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Organic Farming and Production Gains Ground in Rio’s Lakes Region

By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Government agencies are helping encourage sustainability in rural organic agriculture production with some recent success in Rio state. The Rio Rural program, of the Secretariat of Agriculture, has committed to technical assistance and financial incentives to support farms.

In Saquarema, in the Região dos Lagos (Lakes Region) for example, organic production is being adopted by more and more farmers, with the help of EMATER-RIO technicians and consultants from ABIO (Organic Farmers Association of the State of Rio de Janeiro) for organic certification.

The work, started almost fourteen years ago . . .

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