Embrapa Swine and Poultry creates a dedicated space for information and economical analyzes of the Swine and Poultry production chains

The “Central Intelligence Poultry and Swine” (Cias) is a project developed by Embrapa Swine and Poultry in Concordia, Santa Catarina, a decentralized unit of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation , organ to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply.

Why do?
With the increase in agribusiness competition, strategic planning is became the best tool for the companies’ competitiveness, for productive chains and for the countries. For that, are necessaries high quality information based on credible sources and agile, as well as, in economic studies of the links these chains and of the market tendency. One of the basic assumptions for the good functioning of the economic system is that there is no asymmetric information. Pig production is an activity marked by constant crises. Generally it comes from an imbalance between the supply and demand (which happened in the years 1992 and 1996, for example), the supplies market crisis and sanitary problems, as occurred in the late of 1970 and the early of 1980. The activity dropped again due a big crisis during the period 2002 and 2003, least in terms of the primary production. This fact was repeated on 2006 and 2007. In all those cases, lack of information has been a essential factor, since most of the crises was associated to the excess supply of pork meat on the market.

Mission

Collect, analyze and provide data’s information, news, studies and/or research results , creating a critical mass of knowledge to attend, effectively, the decisions of the agents involved, directly and indirectly, in production, processing, distribution and consumption of pigs, chickens, eggs and their products in Brazil. In this way, catalyze efforts for defining strategic policies and actions for the sustainable development of Brazilian agribusiness

Vision

• Creating conditions and / or permanent means to obtaining and managing of information pertinent and useful to the agents involved in production, distribution and for consumer of products and derivatives from pork, poultry and eggs, as a systematic and intelligent way to keep and / or enhancement their production and trade;
• Consolidate and manage networks of research and strategic studies with national and international reference in swine, poultry and layer;
• Promote the contribution of human resources devoted for the studies swine, poultry and layer chains in Brazil;
• Catalyze the strategic thinking in the Brazilian agribusiness to swine, poultry and layers.

Objective

The purpose of “Cias” is to capture, organizing and managing information about technical, economic, social, cultural and other indicators of interest to the poultry, swine and layer chains, with monitoring and intelligent analysis of it, by observing and verifying conjunctures and tendencies, to support the public policies and private driving forces behind the technical progress, economic and social development.

By Embrapa Swine and poultry

http://cnpsa.embrapa.br/cias

Contact: Jona Irineu do Santos
jonas@cnpsa.embrapa.br

Brazil represented by Labex-Korea in China

Embrapa was represented by the Coordinator of Labex Korea, Dr. Gilberto Silber Schmidt, in Shanghai, China, on the opening of the FuturaGene Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a company incorporated by Suzano from Brazil. The company specializes in  research and development biotechnology of  directed to the markets of forest crops and biofuels. During the inaugural address, the Director of the Company, Dr. Stanley Hirsch, thanked the Embrapa’s presence and made ​​mention how the company was important for the Brazilian Agriculture development. Then, Dr. Joel Sampaio, General Consul  of Brazil in China, representing the Brazilian Government stressed the importance of Brazilians’ investments in China, especially on the ​​production of biofuels second generation. He took the opportunity to celebrate the importance of Embrapa on Brazilian Agriculture development. He added that the implementation of Embrapa Agroenergy will be a milestone for the development of technologies for biofuels second generation productions. He emphasized the need to strengthen the relationship between Brazil and China, developing collaborative projects in this area, putting the Brazilian Embassy on hand to assist in developing strategic projects for both countries. After the ceremony the guests were presented to the FuturaGene laboratorial facilities, which will permit the development of strategic projects in biotechnology. After the ceremony, was held a technical discussion involving representatives of FuturaGene and Suzano, Embrapa, Institutions R & D in China and the Brazilian Consulate to discuss the possibility of partnerships for the development of news technological innovations on the second generation for biofuels.The initial proposal is to prepare a Researches Mission from Embrapa, for a technical visit to China, scheduled for mid 2012 with the financial support of FuturaGene. The purpose will be discussing the possibility of partnerships for the development of technological innovations. The Coordinator of the Korea-Labex, will contact, later this month the Embrapa’s Center, that carry out activities related to this area, to discuss strategies for achieving partnership between Brazil and China.

Welcome Gilberto Schmidt

   

                                       Labex-Korea has new Coordinator

Dr. Gilberto Silber Schmidt, a researcher at Embrapa Swine and Poultry, now located at Embrapa’s “International Relations Secretariat” is the new Coordinator, since November 20th of the current year, the Korea-Labex, located in Suwon, Republic of Korea, established in a partnership with “Rural Development Administration” (RDA), replacing Dr. Mauricio Antonio Lopes. Dr Hong-Sik Kim, Ph.D., Leader of “Genetics and breeding” Program, from the “International Technology Cooperation Center” will be the counterpart by RDA.

Particularly, the Labex program run by Embrapa is the model to promote cooperation by conducting researches in partner countries, which is an exemplary case of building global network. Labex-Korea and RAVL (RDA Abroad Virtual Laboratory) will consistently develop more joint projects, continuing their role of bridge for mutually-beneficial partnership.

Dr. Gilberto is graduated in Zootechnics from State University of São Paulo, which took the Mister Science and Doctor Science, on Genetic and Animal Breeding, at São Paulo University  and a Pós-Doctor at  the “Center for Food and Animal Research”, Ottawa, Canada. During their professional life developed projects in Poultry Breeding and Genetic​​ and lately he had been occupying the position of Deputy Head of Technology Transfer at Embrapa Swine and Poultry.

The purpose is to prospect in Republic of Korea and other countries around Asia, strategic areas opportunities for Brazilian Agriculture, establishing collaborative projects, which allow significant technological advancement in Brazilian development.

Gilberto Silber Schmidt

Embrapa Labex Korea
International Technical Cooperation Center (ITCC)
Rural Development Administration (RDA)
250 Seodun-dong, Gwonseon-gu
Suwon 441-707, Republic of Korea
Phone:  +82-31-299-1099   FAX:  +82-31-293-9359
e-mail : labex.korea@embrapa.br,  gilberto.schmidt@embrapa.br

Skype: gilberto.schmidt3

Homepage: www.labexkorea.wordpress.com

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Quotes Inspiring Cooperation

“Today, the social sciences bring greater clarity to our understanding of how human populations interact with one another, and, by extension, with the environment. The ideas and information they generate can therefore make a precious contribution to the formulation of effective policies to shape our world for the greater good.”
– By Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO