workshop on agri-food for a better health: from seed...
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Workshop on Agri-Food for a Better Health: From Seed Industry to
Nutritional Security
Flavia Gomes Bangkok, Thailand / 2014.
Private Sector
• Private companies • Private-sector research centers
Brazilian Agricultural Research System
Public Sector
• Agricultural Universities • Federal and state government
institutions of research
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - EMBRAPA
Embrapa Profile
• Attached to Federal Government
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply
• Established in 1973
PROCEDURE:
Research & Development
Technology Transfer
Abroad
Future
Provide solutions for research,
development and innovation for
sustainability of agriculture for the
benefit of Brazilian society.
Embrapa Mission
Embrapa Numbers
TERRITORIAL COVERAGE:
• Embrapa Headquarters
• 16 Central Units: located in Brazilia
• 46 Decentralized Units: all regions of Brazil
• 4 virtual labs abroad (LABEX): USA, Europe, China and South Korea
• 3 International Offices: Latin America and Africa
Embrapa Numbers
• 9,790 employees
• 2,444 researchers - 2,039 PhD
• 2,503 analysts
• 1,780 technicians
• 3,063 assistants
BUDGET:
US$ 1 billion in 2013
TEAM:
International Operations
• Knowledge exchange • Technical cooperation
• Global policies (institutional conventions, agreements and protocols)
• Technological business (international market– sale products and seeds)
SECRETARIAT OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (SRI)
Virtual Labs and Embrapa Projects Abroad
Embrapa virtual labs Embrapa projects abroad
Embrapa in Brazil
47 Units
» Embrapa’s Headquarters
» 15 National Product Centers
» 10 National Thematic
Centers
» 21 Eco-regional and
Agroforestry Centers
Embrapa units Brazil
MISSION
Provide technological solutions for the sustaintability of food
agroindustry, foccsing on innovation and meeting consumer
expectations for quality and safety.
Focus Areas
FOOD SAFETY
FOOD QUALITY
Postharvest of Fruits and Vegetables Processing of Raw Materials
Recovery and Adding Value to Residues
Technology Transfer
Communication
Pilot plants available for Research & Development & Training
Drying & Thermal Processes
Membrane Separation Processes
High Pressure Technology
Food Extrusion Technology
Biotechnological Processes
Tecnology for Coproducts
Postharvest Plant Physiology and Pathology of Fruits & Vegetables
Food Quality and Safety Labs • Physical Chemistry and Minerals
• Biochemistry
• Microbiology (traditional and PCR)
• Molecular diagnosis (OGM)
• Pesticides Residues and Micotoxins
• High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Gas Chromatography/Mass
Spectrometry
• Fats & Oils, Essential Oils
• Sensory Analysis and Consumer Expectation Studies
Main activities:
• Characterization
• Extraction
• Transformation
• Conservation
• Extending shelf life
• Formulation
Grains, cereals, roots and tubers, milk, fish (new activity), honey
(new project), and mainly fruits and
vegetables
Agri-Food and Health: An Overview of the research developed by Embrapa Food Technology
Bioactive compounds and micronutrients quantification
Influence of production systems - content
Flavonoids
Antocynins
Isoflavones
Fenolic acids
Carotenoids
Vitamin C
Minerals (Fe, Zn,
Mg, etc.)
Isolation and characterization of
bioactive compounds and
micronutrients
Effect of processing and post-harvest tecnhiques - preservation
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Acerola, cashew –apple, açai, jussara, blackberry, grape, sweet potato, cassava, etc
Development of products – Projects/Activities
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Beverages/foods
• Study to obtain a black soymilk with potential antioxidant activity and evaluation main bioactive compounds (anthocyanins and isoflavones).
• Soy-coffee yogurt-like fermented product enriched with soy fiber.
• Development of mixed fruit juices (açai based).
• Soy and rice beverage: development, physico-chemical, nutritional and sensorial characterization.
• Ready –to-eat foods based on whole meal cereals and fruits.
Fermentation, Membrane Technology, Extrusion
Biofortificaion
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Supplies and ingredients
• Encapsulated bioactive powders from concentrated fruit juices: acerola and grape.
• Bioactive compounds recovery from grape bagasse.
• Use of passion fruit from juice industry for extruded products (instant flours, snacks)
• Bioactive peptides from whey:
Biofortification
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Foccused on 3 micronutrients: Vitamin A, zinc and iron
Cultivar Modification
Rice 50% increase in the zinc content
100% increase in the iron content
Sweet
potato 1000% increase in carotenoids content
Beans 70% increase in iron and zinc
Cassava Insertion of carotenes: 9 µg/g of root
Bioacessibility/Bioavailabity of Micronutrientes and Bioactive Compounds
Antocynins
Carotenoids
Minerals (Fe, Zn)
•In vitro assays for bioacessibility •In vitro assays for bioavalability - (2015) •In vivo assays – outer partners
Local intervention Strategy to Promote Fruits and Vegetables Intake
Objective: to develop strategies in order to promote fruits and vegetables (FV) intake in tree poor communities of the West region of Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil, using a local approach. Targets: companies, nurseries, schools, worksites, small FV shops and families assisted by the Family Health Program. Three steps: pre-intervention evaluation, intervention implementation and post-intervention evaluation.
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
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• Long term capacity building from CSIRO into South American Institutions, reinforcing dairy communities through rural development, relieving malnutrition and improving environmental sustainability- AUSAID CSIRO (Australia), INTI (Uruguay), UITA (Ar), UNC and CORPOICA (Colombia), EMBRAPA, UFMG;
• Technical Support for Nutrition and Food Security Programs in Mozambique: Study of the vegetable chain and socio-economic assessment of that chain – USAID/ABC, Institute of Agricultural Research of Mozambique (IIAM), EMBRAPA, State University of Michigan (MSU) and Florida University ;
• Nutritional Properties and functionality of fermented mass of millet whole grains. MarketPlace - UAN (University of Abeokuta, Nigeria)
• Methodological advances in the development of functional foods CAPES/Udelar (Uruguay); • Global Micronutrient Deficiencies & Biofortification Programmes, with Special Focus on Latin America and Caribbean: HarvestPlus Brasil e HarvestPlus LAC, Agrosalud and Biofort programmes.
