ARS Though on opposite sides of the equator, Brazil and the United States are similar in many ways. Both countries have a diversity of climates from desert to tropical.
Soybeans are the leading agricultural export of both countries.
Brazil and the United States are also major trade partners. Brazil and the United States are natural partners. Both countries have something to gain from doing research together because the United States is more advanced in some areas like precision farming, while Brazil is ahead in other areas such as no-tillage cultivation. Collaboration also makes sense because both countries are major trading partners, adds ARS National Program Leader for International Programs Rick Bennett, who coordinates the program for the United States. We are not talking about a training program at ARS for Brazilian postdocs.