The Brazilian Association of Supply Centres (ABRACEN) recently signed a Memorandum of International Co-operation with the Shenzhen HiGreen Wholesale Market in China to bring the two countries’ wholesale markets closer together and promote modernisation of the sector. HiGreen is an agricultural produce wholesale market in Shenzhen, offering logistics and food safety monitoring services.

The agreement provides for institutional exchanges, information sharing and technical co-operation in cold-chain logistics, storage, preservation, food quality and safety, digitalisation and sustainability.

ABRACEN President Renata Senna said that the planned activities include meetings and technical visits, either in person or online, as well as exchanges of experience on management, investment, trade and the operation of markets.

The partnership also seeks to expand commercial opportunities between the two countries. The memorandum provides for contacts between buyers and suppliers, the organisation of business meetings and activities to promote Brazilian and Chinese products.

ABRACEN Executive Secretary Bruno Moreira Santos highlighted the possibility of creating promotional spaces or identifying the markets as international partners, with a view to strengthening institutional recognition of their co-operation.

(Source: O País, 9 November)