Livraria Embrapa presents editorial news at Coopavel 2011

From February 7th to 11th, Livraria Embrapa, responsible for selling printed and electronic publications from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), will be present at the 23rd Show Rural Coopavel - an annual event held in Cascavel (PR) -, to present more than 180 publication titles, including 69 launched in 2010 and this year's new editorials.

 

The bookstore stand, which will operate at Casa da Embrapa, will have publications on agriculture, livestock, the environment, agroindustry, genetic resources, agroenergy and booklets from the Plantar, Saber, Create, ABC of Family Farming, Fruits of Brazil, Family Agroindústria, collections. in addition to children's publications.

 

Among the new editorials that will be presented by Livraria Embrapa at the fair are two new booklets from the ABC Collection of Family Farming, How to install hives and Production of strawberries in an ecologically based system, the second edition of the booklet Guava culture, from the Plantar Collection, and volume 4 of the Brazilian Tree Species Collection.

 

Every year the audience for the Rural Coopavel Show increases, as does interest in Embrapa publications. The fair organizers' expectation for this edition is an audience of more than 160 thousand visitors, including rural producers, representatives of agricultural equipment and implement companies, technicians and students.

 

The new ABC Collection booklets - The booklet How to install a hive presents producers, in a simple and didactic way, with techniques that promote profitability, practicality and the safety of people and animals, thus guaranteeing sustainable beekeeping and the success of the enterprise.

 

The growing demand from the consumer market for pesticide-free products, especially in relation to food products, led Embrapa to also launch the booklet Strawberry Production in an Ecological Based System, which aims to offer producers in the South and Southeast regions alternatives for the conversion of the conventional strawberry planting system.

 

Brazilian Tree Species - volume 4 - Successful sales at fairs and exhibitions, Embrapa presents volume 4 of the Brazilian Tree Species Collection at the Coopavel Rural Show. This fourth volume presents over 60 tree species native to the country, including jacarandá, maçaranduba and quaresmeira, which occur in different biomes. Volume 4 opens up perspectives to better understand these species, popularizing them in plantations for environmental, landscaping and economic purposes. The publication is richly illustrated with photos and maps of natural occurrences.

 

Guava culture - The second edition of the booklet Guava culture, from the Plantar Collection, provides updated information on soil preparation, planting techniques, crop management, phytosanitary treatments, harvesting, post-harvest, fruit processing and commercialization of the crop in domestic and external.

 

Discount - All publications sold by Embrapa at the Rural Coopavel Show will have a 30% discount, and there is also the possibility of paying in installments for purchases worth more than R$20,00.

 

Selma Beltrão

Embrapa Technological Information

(61) 34482493

selma@sct.embrapa.br