Embrapa receives technical mission from Colombia to discuss cashew farming

Aiming to exchange knowledge and technologies for cashew farming, Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical will receive, between April 22nd and 25th, a technical delegation from the Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation (Agrosavia), a public company that develops technological solutions for agriculture. With the visit, researchers, technical assistants, producers and representatives of public entities hope to establish partnerships and export the technical-scientific knowledge developed by Embrapa to the Colombian cashew production chain. Diana Mayerly, researcher at Agrosavia, highlights that sharing experiences is the focal point of the visit: “Embrapa has very extensive experience in cashew cultivation, as it has been working and developing technologies for several decades. We have recently started developing technologies for cashew farming in Colombia and with this we hope that this alliance will allow us to learn more about the cultivation, so that we can later apply it in our territory”. According to Alcides Aguilera Peña, Secretary of Agriculture of Vichada, the second largest department [Estado] in Colombia, the rapprochement between research entities strengthens the development of technological alternatives that are different from what we currently have. “Combining the forces of two public entities such as Embrapa and Agrosavia allows us to produce more information and technologies, in addition to importing into our territory all the knowledge that Embrapa has developed for cashew cultivation”, he adds. In the context of the private sector, businessman Juan Camilo highlights that “this joint action is extremely important, especially for those who are starting their activities with cashew. We are taking our first steps with cultivation and we seek to expand our knowledge so that our development is effective.” In addition to getting to know the Unit’s research infrastructure, such as the Agroindustrial Processes Laboratory and the Active Caju Germplasm Bank (BAG Caju), visitors participated in lectures covering cashew farming processes from field to market. With a focus on providing an experience closer to the activities carried out in the field and in the agroindustry, the guests visited the Campo Experimental de Pacajus (CEP), a seedling nursery and a mini chestnut processing factory.

Aiming to exchange knowledge and technologies for cashew farming, Embrapa Agroindústria Tropical will receive, between April 22nd and 25th, a technical delegation from the Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation (Agrosavia), a public company that develops technological solutions for agriculture. With the visit, researchers, technical assistants, producers and representatives of public entities hope to establish partnerships and export the technical-scientific knowledge developed by Embrapa to the Colombian cashew production chain.
Diana Mayerly, researcher at Agrosavia, highlights that sharing experiences is the focal point of the visit: “Embrapa has very extensive experience in cashew cultivation, as it has been working and developing technologies for several decades. We have recently started developing technologies for cashew farming in Colombia and with this we hope that this alliance will allow us to learn more about the cultivation, so that we can later apply it in our territory”.
According to Alcides Aguilera Peña, Secretary of Agriculture of Vichada, the second largest department [Estado] in Colombia, the rapprochement between research entities strengthens the development of technological alternatives that are different from what we currently have. “Combining the forces of two public entities such as Embrapa and Agrosavia allows us to produce more information and technologies, in addition to importing into our territory all the knowledge that Embrapa has developed for cashew cultivation”, he adds.
In the context of the private sector, businessman Juan Camilo highlights that “this joint action is extremely important, especially for those who are starting their activities with cashew. We are taking our first steps with cultivation and we seek to expand our knowledge so that our development is effective.”
In addition to getting to know the Unit’s research infrastructure, such as the Agroindustrial Processes Laboratory and the Active Caju Germplasm Bank (BAG Caju), visitors participated in lectures covering cashew farming processes from field to market. With a focus on providing an experience closer to the activities carried out in the field and in the agroindustry, the guests visited the Campo Experimental de Pacajus (CEP), a seedling nursery and a mini chestnut processing factory.

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