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Embrapa is an innovation-driven company that focuses on the generation of knowledge and technology for Brazilian agriculture
The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), under the aegis of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAPA), was established in 1973 to develop the technological foundation for a genuinely tropical model of agriculture and animal farming. The initiative has been tasked with providing Brazil with food security and a leading position in the international market for food, fiber and energy.
In order to meet such continuous challenge, in permanent dialogue with farmers, scientific organizations and both government and civil leaders, Embrapa is guided by the following tenets:
- scientific excellence in agricultural research,
- crops and livestock production efficiency and quality,
- environmental sustainability
- social aspects,
- partnerships with the production sector.
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Mission
To create research, development and innovation solutions to ensure the sustainability of agriculture, for the benefit of Brazilian society.
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Vision
To be a protagonist and essential partner in the generation and use of knowledge for the sustainable development of Brazilian agriculture.
Values
The values that are placed on Embrapa and staff's practices and behavior are:
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1. Reliability and Integrity
We are reliable because we cultivate and practice ethical and moral commitment in all of our activities, providing integrity to our company.
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2. Respect
We are open to the new and we believe both in personal and professional growth based on respect for diversity of people and opinions. -
3. Cooperation
We aim to interact with all the strata that generate knowledge and technology and respective beneficiaries by generating impact through the technologies developed by us and our partners. -
4. Innovation
We seek creative and innovative solutions that add value to the products and services that we develop. -
5. Excellence
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6. Social-environmental responsibility
We aim to leverage socioeconomic welfare in harmony with the environment through innovative knowledge and solutions that contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Challenges
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Production Efficiency
Permanent goal of production efficiency in agriculture, which in the recent past has allowed the possibility of three harvests in the same crop year and now ensures constant growth in productivity and successive harvest records.
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Scientific excellence
Skills training for researchers and updates in laboratories to mantain the corporation's capacity to stay at the frontiers of knowledge and thus ensure the competitiveness of Brazilian agriculture.
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Sustainable Production
The rational use of natural resources and concern with environmental conservation can be described as a goal of “sustainable production” in more current terms.
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Inclusion in production
The task of informing public policy to reduce social and economic inequalities that comprise the rural poverty scenario in Brazil.
Institutional documents
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Vision for the future of Brazilian agriculture
Plataform that gathers long-term structural analyses of food, fiber and bioenergy production environments. -
Embrapa 50+
Discover the three main pillars of Embrapa's strategic agenda for the following 50 years.
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Social Report
Annual publication that shows some of the main results obtained by Embrapa throughout the previous year. -
Your future inspires our science
Main agricultural research contributions by Embrapa and partners in the last 5 decades.