The INTECRAL Project

INTECRAL (Integrated Eco Technologies and Services for a Sustainable Rural Rio de Janeiro) is a German-Brazilian research project (2013–2017) funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in cooperation with the Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock Program RIO RURAL (SEAPPA-PRR). It contributes to a sustainable development of the rural areas of Rio de Janeiro state by (a) enhancing the competitiveness of the agricultural sector, (b) providing environmentally friendly and climate-adapted solutions for land and water management, and (c) adopting appropriate green technologies. In this chapter, we provide an overview of the project and outline the main outcomes as well as the way forward.