Title:	The National Research Center for Rice and Beans (CNPAF) in Brazil.
Authors:	ZIMMERMANN, M. J. de O.
Affiliation:	MARIA JOSE DE OLIVEIRA ZIMMERMANN, CNPAF.
Date Issued:	1987
Citation:	Michigan Dry Bean Digest, v. 11, n. 4, p. 2-3, 1987.
Description:	The main objective of the Center is to coordinate the research done in Brazil on rice and beans (dry bean and cowpea). The Center also develops its own research with the same products. The CNPAF staff also works as an advisory group for other Brazilian and some South American institutions.The headquarters are in"Fazenda Capivara," a farm of 1027 ha, from which 350 ha have irrigation facilities. There are also 15400m2 of buildings (offices, laboratories, storehouses, greenhouses, screenhouses, meteorological station, garages, cold chambers, training centers, guest houses). The laboratory facilities are comparable to those existing in the best Brazilian universities.
Thesagro:	Pesquisa Arroz Feijão
Keywords:	EMBRAPA-CNPAF
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPAF)