Yesterday, December 8, Unaerp received the 19th Prêmio Visão Agro (19º Agro Vision Award). The University accumulates tradition and experience of more than 40 years in programs and research in areas related and applied to the agroindustry.

At the ceremony for awarding the trophies, the University was represented by the Provost, Professor Suzelei de Castro França, by the coordinator of the Doctoral and Masters Programs in Biotechnology, Professor Doctor Mozart de Azevedo Marins, and by Professor Cristina Pereira Paschoalato, from the Chemistry Engineering program.

Since the 1980s, Unaerp has invested in studies and established partnerships in the agro-industrial sector, having received the Scientific Merit Award granted by the government of the State of São Paulo when the genome of the bacterium Xylella Fastidiosa, a pest of citrus, was elucidated. This research was conducted in national collaboration and co-authors had their names included among international researchers of excellence in the field of genomics.

About Prêmio Visão Agro 

Created in 2003, the objective of the Award is to recognize professionals, companies and institutions that have contributed to establishing quality and productivity standards in the agribusiness area, one of the main economic segments in the country.

Throughout its last editions (to which the Center-South edition was added, from 2007, entitled Visão Agro Centro-Sul), the evaluation and awards have honored great institutions, companies and personalities of the sector.