Author: Mark Hillsdon
In Brazil, the sixth most populous country in the world, there are more cattle than people. Beef production remains one of the country’s most important industries, and in 2019 exports reached nearly $7.5bn. But beef is also the commodity that is most likely to be the cause of deforestation, with Yale’s Global Forest Atlas laying 80% of all Amazonian deforestation at the feet of the industry.Image: Channels: Supply ChainsTags: Brazilian beefMarfrigIDHCarrefour FoundationMato GrossoPCIAmazonCerradoPecsaSustainable Production of Calves programme
This story was originally published by Ethical Corporation and can be accessed here.