The Amazon
The Amazon is the largest tropical forest in the world with an unequalled stock of biodiversity. It is also a region where there is a high investment potential. Tourism, agroforestry industry, bio-industry, handicrafts, fish breeding and natural products are attractions standing out in the region, alongside electrical and electronic goods and components industries, two-wheel sector, metallurgy, chemical and IT companies.
These business opportunities are avaliable the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins - which compose the Brazilian Amazon – and can be seen at the largest business exhibition in the Amazon region: the IV AMAZON INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR (FIAM), from September 10th to 13th, 2008.
The Amazon Region offers competitive advantages compared to other regions in the country: a high range of ecosystems is preserved, high agro-industrial potential, mineral resources and fisheries, intact biodiversity, scenes of huge natural beauty and strategic located, near the main markets in the world.
Maintaining natural diversity, adding value to forest products and searching for markets that are aware of the value of the Amazon brand is the most promising path being followed by companies witch a vision of the future. But only capital and a good product aren´t enough for selling actions. In the Amazon Region, it is also necessary to find the right partner. Come and find yours at the IV AMAZON INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR.
The geographical location of the state of Rondônia gives it the privilege of being on the integration axes that enable it to reach out to the different markets: local, regional and international. This differential makes investment in its potential an even more attractive proposition, with a special mention for cocoa, coffee and heart of palm growing and for activities such as fish breeding and dairy farming.
Strategic activities such as the diversification of the grain producing sector and the use of the state’s highway for distributing local production and that of other regions, using the grain port of the capital, Porto Velho also prosper. Rondônia is thus credited with being on of the main production and distribution centers in the North Region.
A variety of natural landscapes enriches ecotourism in Rondônia, such as the beauty of the Guaporé, Mamoré and Madeira river valleys, which make up a chain of natural beauty running from the South of the State up to Porto Velho. This is an attraction for investors interested in this rich diversity of Amazon flora and fauna.
For further information, visit the site: http://www.rondonia.ro.gov.br
