The culture of yuca is traditionally rustic and adapted to soil and climate marginal conditions. It is also one of the most important sources of carbohydrates for 600 million people in tropical countries worldwide. Although the entire plant is consumed, the root is the most important part of the plant (Fukuda et al., 2008), and in Pará, the area destined to the cultivation of yucca is rather expressive, reaching 326,000 hectares in the year 2007, with a production of 5,211,503 root tons, a fact ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010

The objective is to establish a pilot network project for the production and distribution of manivas-cassava seed, with genetic and phytosanitary quality, to serve beneficiary families of the "Brazil Without Misery Plan" and to promote the increase of the supply of cassava to the Self-consumption of these families.
The project will have, in each Territory, local partners of Technical Assistance and Rural Extension.

Status: Completed     Start date: Thu May 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2014

The Lower Tocantins region, PA, presents agricultural traits that integrate both traditional and modern practices; the small farming's main activities are concentrated on yuca cultivation and flour processing. In the county of Moju, the productivity obtained by the great majority of small farmers oscillates between 9 and 16 tons/hectare, once great part of them do not select propagation material, do not control weed growth and don't cultivate using adequate spacing. Moreover, other common farmin

Status: Completed     Start date: Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2009

Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura (Embrapa Cassava and Fruits) and the company Bioenergia Orgânico Ltda, headquartered in Lençóis, BA, have since 2011 maintained a partnership contract for the development of knowledge and technologies applicable to organic fruit growing in the scope of pineapple, acerola, citrus, guava, mango crops , papaya, passion fruit and Spondias. A series of works involving from soil preparation and management practices, cultural management, nutritional management, irrigatio ...

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

Yuca is a highlighted culture for the state of Pará, not only for its importance in the state's cuisine, but also for representing a source of income for thousands of agriculture producers. The culture can also give support to the state's agro-industry, by means of supplying raw materials used in the fabrication of many products. In order to be incremented in the state of Pará, the yuca culture needs to go through a genetic improvement program, in the hopes of obtaining material which is more ad ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010