Brazil: India wants to start a new technical cooperation with Embrapa, now focused on coffee

Published 2021년 8월 12일

Tridge summary

A new partnership between India's Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Embrapa of Brazil, and possibly a third Indian research institution, is being established to focus on advanced coffee research. This includes innovative technologies in coffee cultivation, decarbonisation of agriculture, and germplasm exchange. The partnership will also cover other agricultural areas like ethanol production from sugarcane, milk, buffalo, and coconut. Despite the pandemic and government changes, previous collaborations between ICAR, DAHD, and Embrapa have led to significant discussions and proposals, highlighting the ongoing efforts in international agricultural cooperation.

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The ambassador of India to Brazil, Suresh K. Reddy, and the president of Embrapa, Celso Moretti, met last Monday, August 9th, to discuss the beginning of a new partnership involving agricultural research institutions of the two countries, this time focusing on coffee culture. Embrapa already has a partnership signed with two Indian institutes (the Indian Council of Agricultural Research - ICAR and the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying - DAHD), but in order to make the new agreement viable, it will need to sign a memorandum of understanding with a third research body from that institution. country, responsible for coordinating studies with coffee. Brazil's successful experience with the coffee crop was highlighted by the ambassador, who showed interest when introduced to some innovative technologies, such as the intercropping use of brachiaria between the rows of coffee plantations, direct planting, irrigation with controlled water stress , phosphate fertilization, ...

Source: GrupoCultivar