"The priority is feeding our people. There are 33 million people going hungry," says the future Minister of Agrarian Development.
Paulo Teixeira stated that the ministry intends to open doors for small producers, subsidize credit for family farming, and strengthen cooperatives.
247 - Nominated to head the Ministry of Agrarian Development, federal deputy Paulo Teixeira (PT-SP) declared to the reporter of Brazil 247 In Brasília, Marcelo Auler stated that the ministry's priority will be feeding the Brazilian people, highlighting that 33 million people are going hungry.
"We will prioritize feeding our people. The production of quality food that can reach the homes of the Brazilian people. We have 33 million people going hungry, and that is why the priority now is to feed the Brazilian people so that everyone can immediately have breakfast, lunch, and dinner," stated the future minister.
Asked how the Ministry of Agrarian Development intends to act to achieve this goal, Teixeira replied: "On the one hand, a lot of credit, subsidized credit for family farming; at the same time, technical assistance, financing for the purchase of implements, inputs, and the formation of cooperatives in Brazil. Strengthening the cooperatives of small Brazilian farmers, who have much to do and do much. That is why the door will be open to small (producers) from all over the country."
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