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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

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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

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Production (million tons) Area (million ha) Yield (kg/ha)

+ 228%Variation, 1976/77 to 2010/11 + 31% + 151%

Source: Conab.

2010

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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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