
How smart farming is helping Brazil feed the world
Leonardo Sales is a cattle rancher in the arid north of Brazil’s Minas Gerais state. Brazilian farmers like him supply 23% of the world’s cattle, earning $31 billion from the lucrative be...
Head of International Relations Office – Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA)
Ligia Dutra Silva is the head of the International Relations Office at CNA. Prior to CNA, Silva was an international business analyst at the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil). She started her carrier as a lawyer, working as partner at a firm specialized in Civil and Environmental Law. Her career focused on development and managing policy advocacy projects related to international trade and sustainability. Lígia holds an undergraduate degree in Law and a master’s degree in International Law.