On 24 May, on the fringes of the bio-economy fair "GreenRio", the two agricultural research institutions from Brazil and Germany - EMBRAPA and JKI - signed a declaration of intent for closer cooperation on research issues. Both federal institutions are affiliated with the respective Ministry of Agriculture, the BMEL (Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture) on the German side and the MAPA (Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply) in Brazil.
The work of both institutions is aimed at the sustainable production of crop plants, which can be achieved, for example, by adapting plants and cultivation systems to climate change and developing new environmentally friendly crop protection strategies. Similar expertise in plant genetics, plant production, alternative crop protection, soil health, precision agriculture, automation and biotechnology offers ample starting points for joint research projects. Both sides will draw up a list of possible topics for cooperation by the end of June 2019.
