The Role of Academy in Relation to the Agricultural Research Development in Parana State, Brazil
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Compared to the American system, where agricultural research,
extension and education are offered by the same institutions,
the Universities in Brazil in these fields are organised differently.
At federal level higher education and research development in
agriculture belong to different Ministries, Ministry of Education
and Culture and Ministry of Agriculture and Food Supply,
respectively. Each Ministry has its own budget and is
independent of the other. Higher education in Agricultural
Sciences in Brazil is offered in the main areas of Agronomy
and General Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine and Forestry.
Other related areas are Agricultural Engineering and Animal
Husbandry. Among the three main Agricultural Sciences, 391
courses are offered in the whole country, by federal, state and
private universities. Most of the agricultural development in
Brazil is a joint effort of the university, training people, the
government research institutions and the private sector, such
as big cooperatives with their needed on farm applied research.
Parana represents 2.7 % of the total country area but is
responsible for 25 % of grain production. Big enterprises produce
most of commodities but 60 % of food consumed in the country
comes from subsistence agriculture.
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