[OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa) Submitted by latinometrics t3_10z0y3g on February 10, 2023 at 7:42 PM in dataisbeautiful 66 comments 1,163
dnhs47 t1_j820o8h wrote on February 11, 2023 at 1:08 AM Unfortunately, Brazil relies heavily on imported fertilizer. The future will not be kind to Brazilian agriculture. Ref: Brazil’s Momentum as a Global Agricultural Supplier Faces Headwinds, Sept 2022 Permalink 7
[OC] Sugarcane was first introduced to Brazil in 1532. Half a millennium later, the country produces over 700M tonnes yearly (roughly the same amount as all of Asia, and 7x the amount produced by Africa)
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