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Project Description
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Project Description
70% of the community is made up of Cerrado soils, with significant presence of the Pequi tree (Caryocar brasiliense), the fruit of which is used in the production of oil, liqueur and pickles. Aiming to conserve the biome with sustainability and reach competitiveness in the market, this project will build a processing plant for this fruit and implement a plant nursery for production of fruit seedlings for reforestation and conservation. A reduced rate of rural exodus, generation of income, higher profit margins for the families, better prices for the products, regularized production, quality and hygiene for the products, effective participation by the youth and women in the process, better bargaining power, collective plant management by the smallholders, and reforestation of Cerrado areas with native species are the specific goals which will help achieve the project s main objective.
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