Brazil: A big agricultural country faces famine.
Brazil is a major producer of agricultural products and a major exporter of food. India's economic and trade relations with China are very close, especially in the area of soybeans. But there is also a clear paradox in Brazil: people are not able to enjoy the fruits of their agricultural products, and famine is still spreading. How so? How is agriculture developing in Brazil?
Soybean trade between Brazil and China.
Brazil's main export to China is soybeans, and exports to China have an absolute advantage. Brazil, the United States, and Argentina are the three most important bean-producing countries in the world, and Brazil is favored by China and other countries for its high quality. In China, soybeans have a variety of applications, such as edible oils, pharmaceuticals and food additives.
Brazil exported 6,995,000 metric tons of soybeans to China, equivalent to 70% of China's 994,100 metric tons that year. China's soybean imports from Brazil increased by 29% from a year earlier. This shows that there is a strong demand for Brazilian soybeans in China, and it is also a reflection of China's rapid economic growth.
Brazil has benefited greatly from the soybean trade. Brazil completed a total of 3397Of the $700 million**, the food trade accounted for $98.8 billion. As a result of the soybean trade with China, Brazil received 988$400 million in surplus.
The rise of agriculture in Brazil.
Brazil's agriculture has not always been so strong. Brazil's agriculture used to develop in the shadow of the United States, and American farmers were able to obtain high yields at a low price, but Brazilian farmers were constrained by land, technology, and capital.
In order to break through the monopoly of the United States on agricultural products, Brazil has intensified research on agricultural product technology, improved the quality of agricultural products, and expanded the sales channels of agricultural products. Brazil has also boosted its agricultural exports through its economic and trade ties with five other BRIC countries, including China.
Since 2010, Brazil's agricultural exports have continued to grow rapidly, and between 2019 and 2022, Brazil's agricultural exports continued to rise at a high rate, but due to the impact of the epidemic, production fell sharply. Today, Brazil is the world's second-largest grain exporter, with more than 300 million tons of grain exported annually, and is known as the "breadbasket of the world".
The mystery of famine in Brazil.
Despite Brazil's great success in agriculture, it has not benefited its own people. There is a huge disparity between poverty and wealth in Brazil, where more than 59% of the population does not have enough food** and famine persists.
The reason for this lies in Brazil's lack of attention to its own food security and people's living needs in the process of development, and its high dependence on the needs and prices of the world economy. Brazilian farmers often convert their arable land to cash crops instead of cereals in order to reap more profits. As a result, Brazil has a shortage of food supplies and a rising number of food** that the poor cannot afford.
Brazil** has also not done a good enough job of dealing with this issue. Brazil's Workers' Party launched one in 2003"No Famine Project"The aim is to help the poor through earmarked ** and other charitable activities. Although some initial successes were achieved, resistance from some right-wing parties and peasants was encountered. They see the programme as using the money of the rich to finance the poor, rather than encouraging them to become self-reliant. They also accused Labour cadres of using the project for personal gain.
Due to political turmoil and the financial crisis, Brazil's Zero Hunger Program has been on the wane, and Brazil has not yet eradicated hunger fundamentally. The people of Brazil seem to be trapped in a quagmire from which they cannot escape.
Brazil's outlook for the future.
The problem of famine in Brazil is not insoluble. With the world's assistance, Brazil is expected to improve its own situation. Every year, international agencies such as the Food and Agriculture Organization send a lot of goods and help to famine countries like Brazil to alleviate their urgent needs.
In addition, Brazil's economic and trade exchanges with China and other regions are also a new opportunity and a new engine for Brazil. For Brazil, China is not only a key partner, but also a key point for Brazil to learn from. China is of great significance in increasing the output of agricultural products, ensuring the best quality of agricultural products and improving people's lives, and Brazil also has a certain reference value in this regard.
The Chinese have a saying that they should hold their own rice bowl in their hands. This is what the Chinese people have realized after going through a lot of hardships, and it is also a truth that all Brazilian people should understand and practice. If Brazil is to emerge from famine, it must secure its own food supply in order to achieve its own development and prosperity.
Brazil is a country with great potential and prospects, and its future should not be affected by famine. Brazil will unswervingly move forward in its own direction of development, give full play to its own advantages, continue to establish good friendship and cooperation with other countries in the world, and will surely shine on the world stage.
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