O papel da pesquisa cientifica e tecnologica no desenvolvimento da citricultura paulista : analise historica da atuação do intituto agronomico de Campinas (1920-1960)

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

1999

RESUMO

Considering the current economical importance of the citriculture agro-industry in the State of São Paulo and the acknowledged scientific excellence of the Centro de Citricultura (Citriculture Center) at the Instituto Agronômico de Campinas (IAC - Campinas Agronomic Institute), the present study seeks to trace the Institute s work on citrus, drawing a parallel between the evolution of the R&D activities and the development of citriculture in the State of São Paulo. The analyzed period extends from the 1920s to the mid-1960s, embracing early stages, when the Brazilian citriculture production was mainly intended to the fresh fruit market. The different steps of the research activities and their main contributions are highlighted through an analysis of both the Institution s documentary sources and the technical and scientific articles published during that period. Cooperation with either national or intemational institutions is worth noting, particularly in the 1940s, when the IAC emerged as the main articulator of the R&D work on citrus in the State. Over the time, its dual characteristic provided the Institute with its dynamic role and its action then focused on scientific and experimental research as well as on support and diffusion, spotlighting either ones or the others, according to what the circumstances demanded. Evidences show that the Institute s R&D efforts began as citriculture was still of little importance in São Paulo, suggesting this culture received a privileged attention from the public research institutions, mainly the IAC. Such efforts seem to be attributable to the diversification of the State Govemment policies with regard to the exportation agriculture, which, although implicit1y, comprised a science and technology policy.In conclusion, the public research system, particularly the IAC, played a decisive role in the citriculture expansion in the State of São Paulo. Historically designed from the 1920s on, the fine tuning between the evolution of the productive sector and the R&D activities explains, for the greatest part, both the economical success in this sector, from the 1970s on, and the recent acknowledgement of scientific excellence

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frutas citricas - brasil ciencia e tecnologia

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