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Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)
CENTRO DE PESQUISA AGROPECUARIA DO MEIO NORTE (CPAMN), UNIDADE DE
EXECUÇÃO DE PESQUISA/PARNAIBA (UEP/PARNAIBA)
Mail address Avenida Sao Sebastião, 2055, CP
341, 64 202-020 Parnaíba, Piauí
Telephone +55 (86) 322-3385, 322-1422 Fax
+55 (86) 322-3445 Telex 863247
Nature National government
Mission Research
Financial support National government
Working languages Portuguese, English
Scope of interest Agronomy, horticulture,
livestock, irrigation
Research program
Locations Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil
Subjects Vegetable and fruit production
Status Ongoing
Findings Vegetable species and cultivars adapted to
the region
Internal Organization
Divisions Research Division
Professional staff 18
Total staff 138
Facilities
Office Soil fertility, vegetal physiology,
phytopathology and entomology laboratories; agrometeorological
station; research station at Parnaíba
Library Agriculture collection with 1,655 books,
394 periodical titles
Computer catalog Yes, using software
developed by EMBRAPA called AINFO
Publications
Serials EMBRAPA has several publication series,
including Ongoing Research, Technical Communications, Technical
Circulars, and Research Bulletins
Publications list Available
History
Founded in 1986 as the Center of Research on Irrigated
Agriculture; renamed and Mission expanded in 1994
Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)
CENTRO DE PESQUISA AGROPECUARIA DO TROPICO SEMI-ARIDO (CPATSA)
Mail address BR 428 152 Zona Rural, CP 23, 56300
Petrolina, Pernambuco
Telephone +55(81)961-4411 Fax
+55(81)961-5681 Telex 0810016
Sponsoring agency Ministry of Agriculture
Nature National government
Mission Research for developing the Brazilian
semiarid region
Working languages Portuguese
Scope of interest Research in semiarid conditions
including: agronomy, livestock, irrigation, horticulture, natural
resources, farming systems, sociology. rural development, remote
sensing, agricultural machinery
Research program
Locations Northeastern Brazil
Subjects Valuation and use of natural and
socioeconomic resources, farming systems research, forest
systems, irrigation on annual and perennial crops
Status Ongoing
Findings Development of technology for small
farmers (crop, soil. water management) and fruit and
horticultural crops
Internal Organization
Chief official Head of Center
Divisions Research and Administration
Professional staff 74
Total staff 429
Facilities
Office 35 research offices, 6 laboratories
(soil, seed, animal production, remote sensing, phytopathology,
entomology)
Library Comprehensive multidisciplinary collection
on livestock and agriculture in arid and semiarid regions: 38,600
documents, maps, books, journals, theses, booklets; 590 national
and international periodical titles received regularly
Subcenters Experimental stations on rainfed and
irrigated agriculture in Petrolina and Juazeiro
Exchange Facilities Agreements with
international research institutes
Publications
Serials Documents, technical communications,
ongoing research, Jornal do Semi - Arido Bulletin of Research
Other Bibliographies on specific Subjects,
summaries on semiarid region studies
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1974 through the Brazilian Agricultural
Research Corporation