Colombian researchers seek cooperation on coconut pests and diseases

On Monday and Tuesday (11 and 12), Embrapa Tabuleiros Costeiros (Aracaju, SE) received a preliminary visit from technicians from the El Mira Research Center (Tucumaio, Nariño), linked to the Colombian Agricultural Research Company (Agrosavia). Director Carlos Castilla, Innovation coordinator Jaydy Estupiñan and agronomist coconut specialist Andres Castillo were at the Embrapa Unit in Sergipe to get to know the lines of research with coconut, mainly in the area of pests and diseases, and coordinate a partnership to that the entire Colombian team can come to Brazil for a technical cooperation journey. On Monday morning, they were received by General Chief Marcus Cruz and Deputy Chiefs of Research and Development, Viviane Talamini, and Technology Transfer, Tânia Medeiros, as well as members of the coconut research group - Adenir Teodoro, Emiliano Costa, Humberto Fontes and Joana Ferreira. Browse below the complete gallery of images from the event on Embrapa's page on the Flickr ...