This project aims at the preventive development of genetic stocks resistant to quarantine organisms (pests and diseases that do not yet exist in Brazil) of high risk for Brazilian agriculture in order to reduce the economic, social and environmental impact of their eventual entry into the country. A program of preventive genetic improvement depends on partnership with research institutions from other countries so that quarantine organisms can be studied safely. This project is based on an established network of collaborations with research institutions including IDIAP (Panama), ARS-USDA (USA), INIA-Qilamapu (Chile), MCT (Angola) and Corpoica (Colombia) ). It is a strategic topic for food and national security, especially in Brazil, where agribusiness is the flagship of the economy.