Agribusiness is one of the pillars of the Brazilian economy and a considerable part of the trade surplus achieved in recent years is due to exports of agricultural products . The product list is quite long , but some species are characterized by high demand and high production , such as soybeans , coffee and cane sugar.

The high output is due largely to the use of superior genotypes resulting from genetic improvement . Genetic improvement is an activity that must be performed continuous ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2009

In order to support strategies for surveillance, monitoring and control of quarantine pests, this project foresees the identification of areas that are favorable to the entry and spread of eleven (11) exotic quarantine pests, considering the potential risk routes of introduction and/or dispersion in the Brazilian territory. For strategic territorial mappings, the project will use georeferenced and bioecological information on target pests, as well as the location and availability of federal and

Status: In progress     Start date: Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2020

The quick diagnosis of diseases in plants that have economic value is essential to guarantee food security and avoid larger losses as a consequence of disease spreading. Two major problems may hinder this goal: 1) the permanent monitoring of all the plants by people capable of detecting diseases is mostly unviable; 2) in many cases, the person who detects the symptoms doesn't have enough knowledge to identify their causes. Despite the existance of solutions that explore technology as a facilitat

Status: Completed     Start date: Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2013

The changes in climate behavior will probably bring changes to the hydrological cycle. As a result, these variations will probably affect crop development, crop production, and water consumption.
Therefore, the project’s proposal is to determine the water requirement for irrigation in the current weather and in different future climate scenarios for the cropping of pineapple and coconut in the North, and orange, in the Northwest of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, since those are the cro ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2013

This project aims to promote the exchange of scientific knowledge about forest management and local knowledge about extractivism for biodiversity conservation, enabling the development of rural territories in the Amazon, generating income and improving the quality of life of local populations.

Management technologies and good practices for the sustainable production of forest products will be disseminated, validated and adapted for açai, Brazil chestnut, andiroba, pracaxi, buriti, bacu

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019