Center for Carbon Research in Tropical Agriculture (CCARBON)

• Grant number: 21/10573-4
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC
• Duration: September 01, 2023 - August 31, 2028
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy - Soil Science
• Principal Investigator: Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri
• Grantee: Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri
• Host Institution: Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais:( Atuais ): Adibe Luiz Abdalla ; Fabio Ricardo Marin ; Fernando Dini Andreote ; Fernando Luis Cônsoli ; Flávio Augusto Portela Santos ; Heitor Cantarella ; Helaine Carrer ; João Luís Nunes Carvalho ; Joaquim Bento de Souza Ferreira Filho ; Luís Reynaldo Ferracciú Alleoni ; Luiz Carlos Estraviz Rodriguez ; Maurício Roberto Cherubin ; Pedro Henrique Santin Brancalion ; Thais Maria Ferreira de Souza Vieira ; Tiago Osório Ferreira
• Pesquisadores principais:( Anteriores ): Tsai Siu Mui
• Associated researchers: Adibe Luiz Abdalla ; Alan Joseph Franzluebbers ; Antonio Augusto Franco Garcia ; Antonio Carlos de Azevedo ; Carlos Alexandre Costa Crusciol ; Carlos Augusto Colombo ; Carlos Guilherme Silveira Pedreira ; Catarina Barbosa Careta ; Celso Omoto ; Cimélio Bayer ; Durval Dourado Neto ; Edmilson Moutinho dos Santos ; Ernani Pinto Junior ; Gerd Sparovek ; Italo Delalibera Júnior ; Jean Pierre Henry Balbaud Ometto ; Joao Roberto Spotti Lopes ; José Alexandre Melo Demattê ; Klaas Metselaar ; Leidivan Almeida Frazão ; Luis Eduardo Aranha Camargo ; Miguel Cooper ; Newton La Scala Júnior ; Paulo Mazzafera ; Pedro Henrique Santin Brancalion ; Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues ; Sila Carneiro da Silva ; Silvia Regina Galleti ; Stoécio Malta Ferreira Maia ; Suzana Caetano da Silva Lannes ; Thiago Libório Romanelli ; Tiago Osório Ferreira ; Tsai Siu Mui
• Associated grant(s): 24/01979-5 - Stratification of soil sampling using spatio-temporal soil and plant mapping technologies: bases for defining the uncertainties and scalability of the assessment (baseline and monitoring) of soil carbon stocks, AP.R; 24/02021-0 - Simulation of future scenarios for pastures in Brazil: strategies for minimizing climate risks, AP.R
• Associated scholarship(s): 24/10043-3 - ROCK POWDER WEATHERING AS A STRATEGY FOR ORGANIC CARBON STABILIZATION THROUGH ORGANOMINERAL INTERACTIONS, BP.DD; 24/17979-4 - Influence of crop biodiversification on the functional groups of soil carbon fraction., BP.IC; 24/14833-9 - Scientific texts in a language appropriate for the lay public, BP.JC; + associated scholarships 24/10211-3 - Sustainable extraction of bioactive compounds from oil residues., BP.DR; 24/06285-1 - Impact of Global Warming on Soil Organic Carbon Stocks Dynamics in Mangrove Ecosystem: Evaluation of Climate Change Feedbacks, BP.PD; 24/08446-2 - Pastures sustainable development in Brazil: spatially explicit soil multifunctionality modelling for a climate-changing world, BP.DR; 24/07657-0 - Effect of the distribution pattern, density, and diversity of native trees in silvopastoral system in the Amazon biome, BP.PD; 24/08385-3 - Calcium and magnesium silicate and lime on the carbon balance in long-term no-tillage system, BP.IC; 23/10866-7 - Using synchrotron tomography to elucidate the role of carbon and pore structure on soil physical resilience in Brazilian tropical and subtropical regions, BP.PD; 24/02381-6 - Future scenarios of crop yield and water use by sugarcane in Brazil: a multi-model approach for soil management in adaptation to climate change, BP.PD; 24/07430-5 - Effect of Increased Salinity on Organic Matter (De)stabilization Processes in Mangrove Soil: Implications for Future Climate Scenarios, BP.IC; 24/14550-7 - Simulation of climate change and its impacts on biological nitrogen fixation in soybean in a tropical environment., BP.IC; 24/03712-6 - Enzymatic activity and CO2 emission by soil microbiota as a function of variation in ambient temperature of an Oxisol under degraded pasture and under crop-livestock-forest integration., BP.IC; 24/10455-0 - Pesticide soil contamination interference in the diversity and abundance of soil communities and the soil carbon pools, BP.PD; 23/18096-6 - Greenhouse gas mitigating potential using lime and calcium and magnesium silicate in a long-term no-tillage system, BP.DR; 24/03722-1 - Soil health assessment in desertified drylands in Brazil, BP.DR; 24/11246-5 - Measuring N2O emissions and carbon sequestration in sugarcane soils under biochar application, BP.TT; 24/02508-6 - Soil health assessment in agricultural areas in Southern Brazil: an approach using multiple methodologies and application scales, BP.MS; 24/06301-7 - Stable isotopes in the determination of greenhouse gases from integrated systems: in vivo and in vitro approaches, BP.PD; 24/05622-4 - Use of Limestone Mining Pickling to Improve Soil Conditions and Resilience of Sandy Soils to Climate Change, BP.IC; 24/07081-0 - Stable isotopes in the determination of greenhouse gases from integrated systems: in vivo and in vitro approaches, BP.TT; 24/05184-7 - INTENSIFIED MANAGEMENT IN REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE: IMPACTS ON INTRAGREGATE ORGANIC MATTER, BP.MS; 24/05817-0 - Support for field measurements on greenhouse gas (CO2, CH4 and N2O) fluxes in pasture systems in Brazil, BP.TT; 24/03777-0 - Forage biomass of Tithonia diversifolia associated with different agro-industrial co-products in sheep feed: potential for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, BP.DR; 24/06008-8 - Land-use change effects on soil greenhouse gas emissions in the Matopiba region: the new Brazilian agricultural frontier, BP.IC; 24/00033-0 - Resilience of integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems to climate change in the Amazon Biome, BP.PD; 23/11900-4 - Synchrotron X-ray tomography: a step forward in the understanding of N2O emissions pathways in tropical soils, BP.PD; 23/17508-9 - Carbon Balance Mapping of the Brazilian Agricultural Areas by Geotechnologies: A New Approach, BP.PD; 23/10897-0 - Development of on-farm and computational tools for assessing soil health in Brazilian croplands, BP.DR; 23/11337-8 - Effect of land use change and sugarcane management practices on soil C, soil health and associated ecosystem services: an evidence synthesis, BP.PD; 23/16516-8 - The multilevel interplay among soil - plant - herbivore microbiota under the effect of pesticides with antibiotic effects in the system maize - fall armyworm., BP.DR; 23/08814-9 - MONS: Mechanisms of nitrous oxide emission in tropical soil, BP.PD; 23/06841-9 - Impact of Extreme Weather on Iron-Mediated Organo-Mineral Interactions in Mangrove Soils, BP.PD; 23/05538-0 - IMPACT OF ORGANIC CARBON FRACTIONS ON SOIL STRENGTH MECHANISMS, BP.IC; 23/00518-1 - Impact of inclusion of dry distillers grains plus solubles on performance, nitrogen excretion, rumen microbiota and greenhouse gas emissions in feedlot cattle, BP.DR - associated scholarships

Abstract

Brazil is one of the world's largest producers and exporters of food, feed, fiber and (bio)fuel. Estimates indicated that the country would need to increase food production in 40% to meet global demands by 2050. Meanwhile, tropical agricultural systems have to be important allies to sequester carbon (C) and reduce greenhouse gases emission, and consequently, contribute to mitigating climate changes. Therefore, the challenge is to increase agricultural production reconciling environmental, social and economic sustainability. In this context, we propose the creation of the Center for Carbon Research in Tropical Agriculture (CCARBON), hosted at ESALQ/USP, one of the most respected Agricultural Colleges worldwide. The CCARBON mission will be to develop innovative solutions and strategies on carbon-based sustainable tropical agriculture to mitigate climate change and improve living standards and conditions. Our vision is to be recognized as a world-class leader center on low-C tropical agriculture and qualification of human resources through research, innovation, and dissemination activities. To achieve the CCARBON goals, strategic, multidisciplinary and innovative research lines will cover five major areas: soil, plant and animal, gases, climate and digital tools. The center will also be embedded into a large innovation ecosystem to support discoveries and new technologies through institutional-public-private partnerships. We designed multiple strategies to actively disseminate the knowledge and innovations, contributing to farmers and stakeholders to adopt more sustainable practices, as well as creating low-C public awareness, and supporting the elaboration of the public policies. We expected our world-class research center will identify the main challenges and develop and implement solutions to increase sustainable agri-food production of tropical agrosystems, reducing GHG emissions and increasing C sequestration through climate-smart management practices. The outcomes will pave the way towards a low-C economy and promote sustainable social development in the coming decades. (AU)