Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria- Embrapa (Brazil)

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Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria- Embrapa (Brazil)

 

The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) was founded in 1973 under the aegis of the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply. Since its foundation, Embrapa developed a genuinely Brazilian model of tropical agriculture and livestock to overcome the barriers that limited the production of food, fiber, and fuel in Brazil.

 

Embrapa helped Brazil to quadruple the beef and pork supply and increased the chicken supply 22-fold and is looking forward to do the same with the aquaculture sector. Among the 42 Embrapa units spread over Brazil, several research groups are tackling the aquaculture issues over the country. These include Embrapa Fisheries and Aquaculture in Palmas (Tocantins), Embrapa Western Amazon in Manaus (Amazonas), Embrapa Mid-North in Teresina (Piauí), Embrapa Coastal Tablelands in Aracaju (Sergipe), among others which support R&D projects on this theme.

Partners / Researchers

Eric A.B. Routledge

Researcher scientist since 2001 at Embrapa. M.Sc. in Aquaculture by the Federal University of Santa Catarina. His research focus on shellfish reproduction and husbandry, and also shrimp culture and production. From 2003 to 2013 worked for the Brazilian Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture as the R&D manager. From 2013 up to date, is the R&D head at Embrapa Fisheries and Aquaculture unit.

Lucas S. Torati

Researcher scientist since 2010 at Embrapa Fisheries and Aquaculture unit, PhD in Aquaculture by the University of Stirling. His research focus on the breeding, genetics and conservation of freshwater fishes, in particular breeding of A. gigasin captivity, developing tools to aid farmers with broodstock management.

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Fernanda L.A. O’Sullivan

Researcher scientist since 2010 at Embrapa Western Amazon, PhD and post doc in Fish Reproduction by the Utrecht University. Her research focus on molecular and cellular biology, sexual differentiation and reproduction of teleosts, endocrine control of reproduction and gametogenesis and steroidogenesis in teleosts.

Jefferson F.A. Legat

Research scientist since 2002 in Embrapa Mid-North. He has experience on fish biology and marine aquaculture. Has been working on marine bivalve production systems, and domestication of native species.

Eduardo S. Varela

Researcher scientist since 2010 at Embrapa Fisheries and Aquaculture unit, PhD in genetics and molecular biology by the Federal University of Pará. Has experience in animal genetics, focusing on mangrove oyster, molecular phylogeny.

Janaina M. Kimpara

Research scientist in the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), Brazil, for 6 years. She has experience on methods to measure sustainability in aquaculture and agriculture production systems, and has been working on integrated production systems, technology transfer in aquaculture and public policies for aquaculture in marine protected areas.

Manoel Pedroza

Researcher scientist since 2010 at Embrapa Fisheries and Aquaculture unit, PhD in Economy by the SupAgro Montpellier. Has experience in Administration, acting on the following subjects: flowers, exportation sector, productive chain, exportation channels, avian control, mitigation actions, commercialisation margin and competitiveness.

Alitiene Moura Lemos Pereira

Researcher scientist since 2003 at Embrapa Mid-North, PhD in Aquaculture by the São Paulo State University. Has experience working with aquatic organisms’ pathology, including diagnostic methods, epidemiology and production health systems management.

Angela Puchnick Legat

Research scientist since 2002 in Embrapa Mid-North, PhD in Aquaculture by the Federal University of Santa Catarina. She has experience on genetics and breeding of aquaculture species, conservation of aquatic resources and oyster culture.

Andrea Elena Pizarro Muñoz

Researcher scientist since 2013 at Embrapa Fisheries and Aquaculture unit, M.Sc. in Economic Development by the State University of Campinas. Has experience in diagnostic and prospective analysis of social, economic and environmental systems and evaluation of impacts of agricultural and agroindustrial technologies.