<p>Badal, who is visiting Brazil these days as part of a central delegation led by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, said Punjab farmers had proved they were very progressive.<br /><br />Although the state had a small geographical area compared to bigger states in India, Punjab led in foodgrains production, he said.<br /><br />Badal was speaking at a presentation on the scope of agriculture in Brazil made during the delegation's visit to Brasilia, the capital of Brazil.<br /><br />Punjab farmers have been invited to Brazil to help convert low-cost non-productive scrub lands in that country into highly productive farm lands, a Punjab government spokesman said here.<br /><br />Badal said the farmers of Punjab were ready for Brazil if suitable and enabling environment, in terms of availability of land on long-term lease, was created by the Brazilians. <br /><br />He said Punjab farmers had made India self-sufficient in food. They had replicated these success stories in Australia, Canada and the US besides other countries.<br /><br />At the presentation, the chief executive officer of "Vision Brazil", Gustavo Ahrends, said Brazil was gifted with huge agricultural lands, adequate rainfall, water resources and stable temperature and weather conditions.</p>
<p>Badal, who is visiting Brazil these days as part of a central delegation led by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, said Punjab farmers had proved they were very progressive.<br /><br />Although the state had a small geographical area compared to bigger states in India, Punjab led in foodgrains production, he said.<br /><br />Badal was speaking at a presentation on the scope of agriculture in Brazil made during the delegation's visit to Brasilia, the capital of Brazil.<br /><br />Punjab farmers have been invited to Brazil to help convert low-cost non-productive scrub lands in that country into highly productive farm lands, a Punjab government spokesman said here.<br /><br />Badal said the farmers of Punjab were ready for Brazil if suitable and enabling environment, in terms of availability of land on long-term lease, was created by the Brazilians. <br /><br />He said Punjab farmers had made India self-sufficient in food. They had replicated these success stories in Australia, Canada and the US besides other countries.<br /><br />At the presentation, the chief executive officer of "Vision Brazil", Gustavo Ahrends, said Brazil was gifted with huge agricultural lands, adequate rainfall, water resources and stable temperature and weather conditions.</p>