THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) announced, this Thursday (26), the creation of a working group which should create proposals to increase transparency in the supply chain of beef, with the aim of meeting the environmental requirements of the international market in relation to sustainability and traceability.
According to the ministry, proposals will be formulated for the integration of public and private information, using official databases and traceability tools, in addition to promoting sustainable agricultural practices with application in… bovine protein production.
The working group will include representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture itself, as well as authorities from… Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), from the Brazilian Association of Meat Exporting Industries (Abiec), from the Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban) and from Brazilian Association of Meat Processing Plants (Abrafrigo).
As described by the department in an ordinance, the “Sustainable Beef Working Group – Supply Chain"They must submit proposals to the Ministry of Agriculture within 90 days, with the possibility of an extension for another 30 days."
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.