Rafael Vivian

Bachelor of Science in Agronomy (2003) from the Federal University of Santa Maria, a Master's degree in Plant Science from the Federal University of Viçosa, and a PhD in Agronomy from ESALQ - University of São Paulo. In 2008, he reached a PhD internship at the Crop Weed Ecology department, University of Wageningen - Netherland. His professional career in Tropical Agriculture was in business innovation, being part of the product and development BASF team (2008). Researcher at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - EMBRAPA since 2011, he has addressed projects into sustainable agricultural management systems. In addition, as a Market supervisor and Market Manager, Vivian focused on marketing and agribusiness issues, including the general coordination of the market niche workshops in 2015. Furthermore, he performed analyses and studies of the farming market and incorporated new concepts of circular economy and bioeconomy into the sector as Embrapa Marketing Manager. Former Business and Innovation Deputy at Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (2019-2023). (Fonte: Currículo Lattes)