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The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa - pt, Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária) is a state-owned research corporation affiliated with the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture. Since its inception on April 26, 1973, it has been devoted to developing technologies, knowledge and technical-scientific information aimed at Brazilian agriculture, including livestock.Brazilian scientists turning nation into an agro-power
'' The Washington Post'', October 16, 2010
Their mission is to ''"develop research, development and innovation solutions for the sustainability of agriculture, for the benefit of Brazilian society".'' Embrapa's organizational structure is composed of 46 centers that can be divided into Research Units or Service Units, and of 17 Central Units that comprise the corporation's headquarters. Such research centers are distributed throughout the country in nearly all Brazilian states. The corporation currently employs over 9,790 people, of which 2,444 are researchers. Embrapa is part of the National Agricultural Research System (SNPA - ''Sistema Nacional de Pesquisa Agropecuária''), which also comprises federal and state public institutions, universities, private companies, and foundations, which cooperate to conduct research in different geographical areas and fields of knowledge.


International cooperation

In terms of international cooperation, Embrapa has bilateral agreements for technical cooperation with a number of countries and institutions, and multilateral agreements with international organizations, especially concerning joint research activities. It also has established their Labex (''Laboratórios Virtuais no Exterior'' or Virtual Laboratories Abroad) to develop research and prospect trends in the United States, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands and South Korea. There is an office in Ghana to disseminate scientific and technological knowledge in African countries, with plans for future offices in Panama and Venezuela aimed at Latin America.


Embrapa Research Units


Product-based research centers

Embrapa Units whose work targets national or regional agricultural product chains. * Embrapa Beef Cattle, Campo Grande, MS. Research and development for the beef cattle production chain. * Embrapa Cassava & Tropical Fruits, Cruz das Almas, BA. Research and development for cassava and tropical fruit production chains. * Embrapa Cotton, Campina Grande, PB. Research on cotton, castor oil plant, peanuts, sesame, and sisal. * Embrapa Dairy Cattle, Juiz de Fora, MG. Research and development for the milk and dairy production chain. * Embrapa Fisheries and Aquaculture, Palmas, TO. * Embrapa Forestry, Colombo, PR. Research and development on cultivated and natural forests. * Embrapa Goats and Sheep, Sobral, CE. Research and development on goats and sheep. * Embrapa Grape & Wine, Bento Gonçalves, RS. Research on grapes, wine, apples, and other subtropical fruit. * Embrapa Maize & Sorghum, Sete Lagoas, MG. Research and development for the production chains of maize,
sorghum ''Sorghum'' () is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the grass family (Poaceae). Some of these species are grown as cereals for human consumption and some in pastures for animals. One species is grown for grain, while many othe ...
, and other tropical cereals. * Embrapa Rice and Beans, Santo Antônio de Goiás, GO. Research and development for rice and bean production chains. * Embrapa Soybean, Londrina, PR. Research and development on soybean, sunflowers and wheat. * Embrapa Swine & Poultry,
Concórdia Concórdia is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It was founded by colonizers of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, basically descendants of Italians and Germans, who immigrated to Brazil in the 19th century. It is located 480 km west o ...
, SC. Research and development for the swine and poultry production chains. * Embrapa Vegetables, Distrito Federal, DF. Research and development for vegetable production chains. * Embrapa Wheat, Passo Fundo, RS. Research on wheat, triticale, barley, rye, oats and soybeans.


Basic theme research centers

Embrapa units that work on basic themes that cut across several production chains, and support the other research centers. * Embrapa Agriculture Informatics, Campinas, SP. Research on information technology for agribusiness. * Embrapa Agrobiology,
Seropédica Seropédica (''Silk Farm'', , , ) is a municipality located in Greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 75 km from the state capital of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 83,092 (2020) and its area is 284 km². Mayor * Lucas Dutra Educatio ...
, RJ. Research and development on soil biological processes (e.g. biological nitrogen fixation) and on agroecology. * Embrapa Agroenergy, Brasília, DF. Research and development on energy production (e.g. biodiesel, biogas, etc.) based on agricultural raw materials (oils, fats, vegetable biomass, forests). * Embrapa Environment, Jaguariúna, SP. Research on environmental management. * Embrapa Food Agroindustry, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Research on
food technology Food technology is a branch of food science that deals with the production, preservation, quality control and research and development of the food products. Early scientific research into food technology concentrated on food preservation. Nic ...
. * Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasília, DF. Research on biotechnology, biological control,
genetic resources Genetic resources are genetic material of actual or potential value, where genetic material means any material of plant, animal, microbial or other origin containing functional units of heredity. Genetic resources is one of the three levels of biod ...
, and biological security. * Embrapa Instrumentation,
São Carlos São Carlos (Saint Charles, in English, ; named after Saint Charles Borromeo) is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, 254 kilometers from the city of São Paulo. With a population of 254,484 inhabitants, it is th ...
, SP. Research on precision agriculture, biotechnology, process automation, new materials, family farming and family agroindustry, the environment, and the quality of products and raw materials. * Embrapa Satellite Monitoring, Campinas, SP. Research on geographical information systems, electronic networks, and on the obtention and processing of satellite images and of field data. * Embrapa Soils, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Research on soils and soil-environment interactions. * Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry,
Fortaleza Fortaleza (, locally , Portuguese for ''Fortress'') is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It belongs to the Metropolitan mesoregion of Fortaleza and microregion of Fortaleza. It is Brazil's 5th largest city and the t ...
, CE. Research and development on the tropical fruit agroindustry (cropping, processing, storage).


Ecoregional research centers

Embrapa units that either work to perfect the agricultural production chains that are more relevant to a given region or biome, or to catalog, classify, assess, and conserve local natural resources. * Embrapa Acre, Rio Branco, AC. Agroforestry systems, and on Acre state natural resources and production chains. * Embrapa Agrosilvopastoral, Sinop, MT. Agrosilvopastoral systems (integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems). * Embrapa Amapá, Macapá, AP. * Embrapa Cerrados, Planaltina, DF. Cerrado agricultureand natural resources. * Embrapa Coastal Tablelands, Aracaju, SE. * Embrapa Cocais, São Luís, MA. * Embrapa Eastern Amazon, Belém, PA. Eastern portion of the
Amazon Biome The Amazon biome ( pt, Bioma Amazônia) contains the Amazon rainforest, an area of tropical rainforest, and other ecoregions that cover most of the Amazon basin and some adjacent areas to the north and east. The biome contains blackwater and white ...
. * Embrapa Mid-North, Teresina, PI. * Embrapa Pantanal, Corumbá, MS. Pantanal. * Embrapa Rondônia, Porto Velho, RO. * Embrapa Roraima, Boa Vista, RR. * Embrapa Semi-Arid, Petrolina, PE. Brazilian semi-arid, especially for the Caatinga biome. * Embrapa South Livestock, Bagé, RS. Meat and dairy cattle and sheep. * Embrapa Southeast Livestock,
São Carlos São Carlos (Saint Charles, in English, ; named after Saint Charles Borromeo) is a Brazilian municipality in the interior of the state of São Paulo, 254 kilometers from the city of São Paulo. With a population of 254,484 inhabitants, it is th ...
, SP. Beef and dairy cattle production chain and
horse breeding Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed. Planned matings can be used to produce specifically desired characteristics in ...
in the Brazilian Southeast. * Embrapa Temperate Agriculture, Pelotas, RS. Temperate climate regions of Brazil. * Embrapa Western Region Agriculture, Dourados, MS. Western Brazil. * Embrapa Western Amazon,
Manaus Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...
, AM. Agroforestry systems, and on the natural resources and production chains in the Western portion of the Amazon Biome.


References


External links


EMBRAPA's official website

Embrapa's YouTube Channel

Brazilian Agricultural Research Database
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