Public Policies in Bioeconomy in Brazil: the strategy of Agropolo Campinas-Brasil, Agropolo Campinas-Brasil

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Sérgio Augusto Morais Carbonell
Luís Augusto Barbosa Cortez
Luís Fernando Ceribelli Madi
Lilian Cristina Anefalos
Ricardo Baldassin Junior
Rodrigo Lima Verde Leal

Abstract

Agropolo Campinas-Brasil was created in Campinas, Brazil as a collaborative platform among public institutions (Agronomic Institute of Campinas-IAC, State University of Campinas-UNICAMP, Institute of Food Technology-ITAL, the Campinas City Hall, and the TECHNO PARK. The main objective was to change how research organized and to promote technological innovations in the bioeconomy tropical. Brazil is a large producer and exporter of food, but still has difficulties to add value to its products. In this sense, with the support of the Research Foundation of the State of São Paulo - FAPESP, and following the example of Agropolis International, Montpellier, France, a study was carried out in strategic areas in agriculture, health, food, green chemistry, and bioenergy. This article presents some of the main results aimed at implementing a roadmap for the tropical bioeconomy in Brazil.

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