EMATER-PB

What EMATER-PB does

EMATER-PB (Empresa Paraibana de Pesquisa, Extensão Rural e Regularização Fundiária), also operating under the trade name EMPAER, is a state government-owned enterprise (empresa pública estadual) under the Government of Paraíba in Northeast Brazil. It holds an official mandate for agricultural research, rural extension services, technical assistance, and land regularization (regularização fundiária) for small and medium rural producers across the state's municipalities. The entity is headquartered in Cabedelo, Paraíba, and operates approximately 160 employees through a distributed network of municipal field offices.

The organization delivers its services through a multi-system digital platform managed by GETEC (Gerência de Tecnologia da Informação). Core systems include SIGATER (agricultural management and producer registration), SWAP (agricultural program monitoring), SETRO (rural technical assistance workflows), and a Pluviometric Data System (integrated with state water agency AESA, covering 2012-2026 rainfall records). An internal Intranet/Rede EMPAER provides employee services such as payslip access. Distribution combines physical municipal offices, an online services portal, the Feira do Produtor (producer fair) for direct market access, and digital outreach via YouTube, podcast, and WhatsApp.

As a state-owned public enterprise, EMATER-PB operates under state budget funding rather than a traditional commercial revenue model. There is no publicly disclosed revenue, pricing model, or subscription structure. The customer base consists of small and medium rural producers across Paraíba requiring agricultural extension, technical assistance, and land regularization services. Strategic partnerships are limited to the parent government entity (Governo do Estado da Paraíba) and the data-sharing alliance with AESA for meteorological and hydrological information integration.

Name

EMATER-PB

Legal name

Empresa Paraibana de Pesquisa, Extensão Rural e Regularização Fundiária

Website

https://emater.pb.gov.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

EMATER-PB (Empresa Paraibana de Pesquisa, Extensão Rural e Regularização Fundiária) is a Paraíba state-owned enterprise providing agricultural research, rural extension services, technical assistance, and land regularization to small and medium rural producers across Paraíba, Brazil, via field offices and digital systems including SIGATER, SWAP, and SETRO.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Extension Services

NAICS

Farm Management Services (115116), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511), Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry (115)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFACABAL

Carbon, Sustainability & Farm Certification Support (Agro-Environmental Advisory)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Crop Consulting & Agronomy Services (Soil Health, Nutrient Planning, Yield Consulting)

SECONDARYEUAHADAI

Agriculture & Land-Use MRV (Soil carbon, livestock, forestry/REDD+)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Emissions Measurement, Reporting & Verification (MRV)

Keywords

• Agricultural extension services
• Rural technical assistance
• Land regularization services
• Agricultural data management
• Rural research services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cabedelo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EMATER-PB provides agricultural research, rural technical extension, and land regularization services to rural producers across the state of Paraíba, Brazil. The organization supports farmers through on-the-ground technical assistance via municipal field offices, digital service platforms (SIGATER, SWAP, SETRO), and producer fairs. It also collects and distributes pluviometric (rainfall) data for agricultural monitoring and decision-making.

Product overview

EMATER-PB (Empresa Paraibana de Pesquisa, Extensão Rural e Regularização Fundiária) operates a multi-system platform for agricultural research, rural extension, and land regularization services in the state of Paraíba, Brazil. The core portfolio includes SIGATER for agricultural management and producer assistance, SWAP for program monitoring, SETRO for technical extension services, and a Pluviometric Data System for rainfall monitoring. These interconnected systems are managed by GETEC (Gerência de Tecnologia da Informação) and supported by an internal intranet providing employee services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• AESA (Agência Executiva de Gestão das Águas do Estado da Paraíba)coreTechnology or IntegrationData sharing partnership for meteorological and pluviometric information collection and distribution, integrated into EMATER's agricultural monitoring systems
• Governo do Estado da ParaíbaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent government entity providing institutional mandate and funding for agricultural research and rural extension activities across the state

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CODEVASF (Companhia de Desenvolvimento dos Vales do São Francisco e do Parnaíba): Federal development company for the São Francisco and Parnaíba valleys — comparable as a public-sector entity providing agricultural development, irrigation support, and rural extension across semi-arid Northeast Brazil, overlapping EMATER-PB's region and mission.
• EMBRAPA (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária): Brazil's federal agricultural research corporation — operates at national scale in agricultural research and technology transfer, with the same mission elements (research, technical knowledge for producers) but at much broader scope than EMATER-PB's state-level focus.
• CONAB (Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento): Brazilian federal food supply agency — operates adjacent functions in agricultural data, market intelligence, and producer support programs, comparable as a public-sector agricultural-support entity operating at larger geographic scope.

Direct peers

• EMATER-MG (Empresa de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural do Estado de Minas Gerais): State-level agricultural extension and technical assistance entity in Minas Gerais with the same mandate structure as EMATER-PB — provides the closest analog as another state EMATER serving smallholder farmers with field offices and digital systems.
• EMATER-PR (Instituto Paranaense de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural): Paraná's state agricultural extension entity — directly comparable to EMATER-PB in function (rural extension, technical assistance) and digital platform delivery, serving small and medium producers in a different Brazilian state.
• EMATER-RS (ASCAR): Rio Grande do Sul's rural extension entity — comparable as another state-level EMATER delivering technical assistance to farmers, with similar field-office distribution and producer-support programs.
• AESA (Agência Executiva de Gestão das Águas do Estado da Paraíba): Paraíba's water management agency and EMATER-PB's strategic data-sharing partner — comparable as another Paraíba state entity generating agricultural and climate-relevant data (pluviometric, hydrological) used to inform rural producers in the same geography.
• EPAGRI (Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária e Extensão Rural de Santa Catarina): Santa Catarina's combined agricultural research and rural extension entity — directly comparable as it bundles research, extension, and technical assistance under one state-owned entity, mirroring EMATER-PB's integrated mandate.
• Agricultura Familiar e Desenvolvimento do Semiárido (Secretaria da Paraíba): Paraíba's state secretariat for family agriculture and semi-arid development — directly comparable as another Paraíba state entity whose mission to support smallholder farmers in the semi-arid region substantially overlaps with EMATER-PB's mandate.

Regional players

• Instituto Agronômico de Pernambuco (IPA): Pernambuco's state agricultural research and extension entity — comparable peer in function (research, extension, technical assistance) and in operating in Brazil's Northeast semi-arid region, but serving a different state.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=9LZ8Cd3g3E8
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/emater-pb

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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