Nanofertilizers as a strategy to reduce water stress

• Grant number: 22/14850-5
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Innovative Research in Small Business - PIPE
• Start date: February 01, 2023
• End date: January 31, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Chemistry
• Agreement: FINEP - Centelha SP Program
• Principal Investigator: Marcelo Domingos
• Grantee: Marcelo Domingos
• Company: PBF Nutrientes Ltda
• CNAE: Fabricação de adubos e fertilizantes ; Comércio atacadista de defensivos agrícolas, adubos, fertilizantes e corretivos do solo
• City: Ribeirão Preto
• Associated research grant(s): 23/00244-9 - Nanofertilizers as a strategy to reduce water stress, AP.PIPE
• Associated scholarship(s): 23/00892-0 - Development of a sustainable nanofertilizer and formulation of the minimum viable product (MVP) for market validation, BP.TT

Abstract

PBF Nutrientes is a startup that develops nanotechnology solutions for sustainable agriculture, and its mission is to increase plantation productivity in the face of climate change and water stress. The startup has a DNA of innovation and development of sustainable and efficient agrochemicals to reduce oxidative stress and excess reactive oxygen species in plants. (AU)