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which is recongized around
the world. It’s an
acknowledged and widely
known fact that Brazil is one
of the emerging giants of the
world. In a way Brazil is like
what the United States was a
century ago. It’s wealth is
just being discovered and
developed. Much of its
potential riches are in
agriculture. In years to
come, Brazil could be a most
valuable source of the
world’s food and feed supply.
The South American nation
is already heading toward
that end, as it’s soybean
production is gaining rapidly
on that of the United States.
According to Stan Gates of
Erdenheim Farms, Brazil
now ranks third in the world
in terms of agricultural
exports. Gates visited Brazil
as a participant of the
Alliance for Progress
program, which is com
monly referred to as the
“partners” program.
Brazil has placed a
“tremendous emphasis on
cooperatives,” Gates told
Lancaster Farming this
week while the 14- visiting
South Americans were
dining at the Bird-in-Hand
Restaurant. Their visit
marks the second phase of a
program which is sponsored
by the Brazilian govern
ment.
During the first phase of
the cooperative effort, Brazil
invited Americans to come
to visit, observe and teach.
Ruth and Gates were two of
several Pennsylvanians to
be involved in the program.
They conducted classes
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Fourteen Brazilians visited Pennsylvania this
week to observe American farming methods,
particularly cooperative management. With the
South American group are Alpheus Ruth, standing
second from left, back row, and Stan Gates, third
regularly and assessed
Brazilian methods. Ex
penses were footed by
Brazil.
Now, during the second
phase of the operation,
Brazilians are seeing first
hand how U.S. cooperatives
are managed. Two
cooperatives they visited in
this area were Atlantic
Breeders and Lehigh Valley
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Milk Producers. In Brazil,
the cooperative way of doing
business dates back to 1908.
In comparison, the U.S.
didn’t pass the Capper-
Volstead Act - which allowed
the farmers to form
cooperatives - until 1917, De
Souza pointed out.
Although Brazil has a long
history of cooperatives, their
management and mode of
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from left The two men had spent some time in
Brazil to observe and teach. Between the two
Pennsylvanians is Geraldino De Souza, leader of
the Brazilian delegation.
operation haven’t always
been as smooth as they could
be. One of the country’s
weaknesses, according to
one source, is that there are
too many cooperatives. It
only takes 20 fanners to
form a cooperative.
Brazil is striving to
develop its vast land areas,
particularly the Amazon
basin. Land is very cheap; in
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fact it’s almost given away,
must as it was when North
American pioneers
homesteaded the Great
Plains and other less
populated regions.
But the Brazilian govern
ment is taking precautions to
ensure that its resources are
not exploited. While land is
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