The use of vegetable fibers as reinforcement in polymeric matrices has been an increasing demand of the industry, mainly because the whole environmental issue. The search for renewable sources, as well as the search for biodegradable products has been increasing in recent years. Pineapple fiber, more precisely from Curauá (Ananas comousus var. Erectifolius), is already being used to replace fiberglass in reinforcing polymer composites, with applications in the automotive industry. However, other ...

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

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

Embrapa has built a highly conducive environment for the use of strategic and competitive intelligence to support action planning and scheduling and to provide important information to the different agents in the supply chains to which it relates. This is expressed in Embrapa's Agropensa (Strategic Intelligence System) dedicated to producing and disseminating knowledge and information in support of the formulation of research, development and innovation strategies for the corporation and its par

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

Native forests help regulate the Earth's climate by storing carbon (C) and reducing greenhousegases (GHG), which heat up the planet. For this reason, removing C from the atmosphere andstoring it in the biomass of trees (roots, trunks, branches, and leaves) and in the soil andlowering emissions of GHG such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide can helpregulate global temperatures. However, there is still little information about the magnitude ofthese processes in most forests, including u

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

Concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere have increased considerably asa result of anthropic activities such as changes in land use, farming, and actions involvingburning fossil fuels. In Brazil, there is considerable action in the global effort to address climatechange, mainly to comply with the international agreements mediated by the United NationsFramework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Brazil's various commitments includereducing GHG emissions and increasing remova

Status: In progress     Start date: Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2019

The CUSTOSUINO-MT project is the result of technical cooperation between Embrapa Swine and Poultry and the Mato Grosso Institute of Agricultural Economics (Imea) to implement a system for monitoring pig production costs in Mato Grosso to subsidize private agents and the formulation of public policies for the supply chain. The activities developed involve the training of technicians and the survey of technical production coefficients and prices of inputs and factors of production.

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Status: Completed     Start date: Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2020

Artisanal cheeses are traditionally produced from raw milk. In the State of Minas Gerais they are regarded as intangible heritage of humanity by the Institute of National Historical and Artistic Heritage, with the following two regions of the State being awarded a geographic indication label: Canastra and Serro. These indications have been pursued by other regions producing artisanal cheeses. Currently, their sale is permitted by official bodies, but their production safely to the consumer is st

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2016

The cultivation of winter forage crops such as Italian ryegrass ( Lolium multiflorum) and velvet grass ( Holcus lanatus) is of extreme importance for increasing the productivity and efficiency of livestock production in the South Region and part of the Southeast Region of Brazil. However, there are few cultivars for use by farmers. The problem focused in this project is the lack of improved cultivars of temperate forage grasses, productive and adapted to the Brazilian conditions. T ...

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

Cotton cropping in Peru is a thousand-year-old activity that goes back to ancient civilizations that developed in that region. Cotton has historically been an important source of resources for the Peruvian population and supplied raw material for the textile industry. They cultivate the long or extra-long fiber species Gossipium hirsutum and G. barbadense. National cotton production has been declining in recent years, with major social impact, as this crop is predominantly cultivated by family f

Status: Completed     Start date: Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2015

The project aimed to quantify carbon stocks and assess the impact of human activity on changes in carbon stocks in the Amazon Forest. In that region, in response to the potential climatic effects of deforestation, policy makers have paved the way for policy changes that drive emission reductions by reducing deforestation and forest degradation and the improvement of forest carbon stocks. The project was part of the “Sustainable Landscapes” program of technical cooperation from USAID and the U.S.

Status: Completed     Start date: Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2011