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What captures attention of those who are familiar with the production of fruits in Brazil is the diversity of species the country offers its people and foreign markets. From the temper‐ ate regions to the tropics and the equator line, only few varieties do not find their ideal cli‐ mate and soil conditions across the country. It is common knowledge that brazilian people are privileged when it comes to the question of supply. Domestic consumers have year round acess to the types of fruit they prefer and, more recently, have even had the chance to select their product according to the different production systems. The planted area in 2010, it was 2.240 million hectares. The activity involves up wards of 5 million people throughout the country. In general, fruit growing is carried out on holdings of up to 10 hectares and provide enough income for the families to live life of quality.
