Project monitoring of the Africa-Brazil-LAC Agricultural Innovation Marketplace at Embrapa Western Region Agriculture Center in Dourados, Brazil

The Marketplace team visited Embrapa Western Region Agriculture research center (CPAO) last May, located in the city of Dourados, state of Mato Grosso do Sul. The visit was part of the regular project monitoring activities conducted by the initiative. The objective was to discuss the project progress. Dr. Romulo Penna Scorza Junior, from CPAO, and his African colleague, Dr. Gbenonchi Mawussi, from the Universite de Lome, Ecole Superieure d'Agronomie in Togo co-lead the project  "Pesticide leaching and loss to ground water in coastal vegetable growers in Togo ", supported by the Marketplace initiative. The visit benefited from the presence of Dr. Mawussi, who as on a project related tecnical mission to CPAO. According to Paulo Duarte and Uander Gonçalves, the Maketplace team members participating in the mission, "The project is progressing well and will contribute positively to the environmental safety in Togo ".

Romulo Penna Scorza Junior, Gbenonchi Mawussi, Uander Gonçalves dos Anjos and Paulo de Camargo Duarte.