International Cooperation Agenda Ladislau Martin Neto R&D Executive Director 26 th March, 2013 – Suwon, South Korea
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International Cooperation
Agenda
Ladislau Martin Neto
R&D Executive Director
26th March, 2013 – Suwon, South Korea
Brazilian Agriculture
Food, fibers and energy production
*Presentation slides updated in October 2011.
Brazil
Area
Preservation
Urban areas
Agriculture
Areas to expand
(available)
Million (km2)
8.5
4.6
0.2
2.7
1.0
%
100
54
2
31
12
Brazilian Agriculture
Brazil’s annual agricultural production (million tons)
Grains 145
Meats 25
Fruits 41
Brazil
» 3rd largest world exporter: US$ 76 billion (2010)
» Largest world exporter of beef, coffee, sugar, orange juice and poultry in
2010
Source: IBGE, Conab and MDIC.
Contribution of Agriculture
28% GDP
37% Labour
42% Exports
Brazilian Agriculture
Growth of Agricultural Productivity - Grains
Grain production/area (million tons & ha)
154,20
48,86
3.156
0
500
1.000
1.500
2.000
2.500
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3.500
4.000
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80,00
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Yie
ld (
kg
/ha)
Pro
du
cti
on
(m
illio
n t
on
s)
an
dare
a (
millio
n h
a)
Production (million tons) Area (million ha) Yield (kg/ha)
+ 228%Variation, 1976/77 to 2010/11 + 31% + 151%
Source: Conab.
2010
/11
Brazilian Science and Technology in Agricultural Research
NARS - National Agricultural Research System
» Privately held companies
» 17 Public State Agricultural Research Organizations
» Public Universities
» Private Universities
» Funding agencies (CNPq, Finep, Capes, FAPs…)
» Embrapa
Total Investment in S&T: 1% of GDP
Source: Ministry of Science and Technology and CNPq.
Embrapa
Mission
To design research, development and
innovation solutions for the sustainability
of Brazilian agriculture for the benefit of
the Brazilian society.
Institutional Profile
» Established in 1973
» ~9,800 employees
» ~2,400 researchers
» ~2,000 PhD researchers
» 47 Research Centers and Services
» International Cooperation: Americas,
Europe, Asia and Africa
» Yearly Budget: US$ 1 billion
» Headquarters
» National Thematic
Centers
» National Product
Centers
» Eco-regional and
Agroforestry Centers
» Services
Embrapa’s 47 Units
New Agricultural Challenges
» Sustainable increase in agricultural production for food
and energy
Use of degraded areas
Use of rain forests
» Climate Change
Cultivars adaptation to new diseases, drought, etc
Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forest-Systems
No-tillage System
Two crops in the same
year without irrigation
Harvesting Soybeans
First Crop
No-tillage system
Environmentally friendly
Sowing Corn
Second crop
International Cooperation
Technical
Cooperation
Business
Knowledge
Exchange
Knowledge of the World
Brazilian Agriculture
Knowledge Exchange
Knowledge Exchange
Goal
Strengthen the capacity of Embrapa to
accomplish its mission, obtaining
technologies, know-how in research
and promoting continuous improvement
in knowledge management.
The Coordination of Knowledge Exchange at SRI, is responsible for
coordinating International Scientific Cooperation.
Knowledge Exchange
Intercâmbio de Conhecimento Knowledge Exchange
CGIAR
PROCIS
European Union
INTA – Argentina
CSIRO – Australia
CORPOICA – Colombia
INIA – Chile
INIA – Uruguay
Projects with several partners:
Established in 1998
Host Institution: ARS
Partner Institutions:
Forest Service, Texas
A&M, Cornell
University
Established in 2002
Host Institution:
Agropolis International
Partner Institutions:
CIRAD, Rothamsted,
Jülich Institute, IFR
Established in 2009
Host Institution: RDA
Established in
2011/2012
Host institution:
CAAS
Will establish in 2013
Host Institution:
JIRCAS
Knowlegde Exchange - Labex History
On going areas
Animal health
Animal breeding
Advanced biology
Drought tolerance
Genetic resources
Food technology
Climate changes
Natural resources
Plant pathogen interaction
Phenotyping
Plant ecophysiology
Areas already worked
Nanotechnology
Bioenergy
Bioinformatics
Integrated disease & pest management
Precision farming
Forestry management
Animal nutrition
Food safety
New products
Social economics
Intellectual properties rights
Labex – Priority Areas
Direct Benefits of Knowledge Exchange
Joint development of
research projects and
training
Introduction of important
species for the Brazilian
agribusiness: forage,
corn, soybeans, rice,
beans, wheat and fruit
Knowledge Exchange
Establishment of the National Nanotechnology Laboratory
for Agribusiness
Mango edible film
Nano structures of conducting polymers
Micropolymers and nanofibers
Nanotechnology
Knowledge Exchange
Labex Korea and RAVL
Platform for First and Second
Generation Biofuel Production
from Sweet Sorghum Feedstock
Exchange and Regeneration of
Plant Genetic Resources and
Criopreservation
Animal Nutrition
Labex Korea and RAVL
Mushroom R&D – KOPIA Program
Strawberry R&D – KOPIA Program
Swine breeding and genetics
Animal Nutrition
• RDA, USDA, Forest Service and Rothamsted researchers
going to a Embrapa Research Center in Brazil to conduct
joint research:
• Embrapa Headquarters and Embrapa Cerrados-
Sang - Ho Kim (RDA) - Animal Nutrition
• Embrapa Satellite Monitoring - Michael Keller
(Forest Service) - Climate Change and Forest
• Embrapa Instrumentation - Greg Glenn (ARS -
Albany) - New Products and Nanotechnology
• Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology -
John Lucas (Rothamsted)- Plant Pathogen
Interaction
Labex – Two way Cooperation
Countries
Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
Technical Cooperation
SPECIFIC PROJECTS
OF TECHNICAL
SUPPORT
STRUCTURING
PROJECTS
AFRICA-BRAZIL
AGRICULTURAL
INNOVATION
MARKETPLACE
TRAINING AND
CAPACITY BUILDING
PROJECTS IN BRAZIL
LATIN AMERICA-
CARIBBEAN-BRAZIL
AGRICULTURAL
INNOVATION
MARKETPLACE
MAIN
INSTRUMENTS OF
TECHNICAL
COOPERATION
Technical Cooperation
Technical Cooperation
Goal
Support the processes of validation,
technology transfer, food security and
improvements to agriculture in
developing countries within the scope
of South-South Cooperation.
Technical Cooperation
Technical Cooperation in Africa
Experimental Fields Experimental Fields
Physical bases
Small projects
Africa-Brazil Agricultural
Innovation Marketplace Projects
Structuring projects:
1 Structuring Project - Senegal
1 Structuring Project – C-4
3 Structuring Projects–Mozambique
Technical Cooperation
...in
Africa
N Número de projetos
Small projects
Number of projects
Experimental Fields
Physical bases
Technical Cooperation
...in
Latin America and
the Caribbean
Country Projects
Mali
Benin
Tchad
Burkina Faso
Cotton Crops
(Cotton 4)
Senegal Rice Growing
Embrapa
Mozambique
Program
Platform Project
Project ProSavana - PI
Food Security Project
Cooperación Técnica
Structuring Projects - in Execution (2012)
Structuring Projects - Under Preparation (2012)
Country Projects
Mali
Benin
Tchad
Burkina Faso
Cotton Crops
(Cotton 4 II)
Ghana Development Support to
Animal Production
Mozambique
Malawi
Cotton Crops
(Cotton Southeast Africa)
Tanzania
Burundi
Uganda
Kenya
Cotton Crops
(Cotton East Africa)
Ethyopia Development Support to
Irrigated Agriculture
Country Projects
El Salvador Support to the innovation of the
agricultural sector
Haiti Support to the agricultural sector:
focus on family farms
Paraguay Cotton Crops
Venezuela Strengthening the agricultural
sector
Cooperación Técnica
Ghana
Mozambique
Tanzania
Climate Smart
Specific Projects of Technical Support
Under Execution (2012)
Country Projects
AFRICA
Cape Verde 1
Ghana 1
Guine-
Bissau 1
Nigeria 1
Senegal 1
Tanzania 1
Togo 1
Country Projects
CENTRAL AMERICA
and CARIBBEAN
Belize 4
Costa Rica 2
El Salvador 4
Guatemala 1
Nicarágua 1
Panama 1
Cuba 4
Haiti 5
Country Projects
SOUTH AMERICA
Argentina 1
Bolívia 1
Colombia 2
Ecuador 2
Guyana 4
Paraguay 3
Peru 6
Suriname 3
Uruguay 1
Venezuela 3
Country Projects
ORIENTE MÉDIO
Afghanistan 1
Country Projects
ASIA
East Timor 1
Cooperación Técnica
Training and Capacity Building Projects in Brazil
Strategies:
Basic Module: Brazil - MRE
Brazilian Agriculture – MAPA
Agricultural Research Institutions in Brazil
Specific Modules
Average 200-300 Trainees / year
Cooperación Técnica
South-South partnership to promote agricultural
research and innovation for development, through policy
dialogue and funding of collaborative projects
Cooperación Técnica
Africa-Brazil and Latin America-Caribbean-Brazil
Agricultural Innovation Marketplace
Ministry of
Science, Technology
and Innovation
Partners:
Funds raised:
Approximately US$ 10 million
Funds raised:
Approximately US$ 2,2 million
Business
Goal
Strengthening the competitiveness
of Embrapa and Brazilian
companies through negotiation of
proprietary technologies, access
and use technologies from other
institutions.
Business
Business
» Sale of technologies
» Provision of specialized technical
services
» Licensing rights and own assets
abroad
» Licensing assets and rights of
other institutions for use in Brazil
» Technological support to the expansion
of international operations of Brazilian
partners of Embrapa
E.g.: Venezuela
Business
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