The European Union has signed an accord with Brazil over agriculture and rural development at  the Rio+20 Summit being held this week. Under the new memorandum of understanding, the two powers will cooperate and share information on sustainable techniques and increasing production.

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EU Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos made the announcement today. The commissioner signed the agreement with Brazil’s agriculture minister Mendes Ribeiro Filho

As a result of the agreement, the EU and Brazil may organise working groups and the EU will host a dialogue between the two in Brussels later this year or early next year, which could pave the way for annual meetings, according to Mr Ciolos.   

The commissioner said, "This memorandum opens the way to a structural dialogue of the European Union with Brazil, concentrated around themes of common interest for our agriculture and rural development policies. Sharing ideas, best practices, innovative solutions, creating a system of early notification of any rising issues, will bring benefits to our farmers and agri-food industry"

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