In principle, we need to clarify that Embrapa only has information about the cultivars developed within its research programs.

Several species are genetically enhanced (either through conventional breeding or transgenics) in the company's laboratories and experimental fields. Once they are fully developed, the resulting cultivars - identified by the acronym BRS, followed by their number or name - are transferred through contracts to people or companies that, in the capacity of Embrapa licensees, multiply the vegetative material and directly sell seeds and seedlings.

Embrapa's cultivars can be found at: www.embrapa.br/cultivares. In that web environment it is possible to find a brief description of each product, see pictures, check points of sale and even download documents that contain more detailed information about each technology.

The company does not have seeds or seedlings for donation. The cultivars from Embrapa's research projects are produced and traded by our licensees. Embrapa only produces (basic or genetic) seeds or propagules of the cultivars it develops to meet licensees' demand to produce seedlings.

If you want to acquire the seeds or seedlings of Embrapa's cultivars, look for one of our licensees by accessing the web page: www.embrapa.br/cultivares.

Embrapa does not provide rural technical assistance services. Technical assistance and rural extension institutions are responsible for the technical, economic and social guidance of farmers in each city district. The Brazilian Association of State Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Agencies - Asbraer coordinates the public technical assistance and rural extension network in Brazil.

Embrapa is responsible for making research, development and innovation solutions for the sustainability of agriculture possible, for the benefit of Brazilian society. To have such solutions be put into practice in the field with farmers from all over the country, we rely on (public or private) technical assistance and rural extension professionals.

Therefore, for matters related to crops, information on how, where and when to sow and harvest, and other technical information, we suggest that you contact the technical assistance corporation in your region. On Asbraer's web page, you can find the nearest public corporation.

On our web portal, www.embrapa.br/events, you can discover which (face-to-face or distance) training events and courses Embrapa plans to carry out throughout the year. For face-to-face workshops, training events and courses, go to "Courses" for distance learning, you can click on “e-Campo” or filter through “Courses”.

To complement your studies, you can also check our publications: https://www.embrapa.br/library, where you can search our collection of more than 100,000 free publications by Embrapa. To find something, type the words in the search field and check the results. On the left, there are several filters available that can help you more easily find what you are looking for, such as books, articles, authors, among others.

Embrapa's open-access Technological Information Repository (Infoteca-e) provides information on technologies produced by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) and its partners, which are edited – in plain language – as booklets, books, manuals and radio and television shows:

https://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/

In our portal, you also have free access to over 100,000 publications by Embrapa. To find something, type the words in the search field and check the results. On the left, there are several filters available that can help you more easily find what you are looking for, such as books, articles, authors, among others.

www.embrapa.br/biblioteca

Embrapa also has a network of physical libraries, located in its Headquarters and Research Units, where you can consult publications, scientific works and journals. Consultations are only allowed within the libraries.

Access the Agricultural Research Database – BDPA, to check the joint collection at Embrapa's libraries and in which of them a given item can be found.

www.bdpa.cnptia.embrapa.br/consulta/

Before going to an Embrapa library, contact it to check opening hours:

https://www.embrapa.br/seb/biblioteca-das-unidades

Embrapa's open-access Technological Information Repository (Infoteca-e) provides information on technologies produced by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) and its partners, which are edited – in plain language – as booklets, books, manuals and radio and television shows:

https://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/

In our portal, you also have free access to over 100,000 publications by Embrapa. To find something, type the words in the search field and check the results. On the left, there are several filters available that can help you more easily find what you are looking for, such as books, articles, authors, among others.

www.embrapa.br/biblioteca

Embrapa - Any and all press enquiries should be addressed to the institutional email address imprensa@embrapa.br, which has a team that works from 7:30 am to 6:15 pm.