Bio-diversity

This project will take place in Western Goi s State, in the Upper Araguaia River Region, in the Municipalities of Doverl ndia and Ipor . Solar energy will be harvested for dehydration of native tropical fruit and medicinal plants, thus reducing small-scale industrial processing costs. Value will be added to the finished product, and commercial feasibility of alternative energy use in small rural properties. Employment and alternative income will be generated, consequently alleviating the rural exodus. Sustainable use of natural Cerrado resources will be promoted through cultivation and extraction of fruit and medicinal plants. A solar dehydration unit will be implemented at the local university for tests resulting in the proper parameters for dehydration of specific fruit and plants. 12 dehydration units will then be installed in selected properties throughout the region under the scope of the project for demonstrative purposes. 7 species of fruit and medicinal plants will be used at this stage.

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