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Article

24 Jul 2006

Author:
Associação Brasileira Das Indústrias De Óleos Vegetais (Abiove) & Associação Nacional Dos Exportadores De Cereais (Anec)

Announcement [Brazil]

The...Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries...the...National Association of Grain Exporters and their respective members are committed to the implementation of a governance program, whose objective is to not trade soya from the crop that will be planted as of October 2006 that come from areas within the Amazon biome, that are deforested after the date of this announcement. This initiative, which will last for two years, seeks to reconcile environmental conservation with economic development, through the responsible and sustainable use of Brazil's natural resources...The sector reiterates its repudiation of slave labor...