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| The Traditional Agricultural Systems (SATs) are part of Brazil's intangible cultural heritage andconstitute the essence of the lifestyles of numerous rural communities, including familyfarmers, agroextractivists, artisanal fishermen, indigenous peoples, and traditionalcommunities. SATs interconnect knowledge, myths, forms of social organization, practices,products, techniques, and artifacts, along with other manifestations associated with the use ofsociobiodiversity products, forming cultura Status: In progress Start date: Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2022 |
| Livestock is one of the main highlights of Brazilian agribusiness. In recent years, issues related to food safety, energy, and environmental security have been the subject of discussions. In this scenario, the increase in demand for food and at the same time the pressure of society and importing countries for sustainable production systems, which requires a paradigm shift in agricultural production systems. In this context of rapid change, increasing the livestock efficiency is essential to ensu Status: Completed Start date: Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2014 |
| Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a management tool to assess the environmental performance of products throughout their life cycle. It is a methodology with strong, internationally recognized scientific foundations, established by the series of ISO 14040 standards. LCA is used in some countries to elaborate public policy. It is also widely used by the private sector for the development of products and processes, the development of business-oriented strategies, and to communicate environmental aspe Status: Completed Start date: Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2014 |
| As a World Health Organization and Codex Alimentarius member, Brazil needs to respond to global calls to improve human health and food production. At the heart of this debate is the interdisciplinary challenge of controlling resistance to antimicrobials. In addition to measures aimed at those focusing on human health, advances are also needed in the agricultural sector, both in knowledge and in immediate measures for rational use of antimicrobials and control of resistance spread. In this sense, Status: In progress Start date: Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2020 |
| Protein-protein interactions virtually regulate all processes inside cells, e.g. signal transduction, metabolic regulation, gene regulation, and immunological responses which occur in a specific way. Several experimental methods are capable of detecting interactions between proteins, which can range from cellular "resolution" to experiments which expose atom level interactions. However, the performance of these combined experiments which generate complete information regarding the network of pro ... Status: Completed Start date: Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2009 |
| The safe use of nanomaterials is a set of actions to prevent, minimize or eliminate risks to human, animal or environmental health, during the course of research, production, technological development, providing services and trade of nanomaterials. Among global efforts to standardize safety tests, the European consortium NanoReg stands out in addressing international issues regarding regulation in nanotechnology. Recently, the Interministerial Committee for Nanotechnology (CIN) approved the acce Status: Completed Start date: Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2015 |
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The Brazil-nut (Bertholletia excelsa) is one of the most noble species of the forest due to the high value of its nuts, which is a rich source of vitamin E, complex B, besides minerals like phosphorus, potash, magnesium, calcium and selenium. The B. excels is much appreciated in natural and the “milk” extracted from its nut can be drank pure, mostly for infants and as an ingredient in recipes. This “milk” is an excellent raw material for the formulation of new products, but research studies a ...Status: Completed Start date: Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2017 |
| Since 2013, yellowing of the needles (chlorosis) and decline of adult trees have been seen inplantations of Pinus taeda (loblolly pine) plantations in different parts of the Santa CatarinaPlateau. In addition to chlorosis, mortality has also been observed in the plantations to a lesserdegree, due to attack by the fungus Armillaria sp. Few data are available on the incidence andseverity of this disease, as well as its distribution in adult pine plantations. For this reason,further research is nee Status: Completed Start date: Wed May 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019 |
| Dairy Cattle Farming represents one of the most important alternatives to migrating slash-and-burn agriculture in the Amazon, and lately, has been suffering a process of intensification. This activity has presented in the last years significant growth rates in the northern region, being thus one of the greatest in the country although it remains as the region with the smallest aggregate production. However, this evolution is predominantly a result of the increase in the dairy cattle herd and in Status: Completed Start date: Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010 |
| Agro-industrial processes generate fibrous residues such as lignocellulosic fibers, which could potentially be used in new materials. Interest in natural fiber-reinforced polymer composites has been growing rapidly due to the materials significant processing advantages like low cost and low density, which have been used in many applications in the automotive and construction industries. A raw material that is abundant and has the potential for use in composites is sugarcane bagasse fiber. In Bra Status: Completed Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019 |
| Sustainable development of natural forests is an economic activity that ensures forest cover ismaintained, since it involves optimal forest management to create an economic return basedon preservation and development of the forest. This activity is recommended by internationalenvironmental specialists as a way to help maintain biodiversity, particularly in the Amazonregion. Management of natural forests is an extremely important source of revenue for thestate of Mato Grosso, and generates income Status: Completed Start date: Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2017 |
| This project is a result of the demands made by the farmers from the Rio Capim Pole (the counties of Irituia, Concórdia do Pará, Mãe-do-Rio and São Domingos do Capim), which are involved in fish farming. This pole is characterized by the existence of group actions done by farmers and local institutions, which have the goal to strengthen the balance between family farming and environmental preservation (agroecology), the fish farming being part of this context as an expanding productive system. T ... Status: Completed Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2008 |
| Cotton cropping in Peru is a thousand-year-old activity that goes back to ancient civilizations that developed in that region. Cotton has historically been an important source of resources for the Peruvian population and supplied raw material for the textile industry. They cultivate the long or extra-long fiber species Gossipium hirsutum and G. barbadense. National cotton production has been declining in recent years, with major social impact, as this crop is predominantly cultivated by family f Status: Completed Start date: Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2015 |
| The project aims to facilitate chicken, eggs, pork, and turkey exporting companies access to the drawback policy benefits, conducted by the Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade, and Services (MDIC). The export support policy established in the drawback system is an essential incentive for exporting companies, improving Brazilian product competitiveness. Embrapa Swine and Poultry, aiming to meet public policy priorities of the drawback regime and support poultry and pig exporting companies, since Status: Completed Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019 |
| The sustainability of rural properties consists of the dynamic balance of social, economic, environmental and management administration dimensions. For the evaluation of sustainability, considering this balance and involving such dimensions. For the assessment of sustainability, considering this balance and involving such dimensions, it is necessary the identification of sets of representative indicators. Besides representing the corresponding dimensions, the sustainability indicators are relate Status: Completed Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019 |
| Fine-texture soils in Brazil are generally deemed to have low agricultural potential. Due to low levels of clay and organic matter, they usually present low nutrient and water retention capacity, and, when poorly managed, may produce negative impacts associated with high risks of groundwater contamination by nutrients and other chemical pollutants, or with potential erosion when directly exposed to rain. Status: Completed Start date: Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2012 |
| This project aims to develop, evaluate and validate the environmental and social sustainability of technical-economic milk production systems based on Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forest Systems (ICLFS), with the use of the main plant species silage corn, cowpea, Piata grass, eucalyptus, chestnut; and Dutch x Gir crossbreeds. Status: Completed Start date: Sun May 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2011 |
| The Extractive Reserve (Resex) "Forever Green" was created in 2004, in an area of 1,288,717 hectares in Porto de Moz- PA. The families that live in this reserve survive especially of artisan fishing, of subsistence agriculture and of raising domesticated buffalos. The region's income increase face the lack of technical knowledge and difficulty of direct access to the consumer market as main obstacles, point out locals. This project aims to organize and develop practices inside Resex with the int ... Status: Completed Start date: Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2007 |
| The project aimed to quantify carbon stocks and assess the impact of human activity on changes in carbon stocks in the Amazon Forest. In that region, in response to the potential climatic effects of deforestation, policy makers have paved the way for policy changes that drive emission reductions by reducing deforestation and forest degradation and the improvement of forest carbon stocks. The project was part of the “Sustainable Landscapes” program of technical cooperation from USAID and the U.S. Status: Completed Start date: Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2011 |
| This project aims to improve gene manipulation technologies, develop more efficient methodologies for cell transfection, and improve vectors' construction linked to genetically modified pigs and poultry production. These objectives are in synergy with the Genetic Engineering in Agribusiness portfolio and meet demands for genetic engineering innovations on animal species of economic and social interest. Transgenic animals are bred for various purposes and can be used as bioreactors, models for hu Status: In progress Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019 |
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Poultry and pigs are among the most useful zootechnical species in Brazilian agricultural production. Although these species' large-scale commercial production rely on international commercial genetics initiatives, there is a significant demand for genetics materials adapted to rural development projects of interest to the Brazilian government. This project has two aims: 1) to preserve in situ Embrapa's pure lines of broilers and laying hens selected for multiple characteristics, free-range c ...Status: Completed Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019 |
| Due to the crescent quest for renewable energy sources, the biodiesel production from renewable sources has created exceeding amounts of glycerol as a biodiesel sub-product. Currently, the most important consumer markets for glycerol are the industries of food, drinks, cosmetics, paper, ink, lubricants and resin. Thusly, studies that aim to find new uses, and open new consumer markets for glycerol have been strongly stimulated, and have been increasingly challenging scientists of practically all Status: Completed Start date: Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010 |
| Brazilian family farming is characterized by its diversity, which is associated with the various elements of its historical background. Considering the importance and the need to hold and share new Family Farming values, we emphasize the role of experimentation and systematization to give visibility to experiences and foster an articulated network involving a proposal for a solidary sustainable development. Valuing and, above all, raising awareness of this potentiality is essential for the estab Status: Completed Start date: Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2012 |
| After eight years of intervention among the mangaba fruit picker women, an inter-institutional and inter-disciplinary team in the northeast and north of Brazil has mapped extractivist areas, has written about the importance of its practices to the conservation of biodiversity and culture, has supported the foundation of the Mangaba Fruit Picker Women Movement (MCM), has trained fruit picker women and has systematized essential knowledge to the comprehension of their life styles. In addition, it Status: Completed Start date: Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2011 |
| The sesame crop has aroused, in recent years, the interest of new producers and rural entrepreneurs in the Brazilian Center-West, with emphasis on the micro-regions of Mato Grosso North and Middle Araguaia and Middle North, as an alternative for profitable cultivation that can be used in rotation and/or succession of crops, mainly with soybeans. Thus, producers in the state identified a great business opportunity in sesame, combined with favorable conditions for the development of the crop with Status: Completed Start date: Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2022 |
| With the objective of developing technological innovations for the restoration of degraded pasture in the Brazilian Amazon region, this project involves all Embrapa units in the North region, besides additional ones in the Midwest. The intended result is to develop technological solutions which involve forage planting methods, e.g. no-till farming, intercropping of forage with annual crops, and alternatives techniques, to combat problems such as infestation by weeds and pest insects orlow soil f Status: Completed Start date: Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2013 |
| The general objective is to accelerate the in vivo multiplication of planting material and to select, in a conventional production system, pineapple varieties resistant to fusariosis in a semiarid environment, without the use of irrigation. Status: In progress Start date: Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2021 |
| The objective of this project is to create a methodologies, solutions and technological tools that make possible to improve the system of collection, storage, data management, and dissemination of the results of the Municipal Incentive Program for the Fruit Grower of Louveira (Promif), supporting the monitoring and sustainable management of rural properties of Louveira. Currently, the execution of Promif is carried out by the Economic Development Secretariat, by its own technicians and outsource Status: Completed Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019 |
| Implementing communication and technology transfer actions that maximize the understanding, use and reuse of information and technologies generated by Embrapa and adapted to the state of Mato Grosso. The proposal is to promote in loco practical activities such as transfer and environmental education activities, exploring the rural space defined in technological (annual and perennial crops) and ecological (Permanent Preservation Areas- PPA) pathways, and the virtual space with the use of informat Status: Completed Start date: Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2012 |
| One of the bottlenecks for the expansion of organic agriculture is the lack of nitrogen. A system that annually exports large amount of such nutrient with product harvests needs a continuous supply of the element to keep the system productive. However, organic production in Brazil cannot use nitrogen from synthetic sources, according to Law 10831, from 2003. Thus, green manure with the use of atmospheric nitrogen fixing legumes is a strategy for organic farmers. Status: Completed Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019 |
| The objective of this project was to promote a wide discussion between specialists from Embrapa and the company Casa dos Ventos to identify and systematize weaknesses, strengths and opportunities in the generation of energy using biogas produced by the fermentation of grasses grown in Roraima. Embrapa has expertise in the environmental, economic and agricultural conditions of Roraima, about the species that can be used for the production of biomass to be used in fermentation processes and in the Status: Completed Start date: Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019 |
| Composting is the only technology recommended for the management of dead animals on farms currently. However, the constant scale of production increasing, combined with the growing labour scarcity in different world regions, fostered the emergence of alternative methods and technologies to manage dead animals on farms. Mortality is not desirable in animal production, but, for several reasons, it is an expected fact, as long as within acceptable rates. However, scientific knowledge and official r Status: Completed Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019 |
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The TecRede project aims to generate technologies that would, in a short period of time, the development of tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) cultivation in cage systems. The project chose the tambaqui to foment the development of cage fish farming since it is a fish native to Amapá, which has favorable domestic and international market demand, with production absorption capacity. The research network intends to determine the standardization of techniques and production systems based on Good Pr ...Status: Completed Start date: Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2014 |
| Many are the Brazilian regions which cultivate stone fruits (peaches, plums and nectarines), such as the surrounding areas of Pelotas - RS, the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre - RS, the Serra Gaúcha, the states of Santa Catarina, Paraná and São Paulo, passing by the south of Minas Gerais and Campos das Vertentes (Caldas, Poços de Caldas and Barbacena), the colder regions of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo and, recently, in regions of higher altitude in the state of Bahia. In addition to th ... Status: Completed Start date: Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010 |
| This project expands the partnership between Itaipi Binacional and Embrapa, generating new findings in technology research and transfer related to the production and use of biogas and biofertilizers. It will aslo support a previous contract between both companies to complement ongoing work at the Ajuricaba Basin Agroenergy Cooperative. The project will create alternative thecnologies to produce biogas and biofertilizers from the treatment and reuse of waste generated by milk production and by pi Status: Completed Start date: Wed May 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2013 |
| Olives and olive oil are products frequently found in Brazilian tables. As a result of the small number of planted areas and insignificant production in Brazil, importing has been an alternative to supply internal demand. In 2007, the country imported US$170 millions in olive oil and US$250 millions in olives, according to data from the Ministry of Development, Industry and International Commerce. Researches carried out by Epamig, in Maria da Fé - MG, demonstrated the possibility of rational exp ... Status: Completed Start date: Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010 |
| Given the serious agricultural losses suffered by the highland region of the state of Rio de Janeiro due to heavy rainfall in January 2011, this projects aimed at transferring agroecological technologies that have been already developed and adapted to the region through cooperative methodologies that foster interaction between researchers and farmers. It was expected to contribute to counter the environmental and economic risk scenario afflicting family farming in the region; diversify productio Status: Completed Start date: Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2012 |
| The transfer of technology is an integral and inseparable part of Innovation. It is critical to transform the innovation assets generated by scientific research into real benefits - products, processes and services - for producers and society as a whole. In the field of animal reproduction, TT tools have been instrumental in democratizing access to advances in the use of selected germplasm reproductive biotechnologies, contributing to the development of animal breeding programs. This project aim Status: Completed Start date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2015 |
| Pig and poultry production are among the most organized production chains in the Brazilian economy, with an expressive and growing international share. Various actors (agro-industries, cooperatives, and thousands of producers) take part in both value chains. Intensive production model, the scale of production increase, and vertical integration system development have provided greater productivity and logistics gains in recent decades, but they have also increased environmental challenges and cos Status: Completed Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019 |
| The project “Technology transfer to consolidate low carbon emission agriculture in Tocantins” was carried out to consolidate an agriculture based in low carbon emission technologies, sharing the knowledge in conservation agriculture through capacity building of scientists, agronomists, extension workers and consultants, which were then capable to transfer low carbon technologies such as no-till system, degraded pastures recovery and integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems to farmers of all st Status: Completed Start date: Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2012 |
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The CUSTOSUINO-MT project is the result of technical cooperation between Embrapa Swine and Poultry and the Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics (Imea) to implement a system for monitoring pig production costs in Mato Grosso to subsidize private agents and the formulation of public policies for the supply chain. The activities developed involve the training of technicians and the survey of technical production coefficients and prices of inputs and factors of production. Qua ...Status: In progress Start date: Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2020 |
| According to the IBGE, the Southwest Region of Paraná, formed by 42 municipalities, has 49,934 rural establishments. 90% of this total is composed of smallholders. Laying poultry is a feasible alternative to diversify economic activities practiced on smallholder farms. Assesoar and Coopafi (organizations linked to smallholders) have already implemented previous initiatives to promote laying poultry in this region. However, these initiatives showed difficulties in terms of qualifying advisory ser ... Status: Completed Start date: Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019 |
| Mato Grosso state has great potential for fruit production, considering the edaphoclimatic aspects of the region, domestic demand and the significant number of small farms. This project aims to establish a process for continued training of technicians aimed at promoting the development of fruit production in the state of Mato Grosso. Status: Completed Start date: Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2011 |
| The Platonia insignis tree possesses the singular trait of sprouting through the roots. At Oriental Amazon, in older areas where Platonia insignis bushes occur naturally one may notice the sprouting of this arboreal species, in ways that resemble weeds. Many farmers replant these spontaneous sprouts, with sufficient spacing in between them, then adequately trim their crowns and care for the new sprouts, allowing the formation of new bushes and thus helping to restore degraded are Status: Completed Start date: Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2008 |
| This project aims to give Oriental Amazon Embrapa structure and channels for technology transfers that intend to develop agricultural and agro-industrial ventures by means of incubation of technology-based businesses, and focusing on meliponiculture, fruit derivatives, medicinal plant products and bio-jewelry. Technology transfers encourage economical and social development of entire regions, and that is one of the challenges faced by the Institutions of Research, Development and Innovation such Status: Completed Start date: Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2008 |
| The Lower Tocantins region, PA, presents agricultural traits that integrate both traditional and modern practices; the small farming's main activities are concentrated on yuca cultivation and flour processing. In the county of Moju, the productivity obtained by the great majority of small farmers oscillates between 9 and 16 tons/hectare, once great part of them do not select propagation material, do not control weed growth and don't cultivate using adequate spacing. Moreover, other common farmin Status: Completed Start date: Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2009 |
| Com o objetivo principal de aumentar a qualidade e a produtividade da maçã brasileira, foram gerados subsídios importantes ao setor produtivo para o estabelecimento de tecnologias apropriadas ao manejo da planta e do fruto. Além disso, foram desenvolvidos estudos fundamentais relacionados aos aspectos moleculares e fisiológicos da qualidade do fruto, visando ampliar conhecimentos acerca de fenômenos que ocorrem nas frutas durante sua vida pós-colheita. Em termos de resultados principais, destaca ... Status: Completed Start date: Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2011 |
| The cultivation of winter forage crops such as Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) and velvet grass (Holcus lanatus) is of extreme importance for increasing the productivity and efficiency of livestock production in the South Region and part of the Southeast Region of Brazil. However, there are few cultivars for use by farmers. The problem focused in this project is the lack of improved cultivars of temperate forage grasses, productive and adapted to the Brazilian conditions. Thus, this projec Status: Completed Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019 |
| The cultivation of winter forage crops such as Italian ryegrass ( Lolium multiflorum) and velvet grass ( Holcus lanatus) is of extreme importance for increasing the productivity and efficiency of livestock production in the South Region and part of the Southeast Region of Brazil. However, there are few cultivars for use by farmers. The problem focused in this project is the lack of improved cultivars of temperate forage grasses, productive and adapted to the Brazilian conditions. T ... Status: Completed Start date: Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2016 |
| In the context of planning, managing and generating territorial knowledge, Geoprocessing plays a fundamental role in supporting strategic decision making through the treatment of georeferenced information, which is the object of interest in public and private institutions and organizations. The structure of databases provided by the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is configured as a cartographic information generator to support the various productive chains of the agricultural sector, leadi Status: Completed Start date: Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2008 |