Brazil’s agriculture and livestock minister, Carlos Favaro, has announced that Brazil will be sharing technology with India to help achieve a 20% ethanol blending for petrol by 2025-2026. Brazil is the second-largest producer of ethanol in the world and already has the technology to achieve a 30% blending. This collaboration aims to enhance India’s ethanol production capacity using their abundant sugarcane resources.
In addition to ethanol technology, Brazil will also send indigenous breeds to India to improve productivity in the livestock and poultry sector. The genetic materials from Brazil have previously enhanced productivity in their own country, and now India will benefit from this advancement. The two countries are also working on correcting the agricultural trade imbalance by improving market access for Indian agriculture exports, including urea, to Brazil.
Furthermore, India and Brazil are finalizing an agreement to grant more access for Indian millets and sorghum in the Brazilian market, in exchange for providing more access to Brazilian avocados and citrus in India. Overall, this collaboration is a step toward ensuring food security, increasing productivity, and preserving the environment for both Brazil and India.
