FEPAF - Fundação de Estudos e Pesquisas Agrícolas e Florestais

What FEPAF - Fundação de Estudos e Pesquisas Agrícolas e Florestais does

FEPAF is a Brazilian nonprofit foundation established in 1980 and headquartered in Botucatu, São Paulo, with a 44-employee operation that functions as the commercial and extension arm of UNESP's Faculty of Agricultural Sciences (FCA). Its core business is the organization of scientific and technical events — including the recurring SEAB program, the international AquaNutri aquaculture-nutrition symposium (currently in its 11th edition), the Tree Identification course (5th edition), an Agricultural Drone Operator practical module, and a Snake Biology and Management course — alongside the publication and sale of specialized agronomy and forestry titles.

The foundation distributes content through a WooCommerce-based online store layered on a WordPress CMS, with publication prices ranging from approximately R$10 to R$450, complemented by paid registrations for events and extension courses. End customers are Brazilian academic researchers, agronomy and forestry students, agricultural producers, technicians, and industry professionals, with a smaller forestry-sector commercial relationship with Eucatex Florestal. The economic model is transactional and event-driven, with no recurring SaaS, subscription, or large-enterprise B2B contracts evident in the input.

Operationally, FEPAF depends on a single dominant institutional partnership with UNESP/FCA for faculty talent, content authorship, and audience access, supplemented by a modest direct-to-consumer e-commerce channel. There is no evidence of AI/ML capability, international offices, venture funding, M&A activity, or material headcount growth. The competitive positioning is best characterized as a niche academic-extension publisher and event organizer, structurally anchored to one public university partner in São Paulo State.

Name

FEPAF - Fundação de Estudos e Pesquisas Agrícolas e Florestais

Legal name

Fundação de Estudos e Pesquisas Agrícolas e Florestais

Website

https://fepaf.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

FEPAF is a Botucatu, São Paulo-based nonprofit foundation (est. 1980, 44 staff) that organizes scientific events, extension courses, and agricultural/forestry publications as the commercial arm of UNESP's Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, serving Brazilian researchers, students, and producers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Research Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Book Publishers (51313), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAGAFAC

Life Sciences (Biology, Ecology, Agriculture) Scholarly Publishing

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Academic & Scholarly Publishing (Journals, Monographs)

SECONDARYEDAGABAL

Agriculture, Environmental & Earth Sciences

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Higher Education Textbooks & Courseware

SECONDARYEDAGAGAG

Scientific & Laboratory Reference (Chemistry, Biology, Physics; Methods & Protocols)

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Professional & Technical Reference Publishing

SECONDARYEDAGABAN

Interdisciplinary/General Education & Study Skills

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Higher Education Textbooks & Courseware

Keywords

• Agricultural publishing
• Forestry research
• Agronomic publications
• Agricultural education
• Scientific books

Headquarters

HQ city

Botucatu

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Book and Publication Sales: FEPAF generates revenue through the sale of physical books and e-books covering agricultural sciences, forestry, animal husbandry, and related technical topics. Publications range from R$10 to R$450, with prices varying by format and content complexity.
2. Event Organization: Revenue from organizing and hosting agricultural and forestry events including the SEAB (Semana de Estudos Agropecuários e Florestais), AquaNutri symposium, and various professional courses and training programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

FEPAF publishes and sells a catalog of 50+ scientific and technical books (physical and e-books) covering agricultural sciences, forestry, animal husbandry, plant protection, soil science, and irrigation, primarily authored by UNESP researchers. The foundation also organizes professional courses, symposia, and events such as the SEAB (Semana de Estudos Agropecuários e Florestais) annual studies week, the AquaNutri international fish nutrition symposium, and specialized training courses (e.g., drone operator, tree identification, snake biology).

Product overview

FEPAF is a research foundation that operates an e-commerce publishing platform, selling physical books and e-books on agricultural and forestry sciences. The core offering consists of 52+ published works including technical manuals, field guides, and scientific publications covering crops, animal husbandry, plant protection, forestry, soil science, irrigation, and agricultural technology. The publications are primarily authored by researchers from UNESP (Universidade Estadual Paulista) and partner institutions, distributed through the FEPAF store at fepaf.org.br/loja/.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FEPAF Online Bookstore - Agricultural and Forestry Scientific Publications

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNESP/FCA (Universidade Estadual Paulista - Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEPAF serves as the foundation associated with UNESP's Faculty of Agricultural Sciences in Botucatu, functioning as the primary publishing and research support entity for the institution. The foundation presents its activities to faculty members to strengthen partnerships and collaborative research initiatives.
• FCA Unesp - Faculty of Agricultural SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong institutional partnership for research and publication development. FCA/UNESP faculty members contribute as authors and reviewers for FEPAF publications, and the foundation supports faculty events and academic activities.
• Eucatex FlorestalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the annual 'Dia de Campo do Eucalipto' (Eucalyptus Field Day) event, targeting small and medium producers and university students.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sociedade Brasileira de Silvicultura (SBS): Brazilian forestry society producing forestry references and organizing professional events. Overlaps with FEPAF's forestry publishing and event organization activities, though broader in forestry advocacy rather than book sales.
• Springer Nature: Global scientific publisher with growing Latin American and Portuguese-language content. Comparable as a scholarly publisher in agricultural and forestry sciences, though operating at vastly larger scale and globally.
• Capritec / SBPC (Sociedade Brasileira para o Progresso da Ciência): Brazilian scientific society supporting scientific publishing and dissemination. Comparable as a Brazilian nonprofit that promotes scientific content and academic events, though at broader science scope.
• Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência do Solo (SBCS): Brazilian society for soil science publishing technical references and organizing events. Overlaps with FEPAF's soil science and forestry technical publication portfolio.

Emerging players

• Sociedade Brasileira de Aquicultura (AquaBrasil): Brazilian aquaculture society organizing industry events and publishing technical content. Comparable to FEPAF's AquaNutri symposium and aquaculture-related publication activities.

Direct peers

• Editora Ceres: Brazilian publisher specializing in agricultural science, livestock, and veterinary titles. Comparable as a Portuguese-language technical publisher serving the same Brazilian agricultural academic and professional audience.
• Embrapa: Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation — state-owned R&D enterprise that publishes technical books, bulletins, and scientific content on tropical agriculture and forestry for Brazilian producers. Directly comparable as a Brazil-focused agricultural research/publishing organization.
• Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária / Embrapa Florestas: Embrapa's forestry research unit, publishing technical bulletins and books on forestry management. Direct peer in forestry research publishing for Brazilian markets and similar content categories to FEPAF's forestry titles.
• Editora UFV (Universidade Federal de Viçosa): Brazilian university press at UFV producing agricultural sciences, forestry, and animal husbandry titles. Comparable as a Brazilian academic agricultural publisher with similar catalog scope and customer base.
• ESALQ/USP Publishing (Livraria Rural): Publishing arm of the University of São Paulo's School of Agriculture (Luiz de Queiroz). Directly comparable as a Brazilian agricultural university publishing foundation producing technical books and educational content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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