Affiliation:
1. Embrapa Amazônia Ocidental, Brazil
2. Embrapa Amazônia Oriental, Brazil
3. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Brazil
4. Comissão Executiva do Plano da Lavoura Cacaueira, Brazil
5. Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Brazil
6. Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Brazil
Abstract
This paper describes the development of breeding programs in northern Brazil and their main impacts on agriculture. Their contribution to the breeding of the species palm oil, acai fruit, cacao, cupuaçu, guarana, tomato, camu-camu, cocona, peach palm, and rubber was laid out in detail. Advances in breeding programs of institutions such as Embrapa, Ceplac, Inpa, and Universities require investments in infrastructure and in human and financial resources to ensure continuity and efficiency in economic, social and environmental gains. The improvement of native species, the main focus of the breeding programs of the institutions in the Northern region of Brazil, is a form of exploiting the Amazonian biodiversity for the benefit of society. Therefore, policies to foster research institutions should be a subject of deliberation and action of the scientific and technological community in Brazil.
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