John Deere and Brazilian bank team up to equip farmers deforesting the Amazon

Mongabay
Feb 14, 2022, 12:39 am611 ptsHotTop
Farmers in Brazil with a history of deforesting the Amazon have somehow been allowed to receive government-subsidized loans to buy tractors and other equipment to use on their blacklisted farms, an investigation has found. The loans were granted by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), through a program aimed…

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John Deere and Brazilian bank team up to equip farmers deforesting the Amazon

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