Embrapa

Industry

Crop protection, Digital & robotics, Ecology & monitoring, Forestry, Seeds & genetics, Textiles & leather, Veterinary, Water

Topics

Wastewater, water treatment & bioremediation, GM traits & gene editing

Role

Research / RTO — “…zil’s national agricultural research organization focused on science-driven development for sustainable farmin…”

Parent / group

Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Brazil)

Why it is bioeconomy

Embrapa is a public agricultural research corporation focused on innovation, crop genetics, biotechnology, and sustainable agricultural solutions.

Products: BRS 510 B2RF; BRS 810 B3RF; Embrapa Trace; BRS Áurea; Batata BRS F21 (Braschips); Uva BRS Pérola

Applications

Entomology · Statistics · Plant Physiology · Phytopathology · Crop Science · Pomology · Genetics · Soil Science · Technology · Veterinary Science · Animal Science

Products (website)

BRS 510 B2RF — Technological standard for the textile industry, productive ceiling of up to 7.6 t/ha, resistance to caterpillars and the main diseases and nematodes of cotton. · BRS 810 B3RF — Technological standard for the textile industry, productive ceiling of up to 7.6 t/ha, resistance to caterpillars and the main diseases and nematodes of cotton. · Embrapa Trace — Digital passport for Brazilian beef cattle, automates the verification of environmental and sanitary criteria. · BRS Áurea — New pear variety recommended for subtropical climate cultivation in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. · Batata BRS F21 (Braschips) — Combines high productivity, superior frying quality, and greater resistance to main diseases in Brazil. · Uva BRS Pérola — Seedless white grape variety for _in natura_ consumption, recommended for the Serra Gaúcha.

Read from the company's own website: home · about · production · rnd · leadership

Subsidiaries: 43 Unidades Descentralizadas (research centers)

• 2026-09-30 Equipe do Semear Digital integra delegação brasileira em missão na China – Semear Digital
  Embrapa participated in a Brazilian mission to China (Sept 15–22) to seek partnerships in digital agriculture, AI, automation, and bioinputs, culminating in a Memorandum of Understanding to create a Brazil–China Center for AI in Agriculture and aiming to boost …
• 2026-10-04 Embrapa lança IA que ajuda pecuarista a escolher reprodutores para o rebanho
  Embrapa developed Brangus+IA, an AI tool (with Labegen and ABB) to help pecuaristas select Brangus reprodutores and plan crosses, making genetic data and program evaluations more accessible and actionable on-site.
• 2026-10-03 Embrapa patenteia tecnologia para bioinseticidas fúngicos | Portal RuralNews - Últimas notícias agrícolas do Brasil atualizadas diariamente | Notícias do agronegócio
  Embrapa has patented a fermentation-based method to mass-produce and stabilize fungal blastospores (Beauveria bassiana and Cordyceps javanica) for biological pest control, enabling higher viability after drying and longer shelf life, with US- and Brazil-based …
• 2026-10-03 Tecnologia inédita da Embrapa transforma açúcar em matéria-prima para indústria
  Embrapa developed an unprecedented platform integrating metabolomics, proteomics, and fluxomics to reprogram yeast and produce high-value chemical precursors (like PHBA) from renewable biomass, aiming to boost bioeconomy and reduce Brazil’s chemical imports. …
• 2026-09-01 Embrapa lista 163 medidas para agro enfrentar riscos do El Niño | CNN Brasil
  Embrapa prepared 163 risk-reduction measures to help the Brazilian agro sector face El Niño–related challenges in 2026/27, spanning farm-level actions and public policies, with a view to turning climate risk management into a permanent, integrated approach. …
• 2026-10-04 Embrapa defende bioeconomia para transformar resíduos em renda – Portal de notícias Brasil em Folhas
  Embrapa, via Bruno Laviola, defende a bioeconomia como motor para transformar resíduos em produção, energia e renda em municípios, defendendo biorrefinarias regionais e a integração entre pesquisa, território e inovação para promover economia circular.

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