Just a small serving of meat
Tanac's site
EcocitrusWe spent today with Rotarians from Montenegro about 30 miles from Novo Hamburgo where we visited the new John Deere factory where they produce 3 of their 17 brands of farm machinery - here they only do tractors. The plant is new and is out in the countryside which seems to happen in that much land is owned by the governement and they offer firms incentives to go to new areas.We had to wear the full range of PPE - shoes, gloves, earplugs and glasses. They manufacture about 50 tractors per day and have introduced a small tractor for farms with little land who can pay for the tractor over 10 years.
We then moved on a cooperative which takes oranges, tangerines and other citrus fruit from smallproducers and markets the produce. They have recently started to produce both fresh and concentrated juice which they are exporting to many countries including some in Europe. They have set a composting facility which takes waste material from their process and others including animal waste which would not be allowed in UK.
Then it was lunch with the Rotary club but this included a TV interview and 2 newspaper ones - all this publicity we will be more famous here than at home - perhaps we'll stay I sure Ron will fund it.
We visit Tanac who produce vegetable tanning from Acacia wood and also a fertiliser from what is the waste material. This is the largest producer of tanning in Brazil.
Then back to Novo Hamburgo for dinner with a small serving of meat and some strange pizzas - chocolate and strawberrys and ice cream - sounds and look awful and according to our tester Richard is not so appetising.
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