representative of Embrapa Soy and the Chinese Academy of Sciences met on Monday to discuss research projects for oilseed cultivation in China. Brazilas communicated.
According to Embrapainitially, activities will be carried out focused on actions in the area of biotechnology for the cultivation of soybeans in tropical regions.
The debates are in line with an agreement between the entities signed in a memorandum of understanding in 2020.
The projects may also be expanded to other areas of knowledge with the advancement and development of the partnership, said in a note the general head of Embrapa Soja, Alexandre Nepomuceno.
“This partnership will make possible the exchange of knowledge and even the exchange of visiting scientists between the countries for the development of joint projects for the cultivation of soy”, he said.
“In this first meeting, the Chinese scientists came to know what we are researching and also presented the research actions that they develop so that we can assess the common interests and thus the potential for complementarity and, therefore, the development of research together”, added Nepomuceno .
The Chinese delegation that was at Embrapa Soja, in Londrina (PR), was formed by seven researchers from four scientific institutions and Chinese universities, specialists in soybean genetics, among them the Institute of Genetics and Biological Development, CAS and the University of Academia Science Chinese.
“About 80% of the total exported by Brazil is destined for China, that is, approximately 60 million tons of the 150 million tons of soy produced in the 2022/23 harvest”, highlighted Embrapa, citing the prospect of a record harvest. for this season.
Source: Moneytimes
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