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

This project aims to perform the soil and weather zoning potential for corn, sorgum, sugar cane and pineapple in the area under the influence of the Canal das Vertentesl, in the to 1:50.000 scale, searching for the rational use of the natural resources and the agricultural development of the region with sustainability criteria. In 2019 the project was extended, with new areas under influence of the east axis of the transposition of the waters of the São Francisco River, this will be the second p ...

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

The Kamukaia project, in its third phase, focuses on valuing non-timber forest products (NTFP) in the Amazon, aiming at promoting the multiple use of sociobiodiversity products in agroextractive communities and their economic strengthening. The management and the transformation of NTFP are important links for the strengthening of their value chains, essential for the conservation of ecosystems and economic development in the Amazon. It is in this sense that the project is structured, also aim

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

Brazil has the second-largest area of total forest cover in the world, but is in ninth place interms of planted forests. Still, these are responsible for 91% of the total amount of woodproduced for industrial purposes in the country. Brazil's area of eucalyptus plantationsincreased 75% between 2004 and 2015, and the greatest mean annual increases in plantedarea were seen in the central region of the country (over 90,000 ha/yr); this was the second-largest in terms of area currently planted, quad

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

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