Embrapa Soja celebrates 46 years presenting the Low Carbon Soy Program

Embrapa Soja, based in Londrina (PR), will turn 46 years old on April 16th and to celebrate its trajectory of innovative contributions to the soy production chain, it will hold a digital commemorative ceremony on April 16th, starting at 8:30 am , on his YouTube channel (youtube.com/embrapasoja). A live, will feature the participation of the president of Embrapa, Celso Moretti and the Director of Innovation and Technology at Embrapa, Adriana Martin. The general manager of Embrapa Soja, Alexandre Lima Nepomuceno, and researcher Henrique Debiasi will present the stages of preparing the Low Carbon Soy Program (SBC) to the various actors involved in the soy production system. The innovative initiative aims to value good agricultural practices linked to sustainable soy production. 

Profile 

Embrapa Soja is one of the 42 research units of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa). It currently has 274 employees working in Londrina (PR) and in advanced bases in different Brazilian regions who work with actions to manage culture in regionalized production systems, in the development of the genetic base and in mapping research demands. 

Embrapa Soja is located on a 350-hectare experimental farm, in the Warta district, in Londrina. The Company maintains a complex research infrastructure, 36.756 m2 of built area, divided into 38 greenhouses, 30 laboratories, an auditorium complex and administrative buildings. In addition to this structure, Embrapa Soja has Fazenda Maravilha, located in the Maravilha District, 35 km from the center of Londrina, with 121 hectares.

History 

Founded on April 16, 1975, with the aim of developing technologies for soybean production in Brazil, it has become a global reference in research for soybean cultivation in tropical regions. Until 1970, commercial soybean plantations in the world were restricted to regions with temperate and sub-tropical climates, whose latitudes were close to or greater than 30º. Embrapa Soja researchers broke this barrier, developing varieties adapted to tropical conditions with low latitudes, allowing the cultivation of the oilseed throughout the Brazilian territory. Its historic contribution to soybean agribusiness in Brazil places the research center as a global reference in the development of technologies for cultivation in tropical regions.

Contribution 

Among its contributions are biological pest control, soil management and conservation techniques, pest, disease and weed management, among others. Embrapa Soja has intensified research that is at the forefront of knowledge, such as innovations in biotechnology and genome editing techniques. The use of advanced technological tools allows new solutions to help Brazilian agriculture maintain its competitiveness. Furthermore, Embrapa Soja has been investing heavily in digital agriculture and the bioeconomy. Recently, the Unit's Soil Biotechnology laboratory received ISO 17025:2017 accreditation, and becomes the first public laboratory accredited for inoculant analysis.

Sunflower and wheat  

Embrapa Soja is also responsible for sunflower research for the entire national territory and for wheat research, developed in partnership with Embrapa Trigo (Passo Fundo - RS) and the Institute for Rural Development of Paraná (IDR- Paraná) for the Paraná.  

Agenda 

8:35 am – Opening of the event 

Celso Moretti – President of Embrapa 

Adriana Martin - Director of Innovation and Technology at Embrapa 

Alexandre Nepomuceno – General Manager of Embrapa Soja 

9am – Low Carbon Soy Program: towards a new concept in sustainable soy 

Henrique Debiasi – Researcher at Embrapa Soja 

Alexandre Nepomuceno – General Manager of Embrapa Soja

Ceremony commemorating 46 years of Embrapa Soja 

Order date: April 16 

Open Hours: 8:30 

Where: Embrapa Soja Channel on Youtube: youtube.com/embrapasoja