People thought she was crazy when Carminha Maria Missio and her family bought what was considered "sterile" land in the Brazilian savanna to farm soybeans, she says.
People thought she was crazy when Carminha Maria Missio and her family bought what was considered "sterile" land in the Brazilian savanna to farm soybeans, she says. Missio, a beaming grandmother named one of the most powerful women in agriculture by Forbes Brasil, remembers the surprised reactions when her poor southern family sold their land in 1979 and moved across the country to the "Cerrado," a huge savanna below the Amazon rainforest.
Brazil's government told ranchers and farmers on Friday to stop setting fire to the Amazon rainforest as clouds of dense gray smoke make the air increasingly unbreathable in the northern city of Manaus, threatening sanctions if they do burn areas of land. "Fire is not natural in the Amazon, it comes from criminal actions or
Brazil tells landowners to stop fires in Amazon 'climate emergency' venezuelastar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from venezuelastar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Brazil tells landowners to stop setting fires in Amazon 'climate emergency' manitobacooperator.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from manitobacooperator.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.