Project wants to transform the State of Piauí in Brazil into a major fruit exporter

Published 2022년 8월 1일

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The State of Piauí in Brazil is aiming to become a major fruit producer and exporter in the Northeast region by 2026, with the help of the ProFruti project. Funded by the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Piauí (Fapepi) and the State Sectorial Chamber of Fruticulture, the project aims to increase fruit production by at least 30% and generate around 10% economic growth in the region. The project will implement technology transfer and innovation in fruit cultivation, with a team of experts and 13 action plans. The areas for the installation of technological reference units are being prepared, and training for rural extension technicians and producers is underway. The project will focus on the cultivation of acerola, banana, guava, passion fruit, and grape.

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Within four years, the State of Piauí can consolidate itself as one of the great producers and exporters of fruits in the Northeast, following the example of Bahia, Pernambuco, Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte. Embrapa Meio-Norte (Teresina/PI) has already started to implement a technology transfer and innovation project in fruit growing, ProFruti, in the areas of Tabuleiros Litorâneos (Parnaíba), Plateaus of Guadalupe (Guadalupe), Marrecas-Jenipapo (São João do Piauí) and Alto Canindé-Barragem Joaquim Mendes (Conceição do Canindé). The main goal of the project is to increase productivity and fruit production by at least 30%, positively impacting regional development by around 10%. The areas, according to researcher Valdemício Ferreira, who coordinates ProFruti, are already being prepared for installations of technological reference units. “The work is progressing with the plow, harrowing, soil correction, installation of irrigation systems and preparation of fruit tree seedlings”, he ...

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