Brazil: Israel's agricultural attaché discusses partnerships during a visit to Embrapa Rice and Beans

Published 2021년 8월 5일

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Israeli agricultural attaché Ari Fischer and Brazilian Secretary of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Tiago Freitas Mendonça, visited Embrapa Arroz e Feijão to discuss potential partnerships in agriculture and water resources innovation. The visit included discussions on the current state of rice and bean production in Brazil, with a focus on the increases in productivity and efficiency despite decreasing cultivation areas. Topics of improvement in crop resilience to drought, precision agriculture, and remote monitoring were discussed, with interest shown by Fischer. The delegation also explored ways to strengthen commercial and technological ties in Goiânia, meeting with various local institutions.

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The agricultural attaché of the Israeli Embassy in Brazil, Ari Fischer, accompanied by the Secretary of State for Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, Tiago Freitas de Mendonça, visited Embrapa Arroz e Feijão (Santo Antônio de Goiás, GO) this Thursday, 05 /08, to learn about research projects and discuss partnerships in technology and innovation in the areas of agriculture and water resources. At a meeting with the head of Embrapa Arroz e Feijão, Elcio Perpétuo Guimarães, the main areas of scientific research and information on the technical staff and on the infrastructure for the development of products, technologies and services were presented. Elcio Guimarães highlighted the lines of work that strengthen the research center and that have a positive impact on the advancement of rice and bean production in Brazil. He mentioned that rice cultivation in the country currently occupies about 1.6 million hectares, an area four times smaller compared to the crop area of the 1980s. ...

Source: Embrapa