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Strategic Alliances for EMBRAPA in Agribusiness Innovation Environments: a look at the Amazon.

Innovation Environments; Strategic Partnerships, Research Projects, Amazon Region.

 The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) prepared an Action Plan for the Promotion of Technological Innovation (Innovation Plan 2018-2022), which defined a set of priority actions and goals for the National System of Science, Technology and Innovation (SNCTI). Thus, the MCTI identified the need to encourage the development of Research, Development and Innovation (RD&I) in Brazilian private capital companies and the need to raise funds from public entities. The Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), linked to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA), belonging to the SNCTI, established new guidelines for the execution of its macro programs, aligning internal activities with the 2018-2022 Innovation Plan, to stimulate the increase of RD&I in Brazilian companies, attract business partners and resources through the creation of strategic alliances with these entities. This work sought information about the innovation environments of Agribusiness, especially startups, technology parks and acceleration programs, located in the Legal Amazon, to identify their characteristics, with the objective of contributing to the Business Area and the Decentralized Units of Embrapa in the formation of partnerships, of strategic alliances, for the development of research projects in Embrapa's Amazon portfolio. It was an exploratory study with the use of bibliographic and documental material, examples of experiences and reports with the purpose of attracting partners for the development of Research Projects Type III of Embrapa's Amazon portfolio. A report was prepared that deals with the innovation environments in this region and the instruments that help attract and form strategic alliances for Embrapa. The motivation for preparing this report was to demonstrate the potential, obstacles and opportunities for business and strategic alliances for the development of projects in the Legal Amazon region.