About PPGAD

Digital agroenergy emerges as an economically and environmentally viable alternative, playing a key role in facilitating a smoother transition to an energy matrix with greater participation of renewable and clean energy sources. Brazil’s energy matrix already has a significant share of renewables and has accumulated extensive experience in fuel alcohol production. Added to this is Brazil’s geographic advantage in terms of solar radiation, arable land, and advanced technology in soil and tropical crop management.

For the state of Tocantins, the establishment of a master’s program in Digital Agroenergy aligns with its potential as an agricultural frontier, promising in grain production and biomass generation that can be converted into biofuels. The knowledge produced can support the development of the agroenergy production chain and position the state as a key player in this sector.

In this context, the Digital Agroenergy Postgraduate Program (PPGAD) aims to develop, enhance, and disseminate knowledge on techniques for producing bioenergy crops, biofuel production processes, and the potential use of byproducts (residues), while relating them to socioeconomic and environmental aspects, especially in Brazil’s North and Central-West regions.

Approved by Capes in 2007, PPGAD began its Master’s program activities in March 2008 with the first cohort of 12 students. The program is open to professionals from different fields of knowledge related to agroenergy production chains.

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