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News report 08/10/2019
Startup innovates by exporting specialty coffees in small batches to Europe
Boosted by the Avança Café program, by consortium led by Embrapa, company connects farmers to foreign buyers -
News report 01/10/2019
Portal facilitates access to Amazonian geospatial data
TerraClass offers a friendly interface to access information about land use and cover -
News report 24/09/2019
Amazon products turn into candy, juice and snacks
Researchers developed functional beverage with açaí and acerola berries as well as cupuassu -
News report 24/09/2019
Production of cellulose nanocrystals approaches industrial scale
Advance paves the way for the development of steel-like resistant materials from renewable raw materials -
News report 17/09/2019
Nanotechnology product gradually releases water and nutrients into the crop
New hydrogel can be used in large and small croplands and provide savings -
News report 10/09/2019
Laboratory-processed cashew fiber prevents obesity in animals
In mice submitted to a hypercaloric diet, the product prevented weight gain and gains in belly, blood and liver fat -
News report 03/09/2019
First case of new cassava disease confirmed in Brazil
Fungus that causes cassava leaf blight was identified by scientists in Acre -
News report 27/08/2019
No-till cotton increases soil carbon stocks in 20%
Practice also improves nitrogen content and yield, nine-year research shows -
News report 20/08/2019
Product with Brazilian technology can reverse dependence on foreign phosphorus fertilizers
First national inoculant is capable of generating a 10% increase in maize productivity and reduce phosphorus fertilization -
News report 13/08/2019
Biological control in Brazil has potential to grow 20% a year
Domestic sales of this kind of product have grown 77% between 2017 and 2018 and account for R$ 460 million a year -
News report 06/08/2019
Research develops plant-based products from cashew fiber
Croquettes, nuggets, koftas, burgers and even "crab cakes" are elaborated without animal protein -
News report 30/07/2019
Researchers create "dictionary" for cattle genes
Brazilian study published by Nature improves relationship between genome and meat traits, paving the way for “custom-made steak” -
News report 16/07/2019
Intercontinental consortium to research aquaculture by the Atlantic
With an € 8 million budget, Aquavitae gathers industry and research institutions from 16 countries in Europe, Africa and the Americas -
News report 09/07/2019
Research develops nutritious gluten-free pine nut flour
Product can help coeliac diets and be healthy ingredient -
News report 02/07/2019
Study can cheapen production of bacterial cellulose
High cost limits broader industrial applications of the biopolymer, a noble material -
News report 11/06/2019
Crop residue in the diet reduces cattle water consumption
Alternative diet reduces the water footprint in confined cattle farming -
News report 21/05/2019
Scientists unveil cold perception mechanism in apple
Discovery by Brazilian team can allow the development of plants with lower chilling requirement -
News report 14/05/2019
Researchers extract antimicrobial substance from cashew nut shell
The fruit's antioxidant, antitumor and antiparasitic properties can add value to the production chain -
News report 30/04/2019
Scientists use aquatic mosquito larvae as environmental bioindicators
Group discovered that the insects reflect impacts of agriculture in small bodies of water in the Amazon -
News report 23/04/2019
Brazil to profit more from soybeans by prioritizing grain quality
National oilseed has more protein than American one, says study that related economic aspects to product quality