Embrapa and Brazil Agriculture

For those following our blog you noted that we spent a week and a half in Brazil recently. While in Brazil we visited Embrapa, an agricultural research organization. While at Embrapa they shared a video, linked below, that tells a little bit of the story of agriculture in Brazil and Embrapa's role. We invite you to watch the video and utilize the discussion points to guide your conversations around the globe.

Science and Agriculture

Discussion Points

• What information from the video surprised you and why?
• In your home country do you have a system similar to Embrapa? If so, what is the organization/structure? If not, is there a need for a similar organization/structure?
• Towards the end of the video several areas are mentioned to help face the challenge of feeding nine billion people by 2050 (precision agriculture, nanotechnology, genetic engineering, green chemistry, etc.). Of these areas mentioned in the video which do you feel will be the most useful practice/technique to help feed nine billion by 2050 and why?