Family agriculture produces 70% of the food consumed in Brazil according to IBGE. Its production form enables an interaction between work and management, creates a large number of jobs, and also shows a bias towards socioeconomic and environmental sustainability, preserving local traditions and habits. The 'Fruit Circuit' of the state of São Paulo is a family-agriculture pole established in 2000, after the creation of an association of small farmers who aimed the region's development and focused ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2015

Umbu (Spondias tuberosa) and wild passion fruit (Passiflora cincinnata) are native fruits that stand out in the Caatinga biome. These species are consumed as part of dietary habits of the population from the Brazilian Semiarid at the same time that some of them are in endangered risk due to ongoing deforestation and environmental imbalance. Agroindustrialization is an alternative to add value to agricultural production and to complement crops management actions. This project aim

Status: Completed     Start date: Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2012

The Brazilian fruit farmer needs new product options which have a commercial appeal in order to maintain themselves in the market. Blueberries and blackberries are a part of these options, they are increasingly awakening the interest of producers due to their nutraceutic properties and usage possibilities. These species can present great production in small areas. Temperate Climate Embrapa has launched the Tupy blackberry cultivar, which is the most used but has thorny stems, hindering the plant

Status: Completed     Start date: Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010

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

Brazil is the world's third largest fruit producer. Great part of this production is commercialized within the internal market, but an important volume can't reach its consumers due to high post-crop losses (30%-40%). The southern region of Brazil is characterized by temperate climate fruit production and commercialization, among which is the peach, apples, strawberries and melons, which are economically and socially important, be it for commercialized volume or job generation, or even for estab

Status: Completed     Start date: Fri Oct 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010

No Brasil, um grande número de agroindústrias familiares elabora suco de uva ‘caseiro’ ou ‘colonial’ pela técnica da panela extratora por arraste de vapor. O produto é vendido em feiras de agricultura familiar e para consumidores do entorno de cada propriedade produtora, contribuindo, de forma importante, para a renda da pequena propriedade rural. A referida panela, embora seja um equipamento de preço bastante acessível, resulta na elaboração de suco com incorporação de água, proveniente do vapo ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2016

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