AgriZone

Technical visits took place daily from November 10th to 21st. Check the schedule for each visit below.

General recommendations: light clothing and comfortable shoes (no heels); sunscreen and insect repellent; caps, hats or UV-protective apparel.

• A Copse for the Climate

  Capoeira do Black is an 8.5-hectare forest fragment that has been undergoing natural regeneration since around 1940 and was named after late researcher George Black. Its “Copses for the Climate” trail invites visitors to explore the rebirth of a forest and understand how protected forests are resilient and powerful allies in the fight against climate change.

  Visits: 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM.

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• Living Forest

  The Living Forest space is set to monitor tree growth, natural regeneration, soil humidity and temperature, and gas exchanges between the vegetation and the atmosphere. Visitors can attend the Geoflora project's drone overflight to understand how data from urban secondary forests contribute to carbon sequestration and climate balance.

  Visits: 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM.

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• Medicinal and Aromatic Garden

  The Medicinal and Aromatic Garden shows visitors the wealth of the Amazonian flora through the colors and aromas of the garden's collections and gene bank, which conserves species with therapeutic potential, and rare essences like the legendary Guinea rush, locally known as priprioca. It is Embrapa's science working to catalog, conserve, and multiply valuable knowledge from the Amazon for the sake of health and innovation. 

  Visits: 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM, 2:30 PM to 3:15 PM, 3:30 PM to 4:15 PM.

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• Iratama Meliponary and Embrapa's Melittophilous AFS

  The Iratama Meliponary and Embrapa's Melittophilous AFS showcase the central role of native stingless bees (such as yellow uruçu and jataí) in the Amazon and local food supply. This is a practical environment where research meets reality: a living showcase that demonstrates how such pollinators sustain about 70% of global agricultural crops. The experience includes learning about the interrelationship between bees and intercropped systems, species diversity, hive models, and Embrapa's management technologies (such as the Infobee System), demonstrating the direct link between conservation and sustainable agriculture.

  Visits: 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

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• Fruit Plant Laboratory (LabFruti)

  Embrapa’s Fruit Laboratory (LabFruti) conducts research and development on fruit species of high value to the region. Focused on optimizing production and nutritional potential, the laboratory studies and improves crops such as bacury, Brazil nuts, the vitamin C-rich superfruit camu-camu, nance and bananas. The research aims to improve management, quality, and industrial use of those crops, boosting Amazonian fruit farming and generating innovation for the field and industry.

  Visits: 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM, 3:30 PM to 4:15 PM.

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• Forest Species Seed and Seedling Laboratory

  Since 1993, the Forest Species Seed and Seedling Laboratory has been working to conserve and promote the sustainable use of forests. The laboratory specializes in seed research and technology, analyzing germination, viability, and storage. Its plant nursery produces seedlings of valuable native species (such as açaí and Brazil nut trees) for the restoration of degraded areas and the maintenance of biodiversity. Learn about the scientific process that ensures the future of the forest, transforming small seeds into promises of life.  

  Visits: 11:00 to 11:40, 14:00 to 14:40, 16:00 to 16:40.

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• Social and Environmental Responsibility Center (NURES)

  NURES (Social and Environmental Responsibility Center) is a vital space for agroecological transition and family farming. This training environment demonstrates, in practice, a sustainable agri-food system, such as Agroforestry Systems (AFS), the cultivation of black pepper on living stakes, and biofortified sweet potato and corn crops, which fight malnutrition. In addition, NURES shows practical social technologies, like Sisteminha Embrapa (an integrated production system) and the Biodigester Septic Tank, promoting sustainable production, food security and improved quality of life in rural areas.

  Visits: 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM, 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM.

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• Álvaro Adolpho Farm

  The Álvaro Adolpho Farm is a reference in sustainable intensification and carbon reduction, demonstrating systems such as Integrated Crop-Livestock-Forestry Systems (ICLFS) with eucalyptus, or the Bacaeri  cattle-teak system, which are in line with Low Carbon Seals; and the Gravataí and Guaxupé systems. At the same time, the farm promotes conservationist agriculture through forest restoration and different agroforestry arrangements (AFSs), including Coffee, Açaí, Cacao and Banana, as well as innovative techniques like Tipitamba – No slash-and-burn Agriculture, and intercropping (Tachi/Cassava and Pasture/Pigeon Peas), ensuring yield and environmental conservation.

  Visits: 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM, 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM.

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• Scientific botanic collections at IAN Herbarium and IAN Xylotheque

  The scientific collections of Embrapa's IAN Laboratory are where the past and future of the Amazon are documented. The IAN Herbarium (dried plants) and the IAN Xylotheque (wood samples) are vital scientific archives that provide data to understand a range from phenological signs related to climate change and the choice of native species for forest restoration to practical use in environmental law enforcement. By allowing the taxonomic identification of wood, the collections become essential tools to fight illegal trade, combining biodiversity research with support to public conservation policies. 

  Important: visiting this space is not recommended for people with allergies due to the presence of mothballs.

  Visits: 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM, 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM, 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM, 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM.

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