Science to transform life

Agricultural research results and positive impacts on the economy, the environment and on consumers' tables

Fruit and vegetables

Brazil is the third largest fruit producer in the world with about 45 million tons a year, of which 65% are consumed domestically and 35% are destined to the foreign market. Meanwhile, the Brazilian vegetables market is highly diversified and segmented, and the production volume is concentrated into six species - potato, tomato, watermelon, lettuce, onion and carrot, of which family farming is responsible for over half of production. The domestication of native species like the guarana plant, for instance, so that they are more productive and resistant to diseases, is an advance that stemmed from agricultural research. Other technologies, such as early dwarf cashew clones, make production economically viable even in adverse climate conditions. It is also the dissemination of technologies that has allowed Brazil to produce grapes in Semiarid areas and have two mango harvests. Learn more about some of such contributions from agricultural research below.