Infrastructure Matters

摘要

Brazil's lagging transportation infrastructure is a major hurdle the South American nation faces in becoming a world-class ag competitor. Imagine an agricultural area the size of Texas crisscrossed by only two major highways, Now, imagine the challeng es that region's farmers face as they aspire to become a global breadbasket. Today, those images come alive in Brazil's second-largest state, Mato Grosso. But, the state's remarkable success in boosting its agricultural production is colliding head-on wi th Brazil's lagging transportation infrastructure.