The PPGHI has established numerous cooperation and exchange initiatives with institutions both within Brazil and abroad. Examples of these partnerships include the following universities and research centers:

– Embrapa Tropical Agroindustry, Fortaleza-CE, in the areas of Plant Breeding and Molecular Biology;
– Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ-USP), Piracicaba-SP, and Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia (UFRB), Cruz das Almas-BA, in the field of Irrigation;
– São Paulo State University “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP/Botucatu), in the area of Plant Physiology;
– Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL), Maceió-AL, in the field of Fruit Culture;
– Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), in the area of Meteorology;
– Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife-PE, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), Aracaju-SE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Embrapa Grape and Wine, Bento Gonçalves-RS, University of Caxias do Sul (UCS), Caxias do Sul-RS, and Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), in the areas of Enology and Viticulture;
– Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), Recife-PE, in the fields of Biological Control, Phytopathology, Enology, and Viticulture;
– Embrapa Semi-Arid and University of Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF), Petrolina-PE, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), and Embrapa Agrobiology, Seropédica-RJ, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), Recife-PE, and Embrapa Mid-North, Teresina-PI, in the area of Soil Microbiology;
– Federal Rural University of the Semi-Arid (UFERSA), Mossoró-RN, Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa-PB, and State University of Feira de Santana (UEFS), Feira de Santana-BA, in the fields of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources;
– Agronomic Institute of Campinas (IAC), Campinas-SP, and Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Lavras-MG, in the area of Entomology;
– Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – Wakehurst Place, UK, in London, England, in the field of Seeds.