Brazil sees growth of GMO production.

For those (domestic or foreign) organisations interested in Investing in Brazil, agriculture has always been viewed as something of a complex item. The same is true of course of individuals looking for a secure home for their money. On the one hand, people (and other creatures) will always need to eat, so a steady if unexciting market can be predicted.

On the other, agriculture for non-food bio-fuel production has seemed a very tempting alternative, though not without potential disadvantages, to say the least.

Then there is another, highly controversial aspect. Quite simply, it’s the rapid spread of genetically-modified organisms (GMO’S) used for crop growth. This has fierce advocates who see at as the magic solution to agriculture’s problems for decades to come. Alternately, there are those in Brazil and elsewhere who view the method as essentially gambling with the safety of millions of people. Among other things they quote how easy it seems for genetically-altered flora to ‘overspill’ into the growth cycle of other more ‘natural’
plant life nearby.

Whatever one’s opinion,the figures are huge. In 2011 in Brazil, according to CNA ( Brazil’s Agriculture and Livestock Confederation) GMO’s -in particular corn (maize) and soya- have spread rapidly. They now comprise nearly thirty percent of the country’s food growth, to a value of $R 58 Billion.

There’s no doubt that many see this newest aspect of agriculture to be an intriguing possibility for so-called ‘ Alternative Investments ’ in a growing part of the economy. If it works as expected, it will benefit many millions of people.