In
Bombastic Element how "the world’s leading tropical-
research institution--turned the cerrado--Brazil's once upon a time nutrient poor back lands--green."the Economist reported:
Embrapa went to Africa and brought back a grass called brachiaria. Patient crossbreeding created a variety, called braquiarinha in Brazil, which produced 20-25 tonnes of grass feed per hectare, many times what the native cerrado grass produces and three times the yield in Africa. That meant parts of the cerrado could be turned into pasture, making possible the enormous expansion of Brazil’s beef herd. Thirty years ago it took Brazil four years to raise a bull for slaughter. Now the average time is 18-20 months.Watch Jose Bellini discuss Brazil-Africa agriculture cooperation below
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