Embrapa Mid-North

Located in Terezina, in the state of Piaui, this research center has participated in the opening of new areas for cultivation and the sustainable development of agro-silvipastoral activities in the Cerrado regions of Piaui and Maranhao, one of the most recent agricultural frontiers of Brazil.

A national reference center for cowpea bean research, its team of 32 researchers has also introduced into the region numerous varieties of soybeans rice, beans and corn. It also undertakes research in cattle, sheep and goat farming, maintaining a nucleus for the preservation of endangered species.

Activities

• Irrigation
• Genetic improvement
• Fruit cultivation
• Family agriculture

Services

• Laboratory analysis
• Training
• Agriculture and livestock farming projects

Products

• Seeds
• Seedling for fruit trees
• Animal – reproducers and matrices
• Software on the dimensioning of irrigation systems with a central pivot

Major Research Areas

• Development of germplasm for the cowpea bean species
• Apiculture technologies
• Production systems for family agriculture
• Production and conservation of animal genetic resources