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Brazil-Argentina 2011 Tropical Agriculture 3 Credits Course Reports & seminars 11 days in Brazil 10 days in Argentina Culture, Food Processing and Agriculture Instructors: Osvaldo Campanella & Paulo Santos
“Tropical Agriculture” Instructors: Osvaldo Campanella & Paulo Santos
Brazil – Argentina Study Abroad 2008
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products:
– Sugar – Alcohol
SAINT PAULO STATE – PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL SUGAR CANE
SAINT PAULO STATE – PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL - SUGAR CANE SUGAR ETHANOL
UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINHAS – St Paulo
The picture on the left is the tapioca plant, it takes 6-8 months for it to mature. After harvesting the roots the need to be washed before processing as show on the right.
STARCH PROCESSING – St Paulo State
Santos – St Paulo State
ORANGE JUICE PROCESSING
View from hotel
RIO DE JANEIRO
Sugar loaf cable car
RIO DE JANEIRO
RIO DE JANEIRO
The first visit was to a coffee plantation, owned by our host
the operation for 150 years, and has ranked high in quality rankings every year.
Alfonso explaining the new coffee drying process.
COFFEE FARMING
Rosario Rosario Mar del Plata Buenos Aires Iguasu Falls Entre Rios
Rosario – Soy bean Processing
The original cereal chamber where trade would take place
On our visit to this farm in Argentina we had the opportunity to learn about their crop production. Here they extensively followed no tillage practices to maintain the land fertile soil which was 5.5% organic matter. They also raised beef entirely on grass.
This dairy with 550 head of Holstein- Jersey cross cattle produced their milk by only feeding forages following management systems from New Zealand.
Argentina Office of the President Florida Avenue Historical Tree 9 of July Avenue