Database research record2014·Brazil
Soluções tecnológicas e inovação: a Embrapa no ano internacional da agricultura familiar.
EMBRAPA.
infoteca-e (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation)
Urban Farm DB summary
This publication focuses on technological solutions and innovation to strengthen family farming in Brazil. Embrapa's research benefits family agriculture and traditional Brazilian populations, introducing technologies for sustainable agricultural systems, improved basic sanitation, adoption of sustainable techniques, successful organic colored cotton harvests, and increased harvest opportunities in dryland farming through underground dams. It also highlights the implementation of irrigation systems in community gardens and the enrichment of rural diets with traditional vegetables.