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Green gold - Brazil

Preface

The far-west Brazilian state of Mato Grosso equates to "the sticks" for most people in Rio de Janeiro or São Paolo. But those sticks in the hinterland hold a lot of promise for biofuels produced from oil seeds, such as soybeans, castor beans and sunflowers.

Credits

Writer: Steffan Heuer



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