AgBrazil Brazilian Frontier Tour.Business Editors COLUMBIA, Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2001 AgBrazil announces a seven-day tour, March 2-8, 2002, through the Brazilian frontier for farmers, ranchers and others interested in exploring agricultural investment opportunities. The tour, led by bilingual bi·lin·gual adj. 1. a. Using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency. b. AgBrazil professionals, will feature visits to successful crop and livestock livestock Farm animals, with the exception of poultry. In Western countries the category encompasses primarily cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, horses, donkeys, and mules; other animals (e.g., buffalo, oxen, or camels) may predominate in other areas. farms, machinery and input dealerships, and banks and marketing firms located in one of Brazil's most dynamic frontier regions. Participants will start the tour at Brazil's capital city of Brasilia and travel to the frontier area of Western Bahia. There they will see soybeans and corn being harvested and other crops, including cotton, coffee and fruits, nearing harvest. They will get first-hand production and marketing information from local Brazilian and American farm owners and managers. The tour leader is AgBrazil president Philip Warnken, a leading authority on Brazilian agriculture, whose experience in the country extends over thirty-five years. He is the author of numerous publications on Brazil, including the recent book The Development and Growth of the Soybean soybean, soya bean, or soy pea, leguminous plant (Glycine max, G. soja, or Soja max) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Asia, where it has been Industry in Brazil Brazilian Industrialization Industrialization during colonial Times During the colonial period, due to the rules of the economic theory of Mercantilism, no industrial activity could take place in Brazil. , published by Iowa State University Academics ISU is best known for its degree programs in science, engineering, and agriculture. ISU is also home of the world's first electronic digital computing device, the Atanasoff–Berry Computer. Press. Warnken combines his expertise with that of top Brazilian agricultural specialists to provide an exceptional tour tailored to the demands of the serious investor. The tour cost is $1,650 and is limited to twenty participants. Participants need a valid passport passport Document issued by a national government identifying a traveler as a citizen with a right to protection while abroad and a right to return to the country of citizenship. It is normally a small booklet containing a description and photograph of the bearer. and Brazilian tourist visa. For more information about the tour, log onto http://www.AgBrazil.com or e-mail agbrazil@home.com or call AgBrazil president Philip Warnken, at (573) 445-9392. |
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