President attended ExpoZebu, Brazil's biggest livestock event
Staff Writer |
President Michel Temer stated that agribusiness is a "cornerstone of Brazilian GDP", highlighting that "we got our GDP growth from negative to positive."
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e perspective for this year is for 3% growth, and all this is due to Brazilian agribusiness".
Temer attended the opening ceremony of the 84th ExpoZebu, Brazil's largest livestock sector event. The expo is focused on breeders of Zebu, the predominant beef cattle breed in the country.
At the occasion, the president highlighted the importance of the agricultural sector, which he described as responsible for "making Brazil progress. "We got here by making fundamental reforms and changes in the Brazilian State, especially in agribusiness,†he added.
Inside the Expozebu will have a fair with exhibitors that will market products such as sweets, cheeses, cachaça, sausages and handicrafts. There will be about 70 exhibitors.
The space will be set up in the Multipurpose Pavilion, and the goal, besides promoting production and generating income for small producers, is to offer one more leisure option for visitors.
In addition to the shows, Expozebu will have a gastronomic program including a Food Trucks Festival. The University Village will also count on the presence of more than 10 groups of universities in the region.
The 35th Mostra of the Zebu Museum will highlight the 80th anniversary of the Genealogical Registry.
The theme will also be on the agenda of the 3rd Discussion Forum, which will deal with the evolution of the sector, from the beginning of the Registry to the present day, with the Genome.
The program, once again, is aimed at creators, industry professionals and university students.
The season of auctions and animal malls will have 24 events, starting on April 28. Only in auctions, there are already 22 scheduled so far. In 2017, the auctions and malls moved almost R $ 35 million.
In the Fernando Costa Park, more than 60% of the commercial area is already occupied, with companies of products and services related to the sector. Last year, Expozebu handled, directly and indirectly, around R $ 150 million.
This year will be celebrated 40 years of the Milk Competition, with two awards. One of them will be based only on volume of milk produced, the other on milk corrected for total solids (LCST).
The test will be held from April 30 to May 3, with milking at 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.
A cycle of lectures and debates is being organized. Among the activities promoted by the "ABCZ Young" are confirmed the 8th Young Rural Meeting, the Conference Young Agencies of Livestock, and actions linked to Pro-Genetics.