Help on Agroforestry Proj. in Acre, Brazil
Ned Bade
eb15 at cornell.edu
Wed Feb 10 03:15:49 EST 1993
Please pass this appeal on if you know of someone who might be
able to
help!
We are a team of researchers at Cornell University trying to find
alternative crops and basic, value-added processing techniques
for a
community in the south-western corner of Acre State, Brazil. We
are
primarily seeking crops that can be harvested on an extractive
basis. We
are open to suggestions for non-native species, but would also
like to take
better advantage of species in the area.
Basically what we are looking for are crops for which basic
value added
processing can be done in the area with simple tools or
machinery with a
low start-up cost, and which would be viable for marketing in
the region.
What follows is a list of the crops that are currently being
utilized in
the area (mostly for consumption and local trading, but with
little or no
local processing).
If you have any knowledge of successful ways to process these
crops locally
and inexpensively, please let us know. We are also interested in
the same
for non-native species which would grow well with minimal
supervision and
care in Southern Acre (South of Cruziero do Sul). References and
documentation & plans for successful processing facilities
would also be
greatly appreciated.
Local or Common Name Latin Name
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Cupuassu Theobroma
grandiflorum
Guarana Paullinia
cupana
Copaiba Capaifera
multijug
Vanilla Pampona
schaide
Aracaboi Eugenia
stipitata
Andiroba Carapa
guianensis
Sorva Couma sp.
Breu mescla Protium
trifoliatum
Louro Aniba sp.
Sapata Matisia
cordata
Patoa Jaseenia
bataua
Assai Euterpe
oleracea
Bacaba Oenocarpus
bacaba
Buriti Mauritia
flexuosa
Urucuri Scheelea
matiana
Murumuru Astrocarium
murumuru
Anatto or Urucum Bixa orellana
Replies can be sent to eb15 at cornell.edu, or through the CREAD
and DEVEL-L
listservers. Thank you very much for your help!
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Ned Bade
Department of City and Regional Planning
Cornett University, New York, USA
eb15 at cornell.edu
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