The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply signed this Tuesday (15) a technical cooperation agreement with the Organization of Brazilian Cooperatives (OCB) to promote intercooperation and internationalization of production by Brazilian cooperatives, within the scope of the Brasil Mais Cooperativo Program . The agreement was signed in Chapecó (SC).
The Ministry is committed, together with OCB, to encourage the exchange of knowledge, experiences and good practices between cooperatives, considering regional realities, and to encourage the formation of productive, processing and marketing networks. Intercooperation aims to qualify the management of cooperatives in different regions of the country, while internationalization deals with opening markets for Brazilian cooperatives.
According to Minister Tereza Cristina, Mapa's participation in the agreement aims to expand and consolidate this market not only for large, but also for medium and small cooperatives. “Cooperativism is one of the best systems I know. It’s fair, it brings social equality, in short, it’s a system that we have to replicate”, said the minister.
The minister highlighted that technical assistance is the “magic word” for the development of Brazilian agribusiness, especially for small producers. “We cannot have companies of excellence, that work with the highest technology and have the small farmer, the one settled, he needs to receive this technical assistance to have income, to have quality of life, to have dignity and the freedom to do what he wants with your property,” he said.
For Tereza Cristina, Brazil has a golden opportunity to show the importance of its agribusiness to the whole world. “It makes me very proud to be able to leave our country and go abroad and be able to talk about the good things we have. There are many bad Brazilians who like to talk bad about our parents, but I'm proud, because I'm telling the truth. We have problems, but we have much more success than failure in Brazil”, he said.
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The minister also participated in the expansion of the Aurora meat processing plant in Chapecó. According to the company, investments of R$ 268 million made it possible to double the installed capacity to 10 thousand heads per day. With the expansion, the number of direct workers at the unit increases from the current 3,000 to 5,480 direct employees.
