SPARCBIO

SPARCBIO appears as a world centre for advanced studies on biological control in Brazil. The center is the result of FAPESP partnerships withen Koppert Biological Systems and Universidade de São Paulo ESALQ/USP in support of high-level scientific research for the development of the sustentable agriculture technologies. The center’s aim to establish a new model to control pests and diseases for tropical agriculture with mission of develop research projects, products and technologies that will result in a strong relationship with this novel integrated pest management and their adoption in a modern and sustainable agriculture. Those products and technologies that comes from researchers has challenges as to improve brazilian farmers point of view in relation of biotech competitivity and responsabilities.