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The Future of Innovation in
Tropical Agriculture:
Opportunities and Responsibility
for the Brazilian Agricultural
Innovation Sector
Labex-Korea Experience and
Foresight
Gilberto Silber Schmidt
Labex-Korea Coordinator
WHY KOREA?
 Economic and
social progress achieved in the last 60 years;
 Technological innovation, public-private interaction and industrial
competitiveness;
 World leader in the development of green economy;
 Infrastructure and technological innovation model;
 Great interesting in international partnerships, specially Brazil;
 Development of agriculture based on smallholders - Technology applied direct
to Brazilian conditions;
WHY KOREA?
Why Korea
 Economic and
social progress achieved in the last 60 years;
 Technological innovation, public-private interaction and industrial
competitiveness;
 World leader in the development of green economy;
 Infrastructure and technological innovation model;
 Great interesting in international partnerships, specially Brazil;
 Development of agriculture based on smallholders - Technology applied direct
to Brazilian conditions;
Some time ago …..
And Now …..
Just comparing ……..
Brazil
Korea
Small Farms
Agribusiness
Evolution of Agriculture in Brazil
Trends in Agricultural Research
 Development of high-yielding rice variety;
 The variety-based cultivation technologies were rapidly transferred
to the farms;
 Rice-self-sufficiency.
 Development of year-round production system for fresh vegetables
(plastic utilization) – White Revolution
 Improved nutrition and development of a variety of food
 Reduction in labor requirement through mechanization;
Improved cropping technologies;
Improvement of eating quality and functionality.
 Increased demand for high value-added and functional products;
 Development of eco-friendly agricultural technologies
 Production of bio-materials, transegnic crop and animals;
 Operation of Bio-Green 21 project.
Evolution of Agriculture in Brazil
Strategy of PD and TT
R&D Strategy – National Agenda Programs
Agenda Sys.
On-Farm
Technology
Future HighTechnology
1.
2.
3.
4.
Biotechnology
Bio-resources
Insect Industry
Automated
system
5. Climate Change
Agenda Sys.
3 Fields and 15
Agenda
1. Food security
2. Hot &Herb.
Production
3. Animal Production
4. Regional agri.
Promotion
5. Forage crop
production
6. Eco-friendly
farming
7. Energy-saving
36 Programs
90 Projects
Agro-Food
Technology
1. Food Safety
2. Food functionality
3. Korean
Traditional foods
922 Studies
922 Studies
R&D Strategy – RDA Agenda
Basic Science in
Agricultural Technology
 Environmental &
conservation for
sustainable agriculture;
 Commercialization of
agro-biological resources;
 Safety management of
agricultural products;
 Production
automation, energy
saving, and farming
safety;
 Plant biotechnology;
 Agro-food
development and
added-value
enhancement

Collection/preservation/
utilization of genetic
resources.
Quality and value
enhancement of
horticulture and
herbal crop
Stable supply of food and
value enhancement
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Stable
production rice;
Increase selfsufficiency of
upland crop;
Food
functionality and
added-value
enhancement;
Farmland use
efficiency
environmentfriendly crop
production.
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Development of
horticultural
varieties and
productivity
increase;
Stable
production of
ginseng and
added-value
enhancement;
Production
environment
and
commercializati
on of
horticultural
and herbal
crops.
Quality and
productivity
enhancement of
livestock
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Collection and
improvement
of animal
genetic
resources;
Enhancement
of livestock
productivity;
Environmentfriendly
production of
safe livestock
products.
Core technology
development
strategies
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Collaborative
research on
bioengineering
commercialization;
Collaborative
research on climate
change adaptation
technology.
Agricultural Technology Transfer System
【 Improved 】
【 Past 】
Research & Development
Research
(Crops, Horticulture, Livestock, NT·
BT·IT·ET )
연
구
Research
Policy
Extension
Technology Transfer
Extension
(Extension Bureau)
(Demonstrative project on site)
(Extension Bureau)
Nation&Local Gov.
Policy choice
Local Extension Organizations
Local Extension Organizations
Farmers
(Farmhouse)
Farmers
(Farmhouse)
Region-specific Crop
Region-specific Crop
Administration &
Experiment Station
Agricultural Cooperative
Experiment Station
Administration &
(Cluster of academy,
Agricultural Cooperative
Research, Industry)
& Customers
One-way Technology Transfer
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Technology Transfer & Service System
RDA + Regional
Institutes
Research
Extension
Farm
Fused System
Feed Back
17,000 farmhouses participated in 2009
Rapid Technology dissemination & Promotion for
“Small but Strong
Development of farm-derived research themes
Technology extension to farmhouses
Linkage among different Agricultural Sectors
Exchange with opinion leaders
 Through regular program &
 Committee for 15 agenda programas
Cooperation with Central and Local Government
and agencies
 Personnel exchange
 Council between Institutes and MIFAFF
Cooperation with private sectors & academia
 Universities and Private Research Institutions
Industries
Evolution of Agriculture in Brazil
International Technology Cooperation
International technology
cooperation
Status of international collaboration
more than 25 countries, 10 Int’l Research
Institutes
Norway
Russia
ICARDA
Uzbekistan
Hungary
Mongolia
Germany
Canada
China
UK
France
USA
Japan
BI
Netherland
AVRDC
Algeria
CIMMYT
FFTC
Israel
IRRI
Ghana
Brazil
Philippines
•Nepal
CIP
Vietnam
IITA
Myanmar
ICRISAT
ILRI
Thailand
Indonesia
Brunei
Chile
Argentin
a
Dispatch of Seconded Scientists
WUR (’09)
•Greenland
•Finland
•Russia
CAAS (’01)
•Kazakhstan
NARO (’10)
•China
•Algeria •Libya
USDA/ARS (’04)
•Mexico
•India
•Mali •Niger
AVRDC(’92)
EMBRAPA (’09)
•Indonesia
•Brazil
•Fiji
•Australia
ILRI (’05)
CIP (’02)
•Falkland Islands
BI/APO (’99)
IRRI (’79)
CIMMYT (’96)
Evolution of Agriculture in Brazil
Demands and Opportunities
Direction of Green Technology Development
Stable food
supply
Medical Materials
Industry
Artificial bone,
antibiotics,
vaccines, etc
Traditional
food
production
agriculture
Environmental
Industry
Living
horticulture,
natural healing
Maintenance
of
agricultural
foundation
Carbon
Credits
Maximizing
Carbon
uptake
Energy Industry
Bio-energy,
renewable energy
By-products
Food Industry
Traditional food,
functional foods,
beverage, etc
Green
Landscape
Green Village,
Green
tourism
Pathways to Sustainable Agriculture
“Green” & Growth not as substitutes but
as complements in development
Economic prosperity
as a way to improve the environment
Economy
(Growth)
Environment
(Green)
Environment
as a new opportunity of economic prosperity
Recent Major Achievements of RDA
Technology to Cope With Environmental Change
 Mitigation of the impact by climate change
- Developed scenarios of changing cultivation location
- Forecast technology on sudden outbreak of crop disease
 Development of new varieties adapted to climate change
- Rice, Apple
 Development of varieties of subtropical crops
- Fruits (Mango, Dragon Fruit), Vegetables (Artichoke and Okra
Recent Major Achievements of RDA
Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Agriculture
 Resources recycling with low-cost and high-efficiency
- Producing bio-gas and liquid fertilizer from livestock manure
(Distribution of SCB (Slurry Composting & Biofiltration) facility
 Energy saving technique and Bioenergy development
- Geothermal heat pump system
- LED technology for farming
- Cultivation of rapes rich in oleic acid for biodiesel
production
 Substitutes of Agricultural Chemicals
- Increase green manure crop cultivation: Hairy vetch
- Disease prevention techniques using natural enemies,
microorganism and natural materials
- Established “Soil Information System”
Recent Major Achievements of RDA
Improvement of Quality and Market Competitiveness
 Improve competitiveness and developed market
- Technology to produce high-quality beef
- Quality improvement of horticulture products
- Disease prevention of livestock and crop
- Insect control and weed management
 Promotion of cultivation, dissemination & export od Korean
Varieties
- Strawberry, chrysanthemum, orchid, rose and kiwi
Recent Major Achievements of RDA
New Growth Engine and Future Agricultural Technology
 Develop new bio-materials through biotechnology
- Artificial eardrum and bone using silk protein
- Natural antibiotics made from been venom
 Bio-medication/organs by transgenic animals
- Bio-medication from swine milk
- Chickens to produce eggs containing medicinal protein
Recent Major Achievements of RDA
New Growth Engine and Future Agricultural Technology
 Functional products for preventing adult disease
- Rice rich in dietary fiber, essential amino acids, etc.
- “Read Yeast Rice” with low cholesterol
 Color potato & Sweet Potato
- Anti-aging and skin brightening effect
 Non-hardening rice cake
Fully automated animal and plant factory
- Graffiting robot, vegetable planting machine, weeding robot,
etc.
Evolution of Agriculture in Brazil
Ongoing projects
Ongoing Projects - RDA
Swine breeding and genetics to improve meat quality and weight
daly gain on terminal sire line
Exchange of Genetic Resources and work together on Crossroads,
Genetics, Taxonomy and Improving Mushroom cultivation.
Exchange of Genetic Resources and Working in Germplasm
Evaluation, Selection and Development of New Shares
Improvement in Strawberry
Ongoing Projects - RDA
Platform for First and Second Generation Biofuel
Production from Sweet Sorghum Feedstock
Exchange and Regeneration of Plant Genetic Resources
and Criopreservation
New opportunities and demands (KRIBB)
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 Applied Biotechnology for Food and Feed Additives
 Biofuels and by-products from animal waste
 Development of cosmetics and "Life Cares" from biodiversity, "
 Second generation of biofuels production
Biotechnology on Animal Production
 Genome Analyses and Genomic Selection for the Production Traits in Cattle
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 Development of technique for utilization of microbes to improve productivity of the
chicken
Protection Production System and Automation
Structure optimization and energy-saving climate control techniques for greenhouse
vegetable production
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Technology Transfer for Smallholder
Mechanization and automation
Rice
Genetic Resource exchange and processing
New opportunities and demands (KDI)
Promoting Agricultural Innovation for Nurturing Smallholder Farmers
 Promoting Protected Horticulture through dissemination Greenhouse
Farming and Automation;
 Enhancing Environmental-Friendly Farming and high Agricultural
Product;
 Promoting smallholder development on management of cooperative or
associative, on risk management and empowerment of regional actors to
rise funds in innovative way;
 Policy recommendation to facilitate exchange of agriculture and animal
production goods between the two countries, particularly in regard to
expedite government approval procedures from both sides (Market
accessibility)
 Developing Stallholders market in Brazil with focus on Strengthening
Post-Harvest Technology;
 Developing Smallholders production system in Brazil with focus on
mechanization and automation for save-labor and reducing food waste.
New opportunities and demands (RDA)
 Medicinal and Aromatics Plants and Phytochemistry
 Renewable Energy and By-Products Produced from Biomass
 Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emission in the Livestock Industries
 Advanced Methodologies for Laboratory Analysis
 Isolating bioactive compounds from Plant Sources
 Development of Agricultural Biodiversity to cope with Climate Change
 Post Harvest technology to reduce losses and adding value to final products
 Use of nanotechnology on agriculture
The future is not to be given,
but to be created.
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Thank You very much!
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