government announces in Copenhagen first environmental services project for the Cerrado
12/17/2009 – Secom, translated by Lillian Nascimento
Governor Carlos Henrique Gaguim announced on Tuesday 15, in Copenhagen, Denmark, the implementation of the first project of REDD – Reducing Emissions by Avoiding Deforestation and Cerrado Degradation. The project, called Genesis, is a system of payment for environmental services and is being implemented by the Ecological Institute. Located in Palmas, Genesis Project is in its final stage of verification by Imaflora and Rainforestry Alliance Institutes.
The project’s announcement was made during the Seventh Forum of Governors of the Amazon, during discussions held at COP
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New Hampshire and Tocantins, Brazil, Sign “Sister States” Partnership
Stating “we need to learn from each other,” New Hampshire Governor John Lynch welcomed Governor Carlos Henrique Gaguim, his counterpart from Tocantins, Brazil, for the signing of a “Sister States” agreement at the State House last Wednesday.
“We plan to work together. They [Brazilians in Tocantins] obviously have many assets and resources in their state, we have [resources] in our state. We can collaborate, which ultimately would mean job creation,” said Gov. Lynch.
According to the International Trade Resources Center in Concord, NH, Brazil is New Hampshire’s 16th strongest business partner, out of
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