The Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre is now a member of InnovPlantProtect (InPP), joining the 12 founding members: Câmara Municipal de Elvas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (INIAV), Centro de Biotecnologia Agrícola e Agro-alimentar do Alentejo (CEBAL), Universidade de Évora, Syngenta Crop Protection, Bayer Crop Science, Fertiprado, Federação Nacional das Organizações de Produtores de Frutas e Hortícolas (FNOP), Associação Nacional de Produtores de Milho e Sorgo (Anpromis), Associação Nacional de Produtores de Proteaginosas, Oleaginosas e Cereais (ANPOC) and Casa do Arroz.
“Joining the InnovPlantProtect collaborative laboratory is a decisive step towards affirming the Polytechnic of Portalegre as a research and investment attraction hub for the Alentejo region, capable of boosting the creation of qualified jobs and densifying the country's interior, reinforcing the relevance of this region to the growth and development of the Portuguese agricultural sector,” says Luís Loures, president of the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre (IPPortalegre).
In a note published on IPPortalegre's website, it can be read that this association was already expected, “considering the growing cooperation between the two entities, in particular through the Escola Superior Agrária de Elvas - IPPortalegre”. IPPortalegre now hopes to contribute to, among other things: increasing CoLAB's capabilities in the area of applied biological sciences, boosting participation in research projects with complementary lines of work; boosting internships and other practical activities in InnovPlantProtect's research areas for students from the Polytechnic; increasing and diversifying the number of partners of the laboratory, with intervention in the agricultural area, thus boosting its capacity to penetrate the regional economic fabric in its area of activity.
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