Along with current demand for palm oil ("dendê" oil) by the industries of food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and bio-fuel, it is important to encourage the advance of researches regarding handling techniques that allow longevity, increase in cultivated areas and productivity of the Palm Oil Tree ( Elaeis guineensis Jacq.).

Great part of the country's culture of palm oil is concentrated in the Amazon region, with the state of Pará as its largest producer (93%). However, a great obs ...

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

The culture of Palm Tree Oil ( Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) has great socio-economic importance in the state of Pará, the country's largest producer. This culture has risen the growth potential in Brazil, by its oil demand, great productivity and competitiveness when compared to other cultures, availability of altered areas prone to offer favorable soil and weather conditions, generate jobs and income, and protect the soil due to its perennial character. However, the fatal yellowing of palm o ...

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

The adoption of agro-forest systems (SAFs) which are based in (agro) ecological practices has great potential for generating social, economic and environmental benefits, above all to family farmers. Thus, it was implanted, in the county of Tomé-Açu, Pará, SAFs composed by annual and perennial species, combined with Palm Oil Trees (Elaeis guineensis), in three family estates. In each one of them, the SAFs were installed after the area's preparation without the use of fires, based in the principle ...

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

Initiatives aim to articulate the socio-economic development in the Amazon by means of environmental conservation. In this context, this region's zoogenetic resources are little known and consequently, are poorly managed. The ex situ raising of wild animals that present bio-business potential in Pará, such as the collared peccary, is regarded as a new venture focused on bio-business in the state of Pará. This proposal seeks to disclose bio-technological initiatives that focus on the use of natur ...

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

The world production of oils extracted from the oil palm (Guinean Elaeis Jacq.) has grown by more than 300% in recent years. In Brazil, the crop underwent an expansion cycle, with an increase in the cultivated area from 103 thousand hectares in 2009 to 236 thousand hectares in 2016. Although 97% of production is destined for the food industry, there is a worldwide trend towards increased application of oil in new markets, including energy. Given the potential of the species as a producer of plan

Status: Completed     Start date: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2021

The palm oil tree is, among the oilseeds, the most productive one, being able to reach an annual production of 10 tons/hectare in favorable conditions. The oil has many uses in food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries, and is also considered one of the best oils to produce biodiesel. In 2010, worldwide production of palm oil, cultivated in 14,99 million hectares, was of 45,09 million tons, while the production of soy oil, cultivated in 102,38 million hectares, was of 39,76 million tons. Palm

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2009