Bunge Global Overview

PARTNERING FOR RESPONSIBLE AGRICULTURE | page 3 of 3

The Cerrado also is a rich natural area that is home to many diverse species of animals and plants. Brazilian law requires that farmers in the Cerrado set aside lands to preserve this important ecosystem. The Henrichsens, like other farmers, are mindful of their responsibilities to the environment.

"My family and many other families in distant places depend on this land," says Ilton. "So we have an obligation to treat it with care and respect not only today, but also for future generations."

In addition to helping farmers increase their yields, we help them protect the environment. Bunge works in partnership with Conservation International, a global nongovernmental organization, and Oréades, a nongovernmental organization in Brazil, to help the Henrichsens and other farmers in the Cerrado manage their lands in an environmentally responsible way. Together, we provide information and consultation on sustainable farming methods and provide technical assistance to help growers properly establish and maintain legal reserves.

Bunge supports other environmental and social projects in the region. Examples include the Comunidade Terapêutica Nova Esperança (New Hope Therapeutic Community), which produces seedlings used in the recovery of legal reserves, and a nursery that raises saplings used to reinvigorate deforested areas.

"Agriculture is important to the future of Brazil and the world," says Ilton Henrichsen. "My family and other farmers throughout the country are conscious of the role we play and the responsibility that comes with it, and Bunge actively supports us."

CONSERVING TOGETHER

Ozeias Mehret of Bunge (left) and Renato Moreira of Oréades (right) help the Henrichsens maintain their legal reserve, as part of a larger effort among Bunge, Conservation International and Oréades to help farmers in the Cerrado comply with environmental laws and practice sustainable production methods.

FERTILIZER: A GROWING BUSINESS

Bunge partners with the agricultural communities of Brazil and Argentina to help them more efficiently produce soy, cotton, corn, coffee, sugarcane, wheat and other crops. As the largest fertilizer manufacturer in South America, we provide growers with crop nutrients, blended fertilizers, applied fertilizer services and other farm products and services. We also offer farmers financing solutions. Bunge supplies other fertilizer manufacturers and the animal nutrition industry with raw materials, as well.