Brazil-Bee Pollinator Garden

Henrique Fiorese is a member of the Global Farmer Network and also operates a “bee hotel”. He takes us through his bee garden and talks about the researchÂ hosted on his farm that has been studying pollinator diversity around soybean crops.

Henrique Fiorese

Henrique is a lawyer specializing in labor law. He is legal director of a Brazilian grain producers association, ABRASGRÃƒOS. He's the third generation of their family farm, started when his grandfather came from Italy to Brazil. He farms with his father and brother. They grow soybeans, corn, field beans, wheat and sorghum on 2,800 hectares. Special care is given to 1,200 hectares of native forest.