Considered to be a major national agricultural frontier today, Matopiba is a region that comprises the Cerrado biome in the states of Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí, and Bahia, and accounts for a large part of the Brazilian production of grains and fiber.

The area, which until recently was not considered to have a strong tradition in agriculture, has drawn attention to its ever-increasing productivity.  In the last four years, the state of Tocantins alone expanded its planted area at the rate of 25% per year, according to data by the National Food Supply Company  (Conab). [+] Read more

Do you know what the term Matopiba means? Click below and learn more about the richness, challenges, and research in the region that is considered the last Brazilian agricultural frontier. [+] Read more

Click here to see studies elaborated by Embrapa's Strategic Territorial Intelligence Group (Grupo de Inteligência Territorial Estratégica da Embrapa  - GITE), one of which presents the proposal for a territorial outline and a strategic territorial intelligence system for Matopiba.