A Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA) e o desenvolvimento sustentável da agropecuária brasileira.

Abstract

An Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA) is of great importance to Brazilian society, as it produces various products, processes and services that assist in agricultural production. However, its functional organization is complex, and it is important to unravel how it is formed. Initially, there is a need to outline the Company's historical profile, as well as the criteria that permeated its guidelines. Then, its current structure and composition help in understanding its functionality, as well as bringing the idea of a hierarchy of activities in each sector. The most relevant issue when it comes to this institution is research, development, and innovation, because they have the purpose of obtaining results that come from scientific investigation. In this way, the understanding of how this sector is inserted in EMBRAPA, makes its function more understandable, demonstrating its capacity for national and international impact. However, for these results to be disseminated in the information vehicles and reach the final customer, the technology transfer must be successful, a fact controlled by the activities of another sector of the institution and that requires attention. In general, all the Company's activities follow a basic ideal, thought factors that meet the needs of society in integration with sustainable development, being attentive to meeting the main global demands of today. The study of the decentralized unit of EMBRAPA Solos was carried out to show the functioning that a unit has at the national level, with significant relevance in the Northeast and in particular in Pernambuco, through its Unidade de Execução de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento (UEP Recife), presenting two important research lines developed by UEP Recife, as a way of highlighting its impact in the region. At the end of all the reflection carried out on the importance of EMBRAPA and its partners in the sustainable development of Brazilian agriculture, it was evident the relevance that this company has for society, being a multifunctional institution, which occupies an important space in the national and international agricultural sector. Regardless of political circumstances, EMBRAPA's continuity is important so that its activities remain in a continuous process of development, aiming to continue with the promotion of autonomy, social equality, and diversity, both for individuals and their agricultural systems.