Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento na Cadeia Produtiva de Frangos de Corte no Brasil

Abstract: Over the last years, the production of Brazilian broiler increased by 112%, pushing up exports sharply. This excellent performance has settled Brazil as the largest exporter and third largest producer of broiler. Thousands of producers and hundreds of processing and exporting companies represent this sector. Its organization, use of technology and management skills have been an example of success for other meat chains. This success resulted from technological innovations, as well as the use of an efficient system of Research and Development (R&D). This article aims to analyze the R&D process in the production chain of Brazilian broiler, especially the stages of production and industrialization. A search had been carried out with the use of semi-structured questionnaires with professionals in the production and industrialization areas. The results showed that most of the surveyed companies has its own structure of R&D and develop research more strongly directed to the development of products or processes, some more intensively, looking for technological innovations, and others just test products already developed. A positive fact is that public institutions, such as universities and PRIs (Public Research Institutes), are important partners in this process, which demonstrates confidence in these institutions, as well as a concern to maximize physical, human and financial resources.

摘要：近年来，巴西肉鸡产量增幅达112%，出口规模随之大幅攀升。这一亮眼表现让巴西跻身全球最大的肉鸡出口国与第三大肉鸡生产国行列。该产业涵盖数千家养殖企业与数百家加工及出口企业，其产业组织模式、技术应用能力与管理水平，已成为全球其他肉类产业链借鉴的成功标杆。这一成功的背后，离不开技术创新与高效的研究与开发（Research and Development，R&D）体系支撑。本文旨在剖析巴西肉鸡产业链中的研发流程，尤其聚焦养殖与工业化加工两大环节。研究团队针对养殖与工业化加工领域的专业人士，采用半结构化问卷开展了调研。调研结果显示，多数受访企业拥有独立的研发架构，研发活动多围绕产品或工艺开发展开：部分企业投入力度较强，专注于技术创新；另有部分企业仅对已研发成型的产品开展测试验证。值得肯定的是，高校与公共研究机构（Public Research Institutes，PRIs）等公共科研机构是该研发进程中的重要合作伙伴，这既体现了产业界对这类机构的信任，也反映出各方对最大化整合物力、人力与财力资源的重视。