Country Profile - Brazil

 

 

 

 

Researchers

Category

Supervising agency

Executing agency

Research Focus

Head count

FTEs

Year

Government (federal)

Ministério da Agricultura e do Abastecimento (MAA): Empresa Brasiliera de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)

National Center for Research on Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (CENARGEN)

Genetic resources, biotechnology

114

114.0

1996

 

 

 

National Center for Research on Cotton (CNPA)

Cotton

39

39.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Research on Agrobiology (CNPAB)

Agrobiology, soils, ecology

32

32.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Research on Rice and Beans (CNPAF)

Upland rice, beans

52

52.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Research on Tropical Agroindustry (CNPAT)

Tropical agroindustry, nuts, drinks, fruits, vegetables, ornamental plants, flowers

51

51.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Research on Goats (CNPC)

Sheep, goats, pastures

27

27.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Research on Agriculture Instrumentation (CNPDIA)

Instrumentation, biotechnology, agroindustry

19

19.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Forest Research (CNPF)

forestry

52

52.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Research on Beef Cattle (CNPGC)

Beef, cattle, pastures

48

48.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Research on Dairy Cattle (CNPGL)

Dairy

65

65.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Research on Vegetables (CNPH)

Vegetables, postharvest, biotechnology

50

50.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Research on Monitoring and Evaluating Environmental Impact (CNPMA)

Environment, monitoring, evaluation

60

60.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Research on Cassava and Tropical Fruit Culture (CNPMF)

Cassava, tropical fruit, cocoa

58

58.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Research on Corn and Sorghum (CNPMS)

Maize, sorghum, biotechnology

70

70.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Research on Soils (CNPS)

Soils, technology transfer

58

58.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Research on Swine and Poultry (CNPSA)

Swine, poultry

41

41.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Research on Soybean (CNPSO)

Soybeans, sunflower

61

61.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Research on Wheat (CNPT)

Wheat, barley, oats, soybeans, biotechnology

55

55.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Technological Research on Agricultural Information (CNPTIA)

Agricultural information

40

40.0

1996

 

 

National Center for Research on Grapes and Wine  (CNPUV)

Grapes, wine, temperate fruit, soils

27

27.0

1996

 

 

Center for Agroforestry Research of the Western Amazon (CPAA)

Agroforestry

 57

 57.0

1996

 

 

Center for Agricultural Research on the Savannas (CPAC)

Savannas, beef, fruits, grains

93

93.0

1996

 

 

Center for Temperate Climate Agricultural Research (CPACT)

Irrigated rice, dairy, biotechnology, natural resources

92

92.0

1996

 

 

Center for Agroforestry Research of Acre  (CPAF-AC)

Agroforestry

28

28.0

1996

 

 

Center for Agroforestry Research of Amapá (CPAF-AP)

Agroforestry,

16

16.0

1996

 

 

Center for Agroforestry Research of Rondônia (CPAF-RO)

Agroforestry, pastures

 30

 30.0

1996

 

 

Center for Agroforestry Research of Roraima (CPAF-RR)

Agroforestry

16

16.0

1996

 

 

Center for Agricultural Research of the Mid-North (CPAMN)

Irrigation, fruit

42

42.0

1996

 

 

Center for Agricultural Research of the West (CPAO)

Natural resources, technology transfer

26

26.0

1996

 

 

Center for Agricultural Research of the Pantanal (CPAP)

Livestock, fisheries, environmental sciences

36

36.0

1996

 

 

Center for Agricultural Research of the Coastal Tablelands (CPATC)

Livestock, sugar, soils, cocoa, fruits, vegetables

37

37.0

1996

 

 

Center for Agricultural Research of the Semi-Arid Tropics (CPATSA)

Natural resources, irrigation, animal production, biotechnology

79

79.0

1996

 

 

Center for Agroforestry Research of the Eastern Amazon (CPATU)

Agroforestry, natural resources, environment, agroindustry

135

135.0

1996

 

 

Center for the Cattle Research of the Southeast (CPPSE)

Dairy, beef, cattle, pastures

34

34.0

1996

 

 

Center for the Cattle Research of the Southern Brazilian Grasslands (CPPSUL)

Dairy, beef, cattle

25

25.0

1996

 

 

Center for Research on Agroindustrial Food Technology (CTAA)

Food technology

48

48.0

1996

 

 

Environment and Natural Resource Remote Sensing Unit (NMA)

Agroecology, natural resources

10

10.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ministério da Agricultura e do Abastecimento (MAA), Comissão Executiva do Plano da Lavoura Cacaueira (CEPLAC)

Cocoa Research Unit (CEPEC)

Cocoa, other crops, natural resources

89

89.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ministério de Medio Ambiente (MMA)

Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA)

Fisheries, forestry, natural resources, environmental sciences

na

na

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government (state)

Secretaria de Agricultura, Bahia

Agricultural Development Company of the State of Bahia (EBDA)

Crops, livestock, natural resources

89

89.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretaria de Ciência e Tecnologia, Maranhão

Agricultural Research Corporation of the State of Maranhão (EMAPA)

Crops

31

31.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretaria de Agricultura, Goiás

Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Enterprise for the State of Goiás (EMATER-GO)

Crops, beef, diary, natural resources

65

65.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretaria de Agricultura, Espírito Santo

Agricultural Research Corporation of the State of Espírito Santo (EMCAPA)

Coffee, fruits, other crops, dairy, natural resources

57

57.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretaria de Agricultura, Abastecimento e Irrigação, Sergipe

Agricultural Research Corporation of the State of the Sergipe (EMDAGRO)

Vegetables, fruits

7

7.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretaria de Agricultura, Irrigação e Abastecimento, Paraíba

Agricultural Research Corporation of the State of Paraíba (EMEPA)

Crops, livestock

68

68.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretaria de Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Mato Grosso do Sul

Corporation for Agricultural Research, Technical Assistance, and Rural Extension of  the State of Mato Grosso do Sul (EMPAER-MS)

Crops, dairy, natural resources

23

23.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretaria da Agricultura e Assuntos Fundiários, Mato Grosso

Corporation for Agricultural Research, Technical Assistance, and Rural Extension of the State of Mato Grosso (EMPAER-MT)

Crops, forestry

39

11.6

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretaria de Agricultura, Rio Grande do Norte

Agricultural Research Corporation of the State of Rio Grande do Norte (EMPARN)

Crops, livestock, forestry, natural resources

44

44.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretaria de Ciência e Tecnologia, Ceará

Agricultural Research Corporation of the State of Ceará State (EPACE)

Crops, livestock

57

57.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Rural e de Agricultura, Santa Catarina

Agricultural Research and Rural Extension Corporation of the State of Santa Catarina (EPAGRI)

Crops, beef, dairy, forestry, fisheries, natural resources

178

178.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretaria de Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento, Minas Gerais

Agriculture and Livestock Research Corporation of the State of Minas Gerais (EPAMIG)

Coffee, vegetables, fruits, other crops, livestock

140

140.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretaria de Agricultura, Alagoas

Agricultural Research Corporation of the State of Alagoas (EPEAL)

na

36

36.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretaria de Ciência e Tecnologia, Rio Grande do Sul

State Agricultural Research Foundation (FEPAGRO)

Crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries, natural resources

92

92.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento, Paraná

Agronomic Institute of the State of Paraná (IAPAR)

Crops, livestock, forestry, natural resources

152

152.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretaria de Agricultura, Pernambuco

Agricultural Research Institute for the State of Pernambuco (IPA)

Livestock

115

115.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento, São Paulo

Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC)

 

Crops, natural resources

234

234.0

1996

 

 

Agricultural Economics Institute (IEA)

Agricultural economics

75

75.0

1996

 

 

Food Technology Institute (ITAL)

Food technology

99

99.0

1996

 

 

Zootechnical Institute (IZ)

Livestock

106

31.8

1996

 

 

Biological Institute (IB)

Biology

na

na

1996

 

 

Fisheries Institute (IP)

Fisheries

83

83.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento, Rio de Janeiro

Agricultural Research Corporation of Rio de Janeiro State (PESAGRO)

Crops, livestock, natural resources

74

74.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonprofit 

Cooperative dos Produtores de Cana, Açúcar e Álcool do Estado de São Paulo Ltda.

Technology Center Copersucar

Sugar, sugar processing

107

60.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organização das Cooperativas do Estado do Paraná (OCEPAR)

Central Agricultural Cooperative of Technology Development and Economics (COODETEC)

Soya, algodón, maíz, trigo

12

12.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federação das Cooperativas de Trigo do Rio Grande do Sul (FECOTRIGO)

Foundation Center for Wheat Experimentation and Research (FUNDACEP)

Wheat

16

16.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fundo de Defesa da Citricultura (FUNDECITRUS)

Citrus Research Center

Citrus fruit

6

6.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Secreatria de Agricultura do Rio Grande do Sul

Rice Institute of Rio Grande (IRGA)

Rice

23

23.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Higher education

Faculty of Agronomy “Dr. Francisco Maeda” (FAFRAM)

na

37

11.1

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faculty of Agronomy and Zootechnology of Uberaba (FAZU)

Crops, livestock

43

4.3

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faculty of Agricultural Science of the State of Pará

na

122

33.6

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foundation Facultyof Agronomy “Luiz Meneghel”  (FFALM)

na

51

12.6

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fundação de Ensino “Octávio Bastos”

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine “Octávio Bastos” (FEOB)

Animal health

52

12.6

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (UDESC)

Center of Agro-Veterinary Sciences

Crops, animal health

91

27.3

1996

 

 

School of Veterinary Medicine

Animal health

21

5.3

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFGO)

School of Agronomy

Crops

59

11.7

1996

 

 

School of Veterinary

Animal health

52

15.6

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal University of Lavras

Federal University of Lavras (UFLA)

Crops, livestock

197

59.1

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMG)

Faculty of Forestry Engineering

Forestry, water

18

5.4

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)

Center of Agricultural Sciences

 

Crops, livestock, postharvest

51

9.0

1996

 

 

Department of Forestry Engineering, Center for Health and Rural Technology

Forestry

32

9.6

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL)

Faculty of Agronomy “Eliseu Maciel”

Crops, livestock, postharvest

95

28.5

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFGRS)

Faculty of Agronomy

na

65

12.9

1996

 

 

Faculty of Veterinary

Animal health

54

13.5

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ)

Institute of Agronomy

Crops

32

9.6

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

Center of Agricultural Sciences

 

na

75

15.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universidad Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR)

Center of Agricultural Sciences

Crops, livestock, water, soils

40

10.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universidad Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)

Center of Rural Sciences

Crops, livestock, forestry

142

42.6

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)

Center of Agricultural Sciences

na

219

65.7

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universidade de Brasília (UNB)

Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine

Crops, livestock, postharvest, soils, natural resources

23

6.9

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unidade de Ensino Descentralizada de Pato Branco (UNED-PB)

Agronomy Course, Federal Center for Technical Education of the State of Parana (CEFET)

Crops, natural resources

22

6.6

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

Crops, livestock, animal health

na

na

1996

 

 

Faculty of Engineering of Ilha Solteira

Agricultural engineering

60

15.0

1996

 

 

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnology

Livestock, animal health

83

24.9

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)

Faculty of Agricultural Engineering

Agricultural engineering

na

na

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL)

Center of Technology, Agricultural, and Engineering Sciences

Agriculture

31

6.2

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Higher School of Agriculture “Luiz de Queiroz” (ESALQ)

Agriculture

227

68.1

1996

 

 

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnology

Livestock, animal health

55

16.5

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business (national)

Agroceres

Research and Development Department for Corn

Maize

17

17.0

1996

 

 

Research Center for Vegetables

Vegetables

4

4.0

1996

 

 

Research and Development Department for Sorghum

 

Sorghum

3

3.0

1996

 

 

Swine Biotechnology and Animal Production

 

Pigs

4

2.0

1996

 

 

Poultry Genetic Improvement

Poultry

2

2.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agroflora S.A. Reflorestamento e Agropecuária

Experimental Station of Bragança Paulista

Vegetables

7

7.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duraflora S.A.

Engineering and Environmental Center

Forestry

9

9.0

1996

 

 

Industry and Commerce of Seeds

Soybeans, wheat, corn

5

0.5

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indústrias Klabin de Papel e Celulose S.A. (IKPC)

Forestry Research Center

Forestry

7

7.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sementes Mogiana Ltda (MOGIANA)

Mitla Agricultural Research

Maize, sorghum

2

2.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Florestas Rio Doce S.A. (RIODOCE)

Office of Technology and Programming

Forestry, natural resources, pastures

6

3.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sadia Concórdia Industry and Commerce

Pigs, poultry

14

14.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Business (foreign)

DeKalb, United States

Braskalb Brazilian Agriculture

 

 

Corn, sorghum

3

3.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Novartis Seeds Ltda, Switzerland (NOVARSEEDS)

Biogenetic Research Center of Uberlândia + Biogenetic Research Center of Cascavel

Corn

5

5.0

1996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rhodia, France (RHODIA)

Rhodia Agro Ltda.

Crops

9

9.0

1996