Companies in the format startups who work in the agricultural sector can participate in Expocitros Tech Mapa Conecta, a promotion that aims to bring together innovative initiatives with private investors for the development of technological solutions in the citrus production chain, which is the cultivation of citrus fruits, especially oranges and lemons. 
The sector intends to find alternatives and digital and communication technologies aimed at information and promotion of the consumption of fruits and juices, the development of digital intelligence tools for the management of orchards and strategies for evaluating the quality and harvesting of the fruit that increase production efficiency. in the field.
Also included are topics such as the development of bio-inputs to supply nutrients and improve the quality of fruit production, plant protection against pests and other climatic and physical factors, reduction of sugar in juice and development of Upcycling Products in the orange juice industry. This term designates a recycling process in which products or by-products from the industrial chain are reused in new, better-value products.
free subscriptions
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, registration is freeand can be done until the day may, 27 next. At startups pre-selected to havea free space, shared in the lounge of the 47th Expocitros, and the three finalists will receive a cash prize.
Expocitros Tech Mapa will have a virtual format and is part of the schedule of the 47th Expocitros and 43rd Citriculture Week, from 6 to June 9, in Cordeirópolis (SP). An initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture, the event is held in partnership with the Sylvio Moreira Citriculture Center, the Agronomic Institute (IAC), the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) and the FB Group, in addition to the collaboration of the Research Support Foundation Agrícola (Fundag) and the FoodTech Hub Latam.
