Agronomy

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The rise of agtechs

Agribusiness startups are growing the innovation ecosystem in agriculture

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Pesquisa Fapesp 20 Years

Early inoculants

The first products made with nitrogen-fixing bacteria for soybean crops date back to the 1960s

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Agriculture

Plant-microbial collaboration

EMBRAPA launches first Brazilian-made product formulated with microorganisms that enhance phosphorus nutrition

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Agronomy

Drone spraying

Unmanned aerial vehicles are increasingly being used to spray pesticides and biological control agents on Brazilian farms

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IPCC

Land use and climate change

Humanity uses over 70% of the earth's ice-free land surface, and primary activities account for nearly a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions.

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Agronomy

Rainforest coffee

Ten new robusta coffee cultivars could triple production in the Amazon region

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Interview

Francisco de Assis Costa: The multiple faces of the Amazon

Economist points out the diversity of productive structures and the role of peasants dating back to the eighteenth century

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Archaeogenetics

Tracking the ancestry of corn

DNA reveals a complex domestication history largely set in Mexico and the Amazon

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INTERVIEW

Fernando Martins: Digital agriculture

Engineer explains how agribusiness benefits and grows with the support of new tools like the internet of things

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Biotechnology

More resistant sugarcane fields

A variety of genetically modified sugarcane developed by a company from Piracicaba is approved for planting

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José Roberto Postali Parra

José Roberto Postali Parra: The insect farmer

Entomologist defends the use of biological controls to combat crop pests

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Agriculture

Less water for rice

Agronomist develops new rice cultivation method

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Biotechnology

More resistant sugarcane fields

A variety of genetically modified sugarcane is approved for planting

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Corporate research

High productivity

IBM R&D department is one of the most productive innovation centers in Brazil

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Eduardo S. Brondizio

Eduardo S. Brondizio: Urban Amazonia is invisible

Anthropologist highlights the vulnerability of urban Amazonia

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MEMORY

For the sake of plant and animal health

At age 90, the Biological Institute has become a center for research

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ECOLOGY

Remaking the Cerrado

Cerrado is restored through direct planting of seeds and soil reuse

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Biotechnology

Genetic battle

Transgenic sugarcane is resistant to its main pest

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Cover

Innovations in brewing

Investments in research are improving the quality of Brazilian beer

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Careers

Experimental fields

Agronomist left Brazil to implement a project in Africa

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Memory

Genetics’ roots in Brazil

Mendelism teaching in agronomy schools of São Paulo began in 1910

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INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

The chemistry of the future

BASF has research groups focusing on agribusiness and construction

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Bunge award

Bunge award winners

The Foundation announced the list of winners of the 2016 edition

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partnership

Strength in union

Researchers study how Xylella fastidiosa bacteria assemble into biofilms

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ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING

Drones over the field

Advances expand the possibilities for using unmanned aircraft in agriculture

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Biodegradable packet

Pesticide in a packet

New packet may promote safer use of agricultural chemicals in Brazil

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Agriculture

Natural fertilizer

Leguminous plant used as fertilizer can increase sugarcane production

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AGRICULTURE

Combating waste

New equipment increases water use efficiency in the field by more than 30%

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AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

The contribution of the field

Irrigation with treated sewage water decreases the use of water resources

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CAREERS

This man wears several hats

Unicamp professor is also a partner in a biotechnology company

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