Brazil is the third largest fruit producer in the world. The second main Brazilian producing region is the Northeast, which accounts for 26% of production. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), four of the states where fruit growing is of great importance in the country are Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, Pernambuco and Bahia.
Cultivation is basically founded in irrigated tropical conditions, particularly in the semi-arid region. Knowledge and technology generated by agricultural research, more specifically by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), which turns 50 on April 26, focused on the reality of the biome, were fundamental for this leadership position assumed in fruit growing.
The research and technologies generated at the institution enabled the development of the largest irrigated fruit growing center in the country, in the Sub-Medium of the São Francisco Valley, responsible for exporting 91% of the mangoes and 98% of the grapes produced in Brazil. Science has shown that, with planting, management and irrigation techniques, it is possible to produce in the semiarid region at all times of the year and export quality tropical fruits all over the world.
Source: abrafrutas.org