Social Report 2015

SOCIAL REPORT 2015

1 Embrapa's 2015 Social Report

1) Calculation basis 2015 (R$) 2014 (R$)

1.1) Net Operating Revenue (NR) * 2,911,471,047.52 2,777,242,612.59

1.2) Operating Incomet (OI) (456,683,936.12) (37,115,761.50)

1.3) Gross Payroll (GP) 1,686,938,544.16 1,511,291,445.38

1.4) Independent Contractors 65,751,262.75 62,298,644.03

Amount % of Amount % of

2) Labor indicators (R$) GP NR* (R$) GP NR*

2.1) Meals/Meal vouchers 103,841,467.05 6.16 3.57 98,956,213.63 6.55 3.56

2.2) Compulsory Payroll Taxes 465,299,440.33 27.58 15.98 404,368,761.44 26.76 14.56

2.3) Private Pension Plan 113,019,694.95 6.70 3.88 99,339,744.47 6.57 3.58

2.4) Occupational Welfare, Health, and Safety 50,834,590.92 3.01 1.75 44,648,438.37 2.95 1.61

2.5) Professional Education and Training 134,679,574.13 7.98 4.63 123,992,784.39 8.20 4.46

2.6) Daycare centers or allowances 9,491,683.29 0.56 0.33 8,577,324.00 0.57 0.31

2.7) Other Benefits 27,547,724.60 1.63 0.95 26,069,898.36 1.73 0.94

Total Labor Indicators 904,714,175.27 53.63 31.07 805,953,164.66 53.33 29.02

Amount % of Amount % of

3) Social Indicators (R$) GP NR* (R$) GP NR*

3.1) Taxes (excluding Payroll Taxes) 7,168,129.18 0.42 0.25 4,335,099.89 0.29 0.16

Total Social Indicators 7,168,129.18 0.42 0.25 4,335,099.89 0.29 0.16

4) Technologies Developed and Transferred to 25,967,537,330.37 1,539.33 891.90 22,882,846,832.53 1,514.13 823.94 Society

5) Social profit (2+3+4) 26,879,419,634.82 1,593.38 923.22 23,693,135,097.08 1,567.74 853.12

6) Staff Indicators 2015 2014

6.1) Number of Employees at the End of the Period 9,733 9,818

6.2) Number of Admissions during the Period 5 124

6.3) Number of Interns and Junior Apprentices 8,682 9,952

6.4) Number of Employees over 45 Years of Age 5,994 5,801

6.5) Number of Women who Work in the Corporation 2,948 2,969

6.6) Percentage of Management Posts Held by Women 30.24% 30.99%

6.7) Number of Black Staff Members that Work in the 3,947 3,103 Corporation

6.8) Percentage of Management Posts held by Black 33.39% 24.11% Staff Members

6.9) Number of Employees with Disabilities 107 109

7) Relevant Information Regarding the Exercise of 2015 2014 Corporate Citizenship

7.1) Ratio Between the Highest and the Lowest 16.2 15.4 Remuneration in the Corporation

7.2) Total Number of Occupational Accidents 98 175

7.3) Actions of Relevant Social Interest ** 1,056 1,151

Type of Action

7.4) Number of new jobs generated in the year by the 71,787 66,255 Technologies Developed and Transferred to Society

7.5) Percentage of Actions of Relevant Social Interest 34.74% 49.26% that promote gender and/or racial equality

7.6) Social and environmental projects are defined by ( ) Directors ( ) Employees ( ) Beneficiaries ( x ) Directors, Employees, and Beneficiaries

7.7) Health and safety standards in the work ( x ) Directors and ( ) All employees and the IAPC (Internal Accident Prevention ( ) Directors environment are defined by managers Committee)

( ) Directors and 7.8) The private pension plan includes ( ) Directors ( x ) All employees managers

7.9) As for employee participation in volunteer work ( ) does not get (x) supports ( ) organizes and encourages it schemes, the Corporation involved it

8) Notes

8.1) Embrapa does not share profits or income. It is a Public Corporation whose capital stock belongs entirely to the Brazilian Government Union. Embrapa does not employ child or slave labor, has no involvement with prostitution or sexual exploitation of children or teenagers, and is not involved with corruption. The Corporation values and respects internal and external diversity.

8.2) In spite of operational accounting losses, important benefits were supplied to society, as shown in sections “Labor Indicators”, “Social Indicators” and “Technologies Developed and Transferred to Society”. Such benefits are expressed by the total Social Profit of R$ 23,693,135,097.08 in 2014, and of R$ 26,879,419,634.82 in 2015.

8.3) *Net Operating Revenue (NR) refers to revenue from sales and services; to operating revenue (transfers received, other operating revenue and partnerships); and to the result of revenue minus budgetary and extra-budgetary expenses, deducting any discounts, sales taxes and service taxes (ICMS and ISS), refunds, adjustments made on the gross revenue from sales and services, federal tax rectifications, and other fiscal deductions.

8.4) ** All the Actions of Relevant Social Interest are available on http://bs.sede.embrapa.br/2015/acoes/html/busca2015.html.

Susy Darlen Barros da Penha - CRC/DF 007472/O-2 - CNPJ Embrapa 00.348.003/0001-10 The value of partnerships

Recognized for its contribution to the devel- (Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira - PAB), and opment of tropical agriculture, Embrapa is an the excellent results from the Coffee Research institution that at every opportunity highlights Consortium. In the public policy arena, in addi- that the results it has achieved are largely tion to contributing with a rural basic sanitation due to the establishment of partnerships with system, Embrapa complemented this edition countless institutions. For instance, the imple- with participations in 44 partnerships at feder- mentation and modernization of Embrapa's in- al, state, and municipal levels. frastructure as well as the training for technical One should note that there are partner- staff in its first years of existence derive from ships established by Embrapa's research cen- agreements established with different national ters that have had the Corporation triple its sci- and international institutions that foster agricul- entific production in the last 15 years. Similarly, tural research. Moreover, the development of citations of the knowledge it has generated Brazilian agriculture is the product of a set of and published in the most renowned period- institutions that pledged to make Brazil a better icals of the scientific world have significantly country, a country that can provide food securi- grown. Embrapa today is among the top ten ty for itself and for other corners of the planet. institutions in Brazilian scientific production, In view of this joint effort, Brazil has be- thanks to partnerships of the highest relevance come the main world reference in research on with more than 2,000 national and international tropical agriculture. That has imprinted a strong public and private universities and institutions. conviction onto Embrapa: with regard to part- Results like those are compelling evidence nerships, the whole is always greater than its of the value of partnerships, but they are not re- parts. Embrapa is aware of its role in the de- stricted to the short-, medium-, and long-term velopment of projects and joint actions aimed economic, social, and environmental results at promoting social and economic welfare in presented in this publication. In addition to different regions of Brazil and of the world. The financial investments, partnerships create hu- results from such partnerships are embodied man, cultural, and institutional capital. Achieve- in the social actions and the success stories ments like those have turned Brazil into an im- depicted in this Social Report. This edition portant actor in the world scene, largely due to spotlights the Milk Network, the new seedless the success of its agriculture. They comprise table grapes, the eucalyptus genotyping chip, not only Embrapa, but also the partners with the family peach palm production system, the which the corporation has been sharing the ex- integrated agroecological production system, perience of attempting to make this planet a the Brazilian Journal of Agricultural Research better place to live.

Embrapa's Executive Board

1 Essential impacts on Agricultural R&D

Photo: Rui Faquini

Agricultural research and development (R&D) strated that investing in technology really pays have a fundamental role in the promotion of off: the social profit/net revenue ratio in 2015 economic growth and food security in a coun- was 9.23. Even though it cannot be interpreted try. To a large extent, R&D implementation as a traditional cost/benefit relationship given stems from the elaboration of policy, whose the fact that the benefit derives from past in- results are increasingly more demanded by vestments, the relationship between the 2015 the State and by society. As for accountability, revenue and the social profit, in the context of the year of 2015 was very fruitful for Embrapa the Social Report, provides an indication of the and partners. As it can be concluded from the occurrence of returns to society. text that follows, a lot of work was carried out This return is even more evident when one towards providing Brazilian society and public considers the costs of generating the technol- managers with relevant data for decision-mak- ogies that have been monitored and evaluating in agriculture. ed since 1997, the year the Social Report was Among the main results Embrapa achieved created, as opposed to the benefits they gen- in 2015 is the social profit of R$ 26.87 billion. erated. The different tables presented in this This figure was obtained from an assessment Social Report 2015 inform the internal rates of of the economic impacts of 104 technologies return for such investments, which averaged and of nearly 200 cultivars that were devel- 39.1%. On the other hand, the indicators for oped and transferred to society, which repre- the assessment of environmental and social sent 96.6% of the social profit reported by the impacts that are also explicit in the document corporation. Another important figure demon- indicate that, in farmers' perception, the adop-

2 tion of Embrapa's technologies has generated and technological communication; promotion positive impacts. or participation in fairs and exhibitions; food With regard to the generation of jobs, and nutritional security and productive inclu- 71,787 posts were created by Embrapa in sion; and innovative technological solutions. 2015. This is a baseline figure, as it refers to Another evidence that Embrapa has gen- new jobs generated by the 104 technologies erated impacts is society's recognition of the assessed in this report. Since the Corporation corporation's commitment to solving Brazilian has developed and transferred thousands of problems, materialized by the 53 prizes and technologies, products, and services to Brazil- homages awarded to Embrapa employees, ian society throughout the course of its histo- products, actions, and projects last year. Em- ry, such impact on the number of jobs created brapa's social responsibility is also reflected in each year is much higher. more than a thousand social actions. A highlight from the area of social impacts is that Embrapa conducted 1,056 activities of Impact of Brazil's scientific relevant interest, which comprise advisory, production on Web of Science and consulting, and representation services and Embrapa's position external technical support information; occupa- In 2015, Embrapa's Secretariat of Manage- tional welfare, health, and safety; professional ment and Institutional Development (SGI) con- capacity-building, technological updates, and ducted a comprehensive study on the Web of exchange of knowledge; social development Science with the aim of evaluating the corpora- and community organization; environment and tion's role in Brazilian scientific production. For environmental education; information products that purpose, researchers analysed 262,000

45,000

39,570 40,000 36,858 34,337 35,000 30,503 30,911 27,833 30,000

25,000

20,000 16,994 16,827 15,178 13,744 15,000 Number of publications

10,000

5,000

0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Figure 1 | Evolution of national production in WoS 2004/2013.

3 Table 1 | Brazilian papers by citation category.

Year 0 1 2-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-49 50-99 100+ Total 2004 881 806 2,159 2,827 1,972 2,273 1,894 676 256 13,744 2005 1,058 887 2,536 3,279 2,156 2,343 1,951 716 252 15,178 2006 1,302 1,129 3,175 3,726 2,368 2,568 1,903 596 227 16,994 2007 1,782 1,407 3,495 3,764 2,154 2,130 1,465 462 168 16,827 2008 3,929 2,905 6,469 6,072 3,150 2,819 1,815 503 171 27,833 2009 5,110 3,566 7,598 6,444 3,077 2,683 1,502 391 132 30,503 2010 5,854 4,117 8,217 6,370 2,797 2,083 1,095 263 115 30,911 2011 8,235 5,232 9,703 6,465 2,352 1,433 689 159 69 34,337 2012 12,241 6,712 10,098 5,112 1,452 801 306 101 35 36,858 2013 16,797 7,820 9,301 3,561 1,222 549 217 75 28 39,570 Total 57,976 35,254 64,661 50,104 24,443 21,734 14,563 4,615 1,703 262,755 % Brazil 22.06 12,00 24.61 19.07 9.30 8.27 5.54 1.76 0.65 - % WoS* 47.72 8.76 12.93 10.24 5.52 5.83 5.26 2.49 1.26 - * Source: Data obtained from Garfield (2005, p.8).

Web of Science (WoS) records published be- tion is scattered over a large number of jour- tween 2004 and 2013, whose authors indicat- nals, while production submitted to national ed Brazil in their affiliation, which allowed them journals is more focused. The 20 journals that to assess the status of article production in the received the largest numbers of papers are Corporation in comparison with other national mostly Brazilian ones. institutions. When the subject is citation in internation- The numbers from this Brazilian sample al databases, the preference for foreign jour- indicate an important growth in Brazilian pro- nals seems justified. While papers with one or duction since 2008, as it moved from 13,744 more hundred citations published in Brazilian papers in 2004 to 39,570 in 2013. periodicals add up to 20, in the foreign periodi- In turn, Table 1 (above) shows the evolution cals category they are 1,683. of citations of papers by Brazilian researchers in When partnerships with other countries the 2004/2013 period. Although there has been are appraised, contributions with nations out- an exponential growth, when citations of these side the traditional circle of collaborations articles are analyzed, one can verify that the (United States, France, the United Kingdom presence of Brazilian papers in segments with a and Germany, for example) start to pop up. higher number of citations (50 or more citations) They include Argentina, Australia, China, Rus- is lower than the averages recorded in WoS. sia, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia. When we The biggest publication effort was aimed at move the focus to citations, the list of coun- journals edited abroad, which received about tries once again changes. Then partnerships 70% the total of papers. However, this produc- with Denmark, Taiwan, Hungary, Belgium,

Table 2 | Paper citations by journal origin, per year.

Origin 0 1 2-4 5-9 10-14 15-24 25-49 50-99 100+ Total % Abroad 26,512 21,167 45,549 40,505 21,469 20,084 13,973 4,513 1,683 195,455 71.06 Brazil 31,445 14,082 19,107 9,594 2,973 1,650 590 102 20 79,563 28.93

4 Table 3 | Brazilian scientific production in WoS, 2004/2013, per institutions, per year.

Institutions 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total USP-Univ São Paulo 3,566 3,878 4,287 4,230 6,414 6,947 6,936 7,488 8,086 8,522 63,506 UNESP 1,034 1,182 1,330 1,383 2,337 2,581 2,603 3,031 3,128 3,364 22,895 Unicamp 1,396 1,500 1,672 1,352 2,177 2,294 2,322 2,451 2,690 2,858 21,958 UFRJ 1,236 1,295 1,347 1,230 1,879 2,052 2,043 2,246 2,475 2,607 19,448 UFRGS 838 913 1,012 1,037 1,808 1,800 1,876 2,070 2,258 2,402 16,745 UFMG 680 814 940 898 1,449 1,474 1,541 1,787 1,999 2,190 14,416 Unifesp 537 587 711 811 1,168 1,291 1,411 1,453 1,604 1,736 11,798 Embrapa 450 453 530 5 74 1,017 1,068 1,079 1,252 1,296 1,475 9,647 Fiocruz 467 488 565 578 975 1,096 1,093 1,136 1,178 1,298 9,279 UFPR 347 428 478 486 785 903 887 1,040 1,178 1,257 8,141 UFSC 359 409 463 489 786 873 962 1,032 1,162 1,301 8,113 UFV 287 344 439 389 726 857 862 969 1,001 1,062 7,215 UFSCar 432 403 440 377 657 708 678 776 916 933 6,691 UFPE 293 377 362 365 615 705 736 854 978 1,030 6,579 UnB-BR 299 325 361 402 571 74 7 760 836 932 1,041 6,537 UFC 261 344 350 329 537 687 643 785 902 957 5,981 UFSM 201 244 311 309 647 673 699 796 811 967 5,854 UERJ 316 302 328 332 609 612 626 74 6 74 9 881 5,740 UFF 264 260 299 330 556 609 575 734 768 888 5,491 UEM 212 207 278 252 509 516 497 590 624 701 4,585

Thailand, South Africa, and Singapore, among The rise of new information and communica- others, stand out. tion technologies has evidenced this diversity An analysis of partnerships by institutions of products as they are now digitally available. confirms that Embrapa is among the top ten The existence of these products and their sub- producers of scientific articles in the country sequent appropriation by society, by means of and takes the first place among research insti- downloads in several electronic systems (Em- tutions, a near tie with the Oswaldo Cruz Foun- brapa's bases and repositories, Google etc.) dation (Fiocruz), in second place. makes the whole difference in the case of an The classification changes once more institution like Embrapa. After all, its mission is when we search for the institutions that par- not limited to basic research, but also includes ticipated in the elaboration of papers with the applied research, products and services. highest number of citations. This time, howev- The corporation has started to consider er, out of the first 20 institutions, only six are this dimension of impact to assess its research Brazilian ones, namely, USP, UFRJ, Unicamp, results. Some preliminary data indicate that in UFRGS, UFMG and Unifesp. a period of six years, between 2009 and 2015, 16 million different Embrapa documents were Downloads of technical publications distributed through downloads. A sample of In addition to papers published in scientif- this production can be seen in the table below, ic journals, Embrapa's scientific production where it is possible to learn more about the comprises the most different informational most downloaded documents from Embrapa's products (technical manuals, primers, etc.). web portal.

5 Table 4 | Embrapa's Publications per number of downloads in the period from July 2009 to April 2015.

Embrapa Class. # Downloads Title Type of Publication Unit Conceitos básicos de técnicas em biologia molecular 1 44,019 Cotton Documents Series [Basic concepts of techniques in molecular biology]

Produção de alface hidropônica: um estudo de viabilidade 2 37,479 Semiarid tecnico-econômica [Hydroponic lettuce production: a Article in congress annals technical-economic feasibility study]

Manual de procedimentos de amostragem e análise 3 30,984 Forestry físico-química de água [Manual of procedures for water Documents Series sampling and physical-chemical analysis]

Manual sobre criação de galinha caipira na agricultura 4 28,694 Eastern Amazon familiar: noções básicas [Manual on raising free-range Documents Series chicken in family farming: basic notions]

Preparo e uso de biofertilizantes líquidos [Preparation and 5 27,857 Semiarid Technical Communication use of liquid biofertilizers]

Tecnologia para produção do óleo de soja: descrição das etapas, equipamentos, produtos e subprodutos 6 24,754 Soybeans Documents Series [Technology for soy oil production: description of the stages, equipment, products and by-products]

Cultivo da ipecacuanha [Psychotria ipecacuanha (Brot) 7 21,251 Eastern Amazônia Stokes] {Ipecacuanha [Psychotria ipecacuanha (Brot) Documents Series Stokes] cultivation}

Horta em pequenos espaços [Vegetable gardens in small 8 17,477 Vegetables Technical book spaces]

Manual de procedimentos do Laboratório de Cultura 9 15,779 Western Amazon de Tecidos da Embrapa Amazônia Ocidental [ Embrapa Documents Series Western Amazon Tissue Culture Lab Procedures Manual]

10 15,473 Mid-North Criação de galinhas caipiras [Free-range chicken farming] ABC of Family Farming Collection

Cassava and Sistemas de irrigação para agricultura familiar [Irrigation 11 15,382 Technical Circular Tropical Fruits Systems for Family Farming]

Temperate Instruções para o cultivo da acerola [Instructions for 12 12,218 Technical Circular Agriculture Barbados cherry cultivation]

Normas de elaboração de Procedimentos Operacionais Padrão (POPs) para o Laboratório de Biologia Molecular 13 11,730 Western Amazon da Embrapa Amazônia Ocidental [Rules for the elaboration Documents Series of Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs) for Embrapa Western Amazon's Molecular Biology Laboratory]

Cassava and 14 11,382 A cultura do limão-taiti [Tahiti lime cropping] Plantar [Sowing] Collection Tropical Fruits

Armadilha PET para captura de adultos de moscas-das- frutas em pomares comerciais e domésticos [PET trap 15 10,798 Agrobiology Technical Circular to capture adult fruit flies in commercial and domestic orchards]

Manual prático para formulação de ração para vacas 16 10,766 Rondônia Documents Series leiteiras [Practical manual for dairy cow feed formulas]

17 10,755 Forestry Propagação vegetativa [Vegetative propagation] Paper in congress proceedings

Variação geográfica do tamanho dos módulos fiscais no Maize and 18 10,418 Brasil [Geographic variation of the size of fiscal modules Documents Series Sorghum in Brazil]

Clima e água de chuva no semi-árido [Climate and 19 9,852 Semiarid Chapter in technical-scientific book rainwater in the semiarid]

Dimensionamento de piquetes para bovinos leiteiros, em Southeast 20 9,318 sistemas de pastejo rotacionado [Sizing of paddocks for Technical Communication Livestock dairy cattle in pasture rotation systems]

Disponibilidade de água e a gestão dos recursos hídricos 21 8,699 Semiarid Chapter in technical-scientific book [Water availability and water resource management]

Maize and 22 8,599 Manejo da cultura do milheto [Millet crop management] Technical Circular Sorghum

Western Fungos em sementes de soja: detecção e importância 23 8,540 Documents Series Agriculture [Fungi in soybean seeds: detection and importance]

Medição da vazão em rios pelo método do flutuador 24 8,386 Swine and Poultry [Measurement of river outflow through the floater Technical Communication method]

25 8,255 Grape and Wine Suco de uva [Grape juice] Family Agroindustry Collection

6 Table 4 | Embrapa's Publications per number of downloads in the period from July 2009 to April 2015 (Continued).

Agricultural 26 8,213 Como produzir melancia [How to produce watermelon] ABC of Family Farming Collection Informatics

Silagens: oportunidades e pontos críticos [Silage: 27 8,209 Dairy Cattle Technical Communication opportunities and critical points]

28 8,194 Eastern Amazon Manual de extração de DNA [DNA extraction manual] Documents Series

Potencial agrícola do solo para o cultivo da melancia 29 7,762 Semiarid [Agricultural potential of the soil for watermelon Paper in congress proceedings cultivation]

Biocontrole de doenças de plantas: uso e perspectivas 30 7,615 Environment Scientific books [Plant disease biocontrol: use and perspectives]

Avaliação do efeito da extração e da microfiltração do açaí Embrapa Food sobre sua composição e atividade antioxidante [Evaluation 31 7,550 Theses/dissertations Agroindustry of the effect of açaí extration and microfiltration on composition and antioxidant activity]

Tropical 32 7,478 Queijo de coalho [Coalho cheese] Family Agribusiness Collection Agroindustry

Agricultura e qualidade da água: contaminação da 33 7,372 Cerrado água por nitrato [Agriculture and water quality: water Documents Series contamination by nitrate]

Manual de orientação e uso do GPS de navegação 34 7,357 Forestry (Garmin 76MAP CSX) [Garmin 76MAP CSX GPS user Documents Series manual and guidance]

35 7,324 Vegetables Como plantar hortaliças [How to plant vegetables] ABC of Family Farming Collection

Procedimento gerencial de tratamento de não Genetic Resources 36 7,321 conformidades [Managerial procedure to address Documents Series and Biotechnology nonconformities]

Treinamento em boas práticas para manipuladores de 37 7,297 Rice and Beans Documents Series alimentos [Training in best practices for food handlers]

Áreas degradadas: métodos de recuperação no semi- 38 7,280 Semiarid árido brasileiro [Degraded areas: rehabilitation methods in Paper in congress proceedings the Brazilian semiarid]

Cama de aviario: materiais, reutilizacao, uso como 39 7,215 Swine and Poultry alimento e fertilizante [Poultry litter: materials, reuse, use Technical Circular as feed and fertilizer]

Utilização da ureia na alimentação de ruminantes no semi- 40 7,212 Semiarid Paper in congress proceedings árido [The use of urea to feed ruminants in the Semiarid]

Produtos comerciais à base de agentes de biocontrole de 41 7,089 Environment doenças de plantas [Commercial products based on plant Documents Series disease biocontrol agents]

Estimativa da quantidade de ração necessária para produção de um suino com 100 kg de peso vivo 42 7,074 Swine and Poultry Technical Communication [Estimating the amount of feed required to produce a swine with 100 kg of live weight]

Biossíntese e degradação de Lipídios, Carboidratos e 43 7,055 Cotton Proteínas em oleaginosas [Biosynthesis and degradation Documents Series of Lipids, Carbohydrates, and Proteins in oilseeds]

Determinação da densidade de solos e de horizontes Maize and 44 7,033 cascalhentos [Determining soil density and gravelish soil Technical Communication Sorghum horizons]

Procedimento gerencial de elaboração e controle de Genetic Resources 45 6,924 documentos [Managemental procedure of elaboration and Documents Series and Biotechnology document control]

Sintomas de deficiências nutricionais em citros 46 6,822 Western Amazon Technical Circular [Symptoms of citrus nutritionalis deficiencies]

Tropical Chemical composition of Eucalyptus spp essential oils 47 6,707 Journal article Agroindustry and their insecticidal effects on Lutzomyia longipalpis

Técnicas em biologia molecular [Molecular biology 48 6,670 Swine and Poultry Documents Series techniques]

Agricultural 49 6,609 Queijo mussarela [Mozzarella cheese] ABC of Family Farming Collection Informatics

Produção dos hormônios do crescimento e pró-insulina Maize and humana em plantas transgênicas de milho [Production of 50 6,505 Paper in congress proceedings Sorghum human growth and pro-insuline hormones in GM maize plants]

7 The value of information and risk are present in its internal and external environ- management ments, and can have positive or negative im- The performance results of Brazilian research pacts on the corporation's goals. To deal with and agriculture evidenced in this edition of the them, corporate risk management incorporates Social Report are only possible if two basic pro- the assessment of Embrapa's risk factors to cesses are well managed by Embrapa: infor- decision-making, in a process that involves the mation security and risk management. identification, evaluation, and treatment of the The concern with information security is most critical risks, which may involve actions justified because, in current society, informa- to prevent them or to minimize their impact. tion is assuming so much more importance With the aim of answering requests from that it has become the most valuable asset control agencies and effectively implement- for most organizations. The same perception ing corporate risk management, since 2013 can also be applied to public administration, Embrapa has been working towards dissem- and specifically within Embrapa: Information inating basic concepts and an assessment is the basis for the development of corporate methodology, and published its corporate risk institutional processes that will ultimately lead management policy. These activities counted to food security and welfare for all Brazilians. on the collaboration of technicians from the That entails the need to protect it from possi- Federal Audit Court and from the General Con- ble risks and vulnerabilities, keeping it reliable, troller's Office who closely follow their imple- accurate, and available. mentation, once Embrapa is one of the pilot Embrapa expressed such concern through- institutions for the initiative. out its history in several official documents (master plans, sector policies, etc.), and in The impact of climate change in 2014 the corporation established its own infor- agriculture mation security policy to safeguard the protec- Climate change refers to climate variation, ei- tion of corporate information, ensuring that no ther in a world scale or in Earth's regional cli- information is modified or used improperly. For mates through the course of time, and is re- that purpose, it counted on a partnership with lated to temperatures, rainfall, cloudiness and the Brazilian Intelligence Agency (Abin), in or- other climate phenomena. Such changes can der to follow the guidelines from the Brazilian be caused by the Earth-atmosphere system's State that are specific to the subject. internal processes, by external forces such as Another important process that can espe- variations in the solar energy that reaches the cially have impact on both agricultural research Earth, or as the result of human activity. Ag- and Brazilian agriculture is corporate risk man- ricultural activities can be simultaneously vul- agement. Embrapa, just like any other com- nerable to and responsible for global climate pany, is subject to risks of different types and change as they contribute to greenhouse gas origins as it performs its activities and fulfills emissions. The vulnerability in this sector in- its mission. The factors that originate them cludes, among others, the plant health prob-

8 lems whose prevention measures and impacts with those obtained in other studies devel- are already being studied by different research oped by Embrapa Agricultural Informatics, us- lines at Embrapa. ing the most diverse models such as the “crop In 2015, Embrapa's Secretariat of Manage- models”. ment and Institutional Development (SGI), in Part of the information in this chapter was partnership with Embrapa Agricultural Infor- drawn from Penteado Filho et al. 2015 matics, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), and the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies concluded References: a series of studies on the impact of climate change in Brazilian agriculture. Based on data GARFIELD, E. The agony and the ecsta- from agricultural censuses (data per microre- sy: the history and meaning of the jour- gions from 1975 to 2006 and a sample of about nal impact factor. In: INTERNATIONAL 266,000 rural establishments from 1995/96 to CONGRESS ON PEER REVIEW AND 2006), associated with estimates of average BIBLIOMEDICAL PUBLICATION, 5. , variations in temperatures and rainfall during 2005, Chicago. Proceedings… Chica- the seasons, among other control variables, go: Jama: BMJ, 2005. Available on: < it was possible to assess the vulnerability of http://garfield.library.upenn.edu/papers/ agricultural production in Brazil for different cli- jifchicago2005.pdf>. Access on: Feb. mate scenarios. 19, 2009. The studies in the agricultural properties demonstrated that the impacts on land prices PENTEADO FILHO, R. de C.; FONSECA will be different within the domestic territory, JÚNIOR, W. C. da; AVILA, A. F. D. Perfil as they will be influenced by the changes to da produção científica da Embrapa entre the rain regimen. In the worst climate scenar- 2004 e 2013: oportunidades e desafi- io for the year 2040, the Brazilian regions that os. Documents (Embrapa SGE) (1679- would be most hit by this phenomenon would 4680), v. 17, 2015, in press. be the North, Northeast, and a good portion of the Midwest. In turn, the South is one of which would benefit from such changes. An- other item analyzed was the influence of climate change in the choice of agricultural and livestock activities, modifying land use as a form of adaptation, throughout the seasons of the year. The results obtained through this partnership with Yale University, to be disclosed in further detail throughout the year, are in line

9 IMPACT Public policy

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Knowledge and technologies that support the formulation and implementation of public policies in the form of laws, decrees, normative instructions, governmental programs, plans and actions at municipal, state, regional, national, and international level.

10 Basic rural sanitation system

Brazil has 14 million family farmers and, in their ties. Another solution is the Filter Garden, an properties, it is common to find rudimentary artificial flooded area with aquatic ornamental cesspits that contaminate the soil and the wa- macrophyte plants, which treats graywater tertable, and thus the water supply. Hence, from sinks, tanks, and showers. The Embra- they pose the risk of transmitting diseases pa Chlorinator is responsible for disinfecting such as hepatitis A, cholera, salmonellosis, and the water collected from the water table for verminoses to such population. To increase the human consumption. Thanks to partnerships sanitary security of these Brazilians, Embrapa with public, private, and third-sector bodies, developed the Biodigester Septic Tank, which this basic sanitation system is present in prac- can be built at accessible prices with materi- tically all Brazilian states and is starting to be als that are easy to be found. The technology replicated abroad. resorts to anaerobic digestion to treat the ef- fluents from toilet bowls so that they can be More information: used as organic fertilizer in agricultural activi- www.bs.sede.embrapa.br/2015

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11 IMPACT Public policy

# R Policy Title Description of the Policy Institution Responsible Embrapa's Participation

1 I Cerrado Low Carbon Agriculture Plan - Law 12,187/2009 The Cerrado Low Carbon Agriculture Plan aims at sustainable production in areas already converted to agricultural use in the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply, Technology transfer activities to disseminate low carbon agricultural practices Embrapa Western Agriculture Cerrado biome. SENAR

2 N Exploring PIS/PASEP credit - Law 13,137/2015 Establishes new criteria to use the PIS/Pasep credit line. Ministry of Finance Studies on the incidence of such taxes in inputs in the production link. Embrapa Dairy Cattle

3 N Law on Biodiversity - Law 13,123/2015, PL 7735/2014, PLC 2/2015 Makes provisions on the access to genetic heritage, protection and access to associated traditional knowledge. Ministry of the Environment Technical information and political coordination in the National Congress for the approval of bills that led to the Biodiversity Law. Secretariat for Business

4 N Biosafety Law - Law n. 11,105/2005 Regulation of activities with Genetically Modified Organisms - GMOs Presidency of the Republic Technical advice in the elaboration of the law and participation in the National Technical Commission on Biosafety. Embrapa Environment.

5 N National Policy on Fighting Desertification and on the Mitigation of the effects of Institutes the National Policy to Fight Desertification and its provisions; establishes the National Commission to Fight Ministry of National Integration Technical information and political liaison in the National Congress for the approval of Legal Framework for Science, Technology, and Innovation. Embrapa Semiarid. drought. Law 13,153/2015 Desertification.

6 N Brazil Without Misery Plan - Decree 7,492/2011 Plan to overcome extreme poverty among the Brazilian population by integrating and articulating policies, programs, and Ministry of Agrarian Development Capacity-building and training on rainwater management and chicken production in the Ceará state territories of Inhamuns-Crateús and Cariri. Embrapa Goats and Sheep. actions.

7 N PNATER - National Policy on Technical Assistance and Rural Extension Policy to stimulate and support sustainable agricultural developmenti nitiatives. Ministry of Agrarian Development Technical information and participation in debate forums on the subject. Embrapa Environment.

8 N Program to Eradicate Cydia Pomonella - Norm. Instruction 48/2007 Program to eradicate and control Cydia Pomonella, one of the most important apple pests in Southern Brazil Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Development, implementation and national coordination of the Program. Embrapa Grape and Wine.

9 N Program to Eradicate Xanthomonas campestres - Norm. Instruction 2/2014 It establishes measures to prevent, control and eradicate Xanthomonas Campestres, one of the most important of grapevine Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Technical advice in the elaboration of the Normative Instruction. Embrapa Semiarid. pests.

10 N Program on Integrated Grape Production for Processing - Norm. Instruction 27/2010 Establishes guidelines for the programs and projects that foster and develop Integrated Agricultural Production (PI-Brazil). Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Development of system and elaboration of operational norms for production and certification. Embrapa Grape and Wine.

11 N Economic-Ecological Zoning Program - PZEE - Decree 4.297/2002 Makes sustainable development possible by conciliating socioeconomic development with environmental protection. Presidency of the Republic Technical advice and participation as permanent member the EEZ Brazil Consortium. Embrapa Environment.

12. N Healthy Milk Program - Decree 8,533/2015 Incentive Program to improve milk quality and productivity. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Participation in the group that elaborated the Program. Embrapa Dairy Cattle, Embrapa Temperate Agriculture, DTI, DTT.

12. N National Program to Fight Fruit Flies - Norm.Instruction 20/2015 Program to eradicate one of the most relevant pests for Brazilian fruit crops. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Technical advice and research results on the subject. Embrapa Grape and Wine, Embrapa Semiarid.

14 N PRONAF - National Family Farming Program Training of technical assistance and agricultural extension agents aiming at giving 420,000 farmer families access to Ministry of Agrarian Development Survey of strategic information on production chains and support to technology transfer. Embrapa Goats and Sheep. technologies.

15 N Program Lamb Route Program for the development of goat and sheep producing regions in the Brazilian semiarid through the organization of Ministry of National Integration Capacity-building on goat and sheep production for farmers in the Brazilian Semiarid. Embrapa Goats and Sheep. production chains.

16 N Regulation of wine production, circulation and trade - Decree 8,198/2014 Regulates Law 7,678/1988, that makes provisions on the production, circulation, and trade of wine and grape and wine by- Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Representation in the Sectorial Chamber for Winter Crops and advice on the elaboration of the new legislation. Embrapa Grape and Wine. products.

17 N Regulation of S&T activities in the Brazilian Constitution - Constitutional Amendment Modifies and adds provisions in the Federal Constitution to update the treatment of science, technology, and innovation Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Technical information and political coordination in the National Congress for the approval of amendment project 290/2014 at the Chamber of Deputies and amendment 85/2015 activities . project 12/2014 at the Senate.

18 N Use of animals in research - Law 11,794/2008 Regulates the breeding and use of animals in education and scientific research activities in the entire domestic territory. Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation/National Technical advice for the elaboration of norms. Embrapa Southeast Livestock, Embrapa Goats and Sheep. Council of Animal Experimentation Control - CONCEA

19 N Agricultural Climate Risk Zoning for Soybeans - Ordnance 224/2015 Identifies to the suitable villages and the sowing seasons with lower climate risk for soybean cropping in Pará state. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Study of the climate elements that most influence soybean production. Embrapa Eastern Amazon

20 R Agroecological zoning for Oil Palm Crops - Decree 7,172/2010 Approves the agroecological zoning of oil palm crops and makes provisions on the establishment of norms by the National Presidency of the Republic Coordination of the Oil Palm Agroecological Zoning. Embrapa Environment. Monetary Council.

21 S Agritec - Family Farming and Agrotechnology Fair Institutionalization of Maranhão state Family Farming and Agrotechnology Fair. Maranhão State Government Structuring of the fair, coordination of the technical-scientific program, setup of the display of technologies and the institutional stand. Embrapa Cocais.

22 S Anticipation of soybean sowing in Southern Mato Grosso do Sul - Ordnance Indicates the possibility of anticipating soybean sowing to October 1st in the Southern portion of Mato Grosso do Sul. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Technical information on the subject. Embrapa Western Agriculture. 346/2011

23 S Construction of a new Technical Assistance and Rural Extension system in the state Redesign of a TARE system that is integrated to the new demands from Sergipe state. Sergipe State government Training for staff and contribution to the formatting of the operational aspects of the TARE system. Embrapa Coastal Tablelands of Sergipe

24 S Decree of state of plant health emergency in Mato Grosso do Sul - Ordnance Establishes guidelines for the management of the Helicoverpa armigerae caterpillar, and cites the possibility of changing the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Information and technical data on the occurrence, damage, and management of the pest in Mato Grosso do Sul state. Embrapa Western Agriculture. 1,260/2013 schedule of the sanitary break

25 S Establishment of the Extractive reserve (Resex) in the South Coast of Sergipe state Mapping and diagnosis of mangaba fruit extraction for the establishment of the Extrative reserve (Resex) of the Sergipe South Sergipe State Government Coordination of studies to map mangaba extraction. Embrapa Coastal Tablelands. Coast.

26 S Sustainable extration of Liana - Law 0631/2001 and Resolution COEMA n. 05/2002 Policy that guides the extraction and trade of the Heteropsis flexuosa liana in the state of Amapá, which is used to manufacture State legislature of Amapá, Government of Amapá Technical advice on the ecology, sustainable management, and market for the liana. Embrapa Amapá. furniture and domestic utensils.

27 S Ecological Economic Macrozoning of the State of Maranhão - Law 10,316/2015 Institutes the Ecological Economic Macrozoning of the State of Maranhão as the basis for state territorial planning. Maranhão State Government Technical consulting and participation in Technical Scientific Committee. Embrapa Cocais, Embrapa Satellite Monitoring

28 S Planapo - National Agroecology and Organic Production Plan Coordinates and implements programs and actions that are conducive to agroecologigal transition, organic production, and Ministry of Agrarian Development Establishment of agroecological nuclei at Embrapa units. Embrapa Environment. agroecologically-based farming.

29 S Plan for the Sustainable Development of Plant Extraction in Maranhão Action plan divided in thematic lines, including access to land and natural resources, promotion of TARE services, and Maranhão State Government Technical advice and interinstitutional coordination. Embrapa Cocais. production efficiency.

30 S Sergipe's Science, Technology and Innovation Policy. Revision of the state science, technology and innovation plan. Sergipe State Government Help in the establishment of the forum to revise the state science, technology and innovation plan. Embrapa Coastal Tablelands.

31 S Soil and Water Conservation Policy in Rio Grande do Sul - Decree n. 52,751/2015 Institutes the Soil and Water Conservation Policy of Rio Grande do Sul with the aim to improve social, production, and Rio Grande do Sul State Government Capacity-building events, political liaison, and technical information for the elaboratin of said policy. Embrapa Wheat. environmental relations in the state.

32 S Amapá State Native Forest Exploration Policy - Decree 3,325/2013 Regulates the use of native forests in Amapá. Amapá State Government Technical information for the elaboration of the Decree. Embrapa Amapá.

33 S Policy on the resocialization of Sergipe state prison system convicts Aims at the integration of convicts into society through labor activities. Sergipe State Government Pioneering company in the state of Sergipe to hire convicts for labor activities aiming at resocialization. Embrapa Coastal Tablelands.

34 S Policy to revitalize grain production in Alagoas Contribution for the elaboration of the policy to revitalize grain production in Alagoas. Government of Alagoas State Test of varieties that can adapt to the region and establishment of an adequate production system for the region. Embrapa Coastal Tablelands

35 S Pro-Extractivism - State Program to Support Extractivism Program to induce the development of the production chains of Amapá's three main products: açaí, Brazil nuts and liana. Amapá State Government Technical advice in the elaboration and implementation of the program. Embrapa Amapá.

36 S Program of Development of the Açaí Production Chain in Pará State (Pró-Açaí) Program that targets the distribution of quality genetic material and technical assistance actions to increase the production of Secretariat of Agricultural Development and Fishery Technical advice in the elaboration of the program and supply of quality seeds and seedlings. Embrapa Eastern Amazon. açaí in Pará. (Sedap)

37 S State Program of Açaí Quality - Law 1,914/2015 Makes provisions on the implementation of the Açaí Quality Program of Amapá State and creates a quality seal for the product. Amapá State Legislature Technical advice and participation in public hearings on the Program. Embrapa Amapá.

38 S Paulo Freire Program Program to reduce poverty and raise the living standards of family farmers in Ceará state. Ceará State Government Technical advice on socialization and technology transfer actitivies. Embrapa Goats and Sheep

39 S Amapá State Territorial Program on Family Farming and Forestry (Protaf) State program of rehabilitation and reuse of modified areas to ensure the sustainability of smallholdings. Amapá State Government Adaptation of the Bragantino Production System as the basis for the governmental program. Embrapa Amapá, Embrapa Eastern Amazon.

40 S Extension of deadline to destroy cotton plant remains in Mato Grosso do Sul - Extends the established deadline to destroy cotton crop remains or unusable materials in Mato Grosso do Sul Mato Grosso do Sul State Secretariat of Agrarian Technical support information for the Resolution. Embrapa Western Agriculture Resolution 596/2011 Development, Production and Tourism - Seprotur

41 S Regulation of fishing equipment - Resolution SEMADE 15/2015 Establishes parameters for the use of equipment by professional fishermen. Mato Grosso do Sul State Secretariat of Environment Technical information for the elaboration of the legislation. Embrapa Pantanal. and Economic Development (SEMADE-MS)

42 S Regulation on mammal watching - Resolution SEMADE 08/2015 Makes provisions on the observation of mid-sized and large mammals living in the wild in Mato Grande do Sul to prevent risky Mato Grosso do Sul State Government Technical support information for the legislation. Embrapa Pantanal. forms of tourism.

43 S Cotton Sanitary Break - Resolution 603/2012 Makes provisions on the Cotton Crop Sanitary Break period. Mato Grosso do Sul State Secretariat of Agrarian Technical support information for the Resolution. Embrapa Western Agriculture. Development, Production and Tourism - Seprotur

44 M Agroecology Incentive Week - Law 3373/2014 Institutes the Agroecology Incentive Week in Dourados city official calendar. Dourados City Council Technical information for the elaboration of the proposal and participation in the event with technology transfer activities. Embrapa Western Agriculture.

12 # R Policy Title Description of the Policy Institution Responsible Embrapa's Participation

13 IMPACT More productivity

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Technologies that contribute to increasing the average productivity of national agriculture and the food supply for the Brazilian population. In addition to their economic impact, the table includes the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and social and environmental impact indicators of the technologies, which can range from -15 to +15, obtained according to the perception of a sample of farmers for each technology.

14 Milk Network increases production in smallholdings in northwestern Rio Grande do Sul

For about ten years a group of professionals least one of which in each village within the working on research and rural extension in range of Ijuí's regional branch of the State Tech- Rio Grande do Sul noted that most problems nical Assistance and Rural Extension Corpora- dairy farmers in the Northwest region of the tion (Emater), enabling direct services to more state experienced were due to the lack of in- than 50 families today. It is estimated that the tegration between such services and the re- implementation of this program has caused ality of production. In light of such problem, the properties to obtain an average leap in pro- Embrapa South Livestock and partners created ductivity from 6,000 liters/ha/year to more than the Research-Development Network Program 9,000 liters/ha/year, and an annual production on Dairy Cattle Production Systems in the of 5,500 liters per cow in the last four years. Northwest Region of Rio Grande Do Sul, also The result of this initiative was so positive that known as Rede Leite, the Milk Network. The it has been extended to other production units great differential of this program is that both within the state, and it is nationally recognized the generation of knowledge and farmers' ac- as a success case. quisition of knowledge are part of the same research process. Since 2006, it has promot- More information: ed the establishment of Observation Units, at www.bs.sede.embrapa.br/2015

15 IMPACT More productivity

Technology Embrapa Unit Year of Adoption Area of Adoption Unit of Embrapa's Social Environmental IRR (%) Economic impact Measurement Participation (%) impact Impact (R$) Recommendation of forage peanut for pastures in Acre state Acre 2001 137,600 Hectare 70 1.29 2.01 14.24 166,078,382.62 BRS 366 Jaburu acerola cherry cultivar Tropical Agroindustry 2012 716 Hectare 45 8.73 -0.31 na 6,062,515.20 BRS 226 Early Dwarf Cashew Clones Tropical Agroindustry 2002 4,617 Hectare 50 8.32 0.14 na 2,277,566.10 Mixed cropping of second-season maize with Brachiaria ruziziensis Western Agriculture 2006 600,000 Hectare 60 1. 0 0 2.37 na 12,960,000.00 Green manure preceding food crops under agroecologically-based management Western Agriculture 2011 500 Hectare 70 1. 17 2.26 na 252,000.00 Castor oil plant cultivars for the Brazilian Northeast - BRS 149 (Nordestina) and BRS 188 Cotton 2000 30,000 Hectare 70 2.14 -0.77 6.10 5,670,000.00 (Paraguaçu), BRS Energia and BRS Gabriela. New banana tree cultivars for Amapá state Amapá 2010 250 Hectare 40 0.82 0.43 84.13 4,030,000.00 Management of native floodplain açaí palm groves for fruit production Amapá 2002 6,100 Hectare 40 0.79 -0.125 28.67 16,933,600.00 Bragantino food production system Amapá 2010 1.000 Hectare 50 0.83 -0.24 84.13 2,750,000.00 BRS Pará açaí berry cultivar Eastern Amazon 2005 29,942 Hectare 70 0.51 0.00 22.26 54,594,146.86 Cassava crop productivity trio Eastern Amazon 2007 6,908 Hectare 70 1.80 0.00 77.76 2,860,257.40 Management of native bees in hive boxes in the Amazon region Eastern Amazon 2007 4,900 Boxes 70 0.46 1.67 na 85,575.00 Vermin control for goats and sheep in the Semiarid Goats and Sheep 1987 400,000 Head 5 2.69 -0.42 na 274,170.00 Agrosilvopastoral production system for the Caatinga Goats and Sheep 2005 700 Hectare 35 2.93 2.76 na 121,267.65 Confined lamb finishing Goats and Sheep 2001 200,000 Head 15 5.75 2.47 92.00 1,455,300.00 Agricultural gypsum in soybean crops in the Cerrado Cerrados 1996 916,709 Hectare 70 0.90 0.27 31.67 319,725,181.47 Agricultural gypsum in maize crops in the Cerrado Cerrados 1996 162,344 Hectare 70 0.96 0.28 35.00 42,967,586.48 Agricultural zoning Cerrados/Agricultural Informatics 1997 58,193,800 Hectare 30 na na na 3,728,637,036.81 BRSIPR Bel potato cultivar Temperate Agriculture 2013 200 Hectare 70 0.67 0.32 na 1,071,000.00 Severe frost-tolerant Eucalyptus benthamii Forestry 1999 14,800 Hectare 70 0.68 1.54 32.50 4,713,800.00 Integrated management of wood wasp in Pinus crops Forestry 1995 1,000,000 Hectare 50 0.72 0.73 81.40 216,500,000.00 Marandú grass cultivar Beef Cattle 1984 16,959,036 Hectare 50 0.00 0.60 na 2,704,287,880.56 Mombasa grass cultivar Beef Cattle 1994 3,987,138 Hectare 60 0.79 0.04 56.80 3,209,247,376.20 Piatã grass cultivar Beef Cattle 2009 5,258,536 Hectare 35 0.69 0.68 21.20 155,594,821.70 Tanzania grass cultivar Beef Cattle 1991 1,144,466 Hectare 70 2.26 -0.46 56.70 756,207,053.97 Campo Grande Stylosanthes cultivar Beef Cattle 2001 729,432 Hectare 70 1.80 1.33 29.50 101,206,501.70 Superior Nelore bulls assessed by the Geneplus Program for mounting Beef Cattle 1996 3,525,593 Head 50 2.45 -0.18 na 376,357,052.75 Integration of dairy cattle with crops and forestry Dairy Cattle 2007 2,000 Hectare 50 3.23 0.88 na 1,902,000.00 Virus-free garlic Vegetables 2002 910 Hectare 60 1.99 0.66 39.30 8,929,284.00 “Amarela de Senador Amaral” yellow arracacha cultivar Vegetables 1999 9,300 Hectare 60 0.44 0.70 na 108,391,500.00 Nagai tomato cultivar Vegetables 2012 1,611 Hectare 60 0,58 0.41 na 96,388,425.00 Embrapa's Technological Information Agency - Ageitec Agricultural Informatics 2004 na na 70 4.69 2.96 16.10 205,435.94 Agricultural Weather Monitoring System - Agritempo Agricultural Informatics 2007 na na 60 3.02 3.39 23.10 1,584,336.33 Coffee harvester Instrumentation 2004 30,833 Hectare 20 1.52 -1.05 na 15,974,577.30 Formosa - Bacteriosis-resistant cassava variety Cassava & Tropical Fruits 2003 2,670 Hectare 60 1.04 0.90 8.38 1,590,440.93 BRS 1503 Millet Maize and Sorghum 2014 377,100 Hectare 70 0.43 0.96 44.58 56,753,550.00 Campo Limpo chemical herbicide applicator South Livestock 2009 65,000 Hectare 45 1.49 2.18 na 1,744,031.25 Ecologization of family husbandry in Alto Camaquã, RS South Livestock 2009 7,250 Head 70 3.70 2.58 30.00 985,666.50 Assisted introduction of the Booroola gene in sheep flocks South Livestock 2009 22,000 Head 50 2.33 0.10 60.00 1,991,220.00 BRS Estribo Sudan grass cultivar South Livestock 2013 310,000 Hectare 50 1.95 0.74 67.00 18,373,545.00 Coffee plant pruning in Rondônia state: defining stem density Rondônia 2003 24,000 Hectare 30 1. 18 na 6,170,472.00 Underground dams: a sustainability option for the Northeastern Semiarid Soils 2006 2,900 Hectare 60 4.30 2.80 11.60 2,850,120.00 Tomatec - Ecological tomato production system Soils 2012 3 Hectare 70 1.80 2.40 3.70 106,575.00 Planning, management, and operational standards for hog production Swine and Poultry 2011 160,284 Head 20 6.20 1.40 na 2,902,102.10 Embrapa 051 free-range laying hens Swine and Poultry 2000 1,505,000 Head 25 2.85 0.26 24.30 4,176,375.00 PET Trap Embrapa Coastal Tablelands 2004 1,145 Hectare 80 2.11 1. 13 na 107,965.94 fertOnline software for fertilizer recommendations Coastal Tablelands 2010 1,137 na 55 1. 0 0 0.19 90.00 272,312.41 Total 12,224,320.007.17

16 Technology Embrapa Unit Year of Adoption Area of Adoption Unit of Embrapa's Social Environmental IRR (%) Economic impact Measurement Participation (%) impact Impact (R$) Recommendation of forage peanut for pastures in Acre state Acre 2001 137,600 Hectare 70 1.29 2.01 14.24 166,078,382.62 BRS 366 Jaburu acerola cherry cultivar Tropical Agroindustry 2012 716 Hectare 45 8.73 -0.31 na 6,062,515.20 BRS 226 Early Dwarf Cashew Clones Tropical Agroindustry 2002 4,617 Hectare 50 8.32 0.14 na 2,277,566.10 Mixed cropping of second-season maize with Brachiaria ruziziensis Western Agriculture 2006 600,000 Hectare 60 1. 0 0 2.37 na 12,960,000.00 Green manure preceding food crops under agroecologically-based management Western Agriculture 2011 500 Hectare 70 1. 17 2.26 na 252,000.00 Castor oil plant cultivars for the Brazilian Northeast - BRS 149 (Nordestina) and BRS 188 Cotton 2000 30,000 Hectare 70 2.14 -0.77 6.10 5,670,000.00 (Paraguaçu), BRS Energia and BRS Gabriela. New banana tree cultivars for Amapá state Amapá 2010 250 Hectare 40 0.82 0.43 84.13 4,030,000.00 Management of native floodplain açaí palm groves for fruit production Amapá 2002 6,100 Hectare 40 0.79 -0.125 28.67 16,933,600.00 Bragantino food production system Amapá 2010 1.000 Hectare 50 0.83 -0.24 84.13 2,750,000.00 BRS Pará açaí berry cultivar Eastern Amazon 2005 29,942 Hectare 70 0.51 0.00 22.26 54,594,146.86 Cassava crop productivity trio Eastern Amazon 2007 6,908 Hectare 70 1.80 0.00 77.76 2,860,257.40 Management of native bees in hive boxes in the Amazon region Eastern Amazon 2007 4,900 Boxes 70 0.46 1.67 na 85,575.00 Vermin control for goats and sheep in the Semiarid Goats and Sheep 1987 400,000 Head 5 2.69 -0.42 na 274,170.00 Agrosilvopastoral production system for the Caatinga Goats and Sheep 2005 700 Hectare 35 2.93 2.76 na 121,267.65 Confined lamb finishing Goats and Sheep 2001 200,000 Head 15 5.75 2.47 92.00 1,455,300.00 Agricultural gypsum in soybean crops in the Cerrado Cerrados 1996 916,709 Hectare 70 0.90 0.27 31.67 319,725,181.47 Agricultural gypsum in maize crops in the Cerrado Cerrados 1996 162,344 Hectare 70 0.96 0.28 35.00 42,967,586.48 Agricultural zoning Cerrados/Agricultural Informatics 1997 58,193,800 Hectare 30 na na na 3,728,637,036.81 BRSIPR Bel potato cultivar Temperate Agriculture 2013 200 Hectare 70 0.67 0.32 na 1,071,000.00 Severe frost-tolerant Eucalyptus benthamii Forestry 1999 14,800 Hectare 70 0.68 1.54 32.50 4,713,800.00 Integrated management of wood wasp in Pinus crops Forestry 1995 1,000,000 Hectare 50 0.72 0.73 81.40 216,500,000.00 Marandú grass cultivar Beef Cattle 1984 16,959,036 Hectare 50 0.00 0.60 na 2,704,287,880.56 Mombasa grass cultivar Beef Cattle 1994 3,987,138 Hectare 60 0.79 0.04 56.80 3,209,247,376.20 Piatã grass cultivar Beef Cattle 2009 5,258,536 Hectare 35 0.69 0.68 21.20 155,594,821.70 Tanzania grass cultivar Beef Cattle 1991 1,144,466 Hectare 70 2.26 -0.46 56.70 756,207,053.97 Campo Grande Stylosanthes cultivar Beef Cattle 2001 729,432 Hectare 70 1.80 1.33 29.50 101,206,501.70 Superior Nelore bulls assessed by the Geneplus Program for mounting Beef Cattle 1996 3,525,593 Head 50 2.45 -0.18 na 376,357,052.75 Integration of dairy cattle with crops and forestry Dairy Cattle 2007 2,000 Hectare 50 3.23 0.88 na 1,902,000.00 Virus-free garlic Vegetables 2002 910 Hectare 60 1.99 0.66 39.30 8,929,284.00 “Amarela de Senador Amaral” yellow arracacha cultivar Vegetables 1999 9,300 Hectare 60 0.44 0.70 na 108,391,500.00 Nagai tomato cultivar Vegetables 2012 1,611 Hectare 60 0,58 0.41 na 96,388,425.00 Embrapa's Technological Information Agency - Ageitec Agricultural Informatics 2004 na na 70 4.69 2.96 16.10 205,435.94 Agricultural Weather Monitoring System - Agritempo Agricultural Informatics 2007 na na 60 3.02 3.39 23.10 1,584,336.33 Coffee harvester Instrumentation 2004 30,833 Hectare 20 1.52 -1.05 na 15,974,577.30 Formosa - Bacteriosis-resistant cassava variety Cassava & Tropical Fruits 2003 2,670 Hectare 60 1.04 0.90 8.38 1,590,440.93 BRS 1503 Millet Maize and Sorghum 2014 377,100 Hectare 70 0.43 0.96 44.58 56,753,550.00 Campo Limpo chemical herbicide applicator South Livestock 2009 65,000 Hectare 45 1.49 2.18 na 1,744,031.25 Ecologization of family husbandry in Alto Camaquã, RS South Livestock 2009 7,250 Head 70 3.70 2.58 30.00 985,666.50 Assisted introduction of the Booroola gene in sheep flocks South Livestock 2009 22,000 Head 50 2.33 0.10 60.00 1,991,220.00 BRS Estribo Sudan grass cultivar South Livestock 2013 310,000 Hectare 50 1.95 0.74 67.00 18,373,545.00 Coffee plant pruning in Rondônia state: defining stem density Rondônia 2003 24,000 Hectare 30 1. 18 na 6,170,472.00 Underground dams: a sustainability option for the Northeastern Semiarid Soils 2006 2,900 Hectare 60 4.30 2.80 11.60 2,850,120.00 Tomatec - Ecological tomato production system Soils 2012 3 Hectare 70 1.80 2.40 3.70 106,575.00 Planning, management, and operational standards for hog production Swine and Poultry 2011 160,284 Head 20 6.20 1.40 na 2,902,102.10 Embrapa 051 free-range laying hens Swine and Poultry 2000 1,505,000 Head 25 2.85 0.26 24.30 4,176,375.00 PET Trap Embrapa Coastal Tablelands 2004 1,145 Hectare 80 2.11 1. 13 na 107,965.94 fertOnline software for fertilizer recommendations Coastal Tablelands 2010 1,137 na 55 1. 0 0 0.19 90.00 272,312.41 Total 12,224,320.007.17

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Technologies that transform traditional products, increasing their price per unit and generating more income for farmers In addition to their economic impact, the table includes the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and social and environmental impact indicators of the technologies, which can range from -15 to +15, obtained according to the perception of a sample of farmers for each technology.

18 Seedless grape varieties conquer the market and benefit smallholders

Seedless grape consumption in Brazil and prices for these grapes, that represent 70% of abroad has recorded high growth in recent the total table grapes, are higher than those for years in view of product quality and availability, seeded grapes. In 2015, the average price per as well as affordable prices. Between the years kilo of seedless grapes was around R$ 7.00. of 2004 and 2014, table grape production in- With regard to the external market, the 9-kilo creased by 16% and totalled 766,652 thousand box is exported at the cost of 16 euros (or tons. Currently, about 95% of such production around R$ 73.00). It is estimated that over 200 is consumed in the country itself and less than farmer families in different regions of Brazil use 5% is exported. The increased fresh grape con- the new table grapes developed by Embrapa. sumption benefited from Embrapa Grape and Wine's introduction of seedless cultivars such More information: as "BRS Clara", "BRS Morena", and, more re- www.bs.sede.embrapa.br/2015 cently, "BRS Vitória" and "BRS Isis". The trade

19 IMPACT More value

Technology Embrapa Units Year of Area of Unit of Embrapa's Social Environmental IRR Economic Adoption Adoption Measurement Participation Impact Impact (%) Impact (%) (R$)

Shade-grown coffee cultivation in natural regeneration area Agrobiology 2013 1 Hectare 30 na 9.33 na 1,050.00

Adding value to sweet potato crops in Rio de Janeiro state by Food Agroindustry 2013 2 Hectare 70 na 1.86 37.10 18,014.01 introducing the Beauregard biofortified variety

BRS 226 Early Dwarf Cashew Clones Tropical Agroindustry 2002 4,617 Hectare 50 8.32 0.14 na 2,566,728.81

BRS 366 Jaburu acerola cherry cultivar Tropical Agroindustry 2012 716 Hectare 45 8.73 -0.31 na 6,062,515.20

BRS 200 Marrom, BRS Verde, BRS Rubi, BRS Safira and BRS Topázio Cotton 2002 120 Hectare 70 0.66 -0.12 na 231,840.00 colored cotton cultivars

Computational system for forest management - Sisplan Forestry 1995 1,240,000 Hectare 70 0.76 0.50 na 437,853,920.00

Embrapa kit for manual milking Dairy Cattle 2007 1,534,700,000 Liter/Ha 50 2.02 0.19 na 61,388,000.00

Immunotherapy against equine pythiosis Pantanal 1998 2,692 Head 50 0.47 0.09 73.00 1,836,670.84

Cassava chips Semiarid 1997 4,400 Hectare 70 2.50 0.69 55.40 7,636,200.00

Tomatec - Ecological tomato production system Soils 2012 3 Hectare 70 1.80 2.40 3.70 1,102.50

Embrapa 051 freerange laying hen Swine and Poultry 2000 1,650,000 Head 25 2.85 0.26 24.30 696,062.50

Dwarf barley cultivars: BRS Elis, BRS Cauê, BRS Brau, BRS Sampa Wheat 2009 92,568 Hectare 64.84 0.73 -0.06 33.77 8,947,344.07 and BRS Manduri

BRS Lorena grape cultivar Grape and Wine 2002 419 Hectoliter/Ha 70 0.00 0.60 34.30 23,972,288.90

BRS Violeta grape cultivar Grape and Wine 2007 625 Hectoliter/Ha 70 0.85 0.26 17.80 5,053,125.00

Embrapa's muscat grape cultivar Grape and Wine 1997 501 Hectoliter/Ha 70 0.30 0.80 24.50 17,704,738.80

Niagara Rosada grape cultivar for tropical regions Grape and Wine 1999 800 Hectoliter/Ha 70 0.95 70.00 81.80 23,016,000.00

Total 596,985,600.63

20 Technology Embrapa Units Year of Area of Unit of Embrapa's Social Environmental IRR Economic Adoption Adoption Measurement Participation Impact Impact (%) Impact (%) (R$)