Brazil: Articulations focus on cashew farming development in Rio Grande do Norte and Paraíba
Cashew Nut Kernel
Brazil
Published Mar 18, 2022
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Continuing the articulations aimed at creating revitalization projects for the cashew culture in the states of the Northeast Region, Gustavo Saavedra, general head of Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical, participated in meetings this week in Rio Grande do Norte and Paraíba. The objective is to build a cashew culture development platform based on the integration of efforts, actions and partnerships with relevant actors in the cashew production chain.
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The first stop took place last Tuesday, the 15th, with meetings involving directors of the Brazilian Support Service for Micro and Small Enterprises (Sebrae/RN), of the Federation of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of RN (Faern), of the National Service Rural Apprenticeship (Senar/RN) and the Agricultural Research Corporation of Rio Grande do Norte (Emparn). The intention is to set up technological reference units (URTs) in the main cashew producing centers in the state with the support of Embrapa and other research bodies. In these units, cultivation technologies, phytosanitary management, soil and plant nutrition will be applied, in addition to cultural practices that boost cashew productivity to competitive levels, both nationally and internationally. Present were José Ferreira de Melo Neto, superintendent director of Sebrae-RN, Roberto Magalhães, president of Emparn, José Álvares Vieira, president of Faern, Luiz Henrique Paiva, superintendent of Senar-RN, Franco Marinho, ...
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