Satellite monitoring identifies irrigated areas based on soil moisture
Irrigation is used as a tool for regional development in Brazil and other countries. New method maps the annual variation of effectively irrigated agricultural areas based on soil moisture indices.These indices are obtained from freely accessible, medium-resolution images from the Sentinel-2 satellite. The method also uses Artificial Intelligence (AI).This new feature distinguishes whether soil moisture […]
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Bacaeri-Boi Teca System
The Bacaeri-BoiTeca System is an ILPF (Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forestry) production model that integrates teak ( Tectona grandis ) as a supplementary income source , while maintaining livestock farming as the main component of the system. The focus is on sustainable intensification , expanding teak cultivation in beef cattle farming areas without replacing monoculture pastures with planted forests . Teak trees, when planted in the appropriate arrangement and managed correctly (with periodic pruning), exert minimal interference on livestock […]
Zarc Plantio Certo Web
The Zarc Plantio Certo Web offers official information from the Agricultural Zoning of Climatic Risk (Zarc) in an accessible and intuitive way , making it an essential tool for agricultural planning. The system’s main application is to assist rural producers and agribusiness agents in risk management and agricultural production planning , especially in relation to credit and rural insurance . The platform provides risk rates for crop losses (20%, 30%, and 40%) due to adverse […]
Pigeon pea BRS Guatã
BRS Guatã is a pigeon pea lineage selected for the control and combat of the nematodes *Pratylenchus brachyurus *, *P. zeae* , * Meloidogyne javanica *, *M. incognita*, and * Heterodera glycines* (races 2 and 3) ; considered pests with a negative economic impact on agriculture. For efficient nematode control, it is necessary to seek alternatives to reduce genetic resistance caused by the repeated use of the […]
ICVCalcWeb Embrapa
ICVCalc -Embrapa is a tool developed for building inventories of agricultural products for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) studies . Created by the LCA thematic team at Embrapa Environment , ICVCalc-Embrapa is a web-based system that organizes and processes data to build inventories of agricultural processes, essential for conducting LCA studies. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a methodology that estimates the potential environmental impacts […]
Agroforestry systems produce food and double the carbon stored in the Cerrado soil
The agroforestry system doubled the carbon stored in the soil compared to conventional farming.Carbon accumulation reached 2.24 tons per hectare per year over six years.Carbon in the soil increased from about 14 to more than 27 tons per hectare.Beans grown among the trees maintained productivity above 1,000 kg per hectare.The experiment has inspired the adoption […]
Second-crop canola can reduce aviation emissions by up to 55%
A life cycle assessment of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) produced from second-crop canola in Brazil indicates a potential reduction of up to 55% in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, depending on the adoption scenario, compared to fossil kerosene Jet-A1. The study analyzes all stages of the process, from raw material cultivation to the final use of […]
RenovaCalc: RenovaBio Carbon Intensity Index Calculator
RenovaCalc is a tool adopted by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) that calculates the carbon intensity for biofuels that are part of the National Biofuels Policy (RenovaBio), a program that established annual national decarbonization targets for the vehicle fuel sector. It allows for the verification of the environmental performance of biofuel production by plants. This […]
For almost a decade, the Caatinga biome has removed 5.2 tons of carbon per hectare from the atmosphere annually.
Compared to 30 other dry locations around the world, the Caatinga demonstrates high efficiency in carbon use, even surpassing the Amazon rainforest. This was the result of groundbreaking research investigating carbon flows in the biome, considering diverse climate, soil, and vegetation conditions. The objective is to quantify and evaluate the seasonal and annual evolution of […]