O InnovPlantProtect (InPP) promotes the seminar “Six years of innovation: The path of CoLABs for the future of the agricultural and agri-food sectors”, on the next day June 11th, from 09h30 until 11h00, in center stage at Espaço InsectERA, located in the Central Cloisters of the National Center for Agricultural Exhibitions and Markets (CNEMA) in Santarém.
The seminar aims to present the practical results and real impact of six Collaborative Laboratories (CoLABs) in Portugal - InnovPlantProtect, Colab4Food, FeedInov, Food4Sustainability, MORE and SmartFarmCoLAB. These interface infrastructures are essential pillars of the National Innovation System (SNI) and play a growing and essential role in the dynamics of innovation for agriculture and agri-food.
The event will be attended by members of the teams and partners of each of the CoLABs, who will talk about their vision of the added value of these interface and innovation entities, from the point of view of those who collaborate directly with them.
The initiative, which is part of the National Agriculture Fair (FNA) 2025, which this year has the theme “Biosolutions” and will be the stage for exploring the innovations that are shaping the future of the sector, brings together different representatives of the innovation ecosystem to show the role of CoLABs in stimulating the transfer of knowledge and making innovation available to agriculture and agri-food in Portugal, creating value and attracting highly qualified human resources to the country.
See the full program in the image below.
The registration for the event is free, but mandatory due to the limited capacity of the space. Guarantee your presence by filling in the available form here.
We look forward to welcoming you for a morning of sharing and debate on the future of innovation in the agricultural and agri-food sectors!
Estamos em contagem decrescente para a Feira Nacional de Agricultura (FNA), uma das maiores feiras agrícolas do país!
É já de 7 a 15 de junho que o InPP vai estar na 61ª edição da Feira Nacional de Agricultura, que se realiza no CNEMA – Centro Nacional de Exposições, em Santarém.
O tema da edição deste ano é “Biosoluções”e pretende destacar a importância das soluções e tecnologias inovadoras no setor agroalimentar e na promoção de práticas mais sustentáveis e eficientes.
A FNA reúne agricultores, empresários e especialistas dos setores agroalimentar, pecuário e agrícola e é um excelente espaço para aumentar a nossa rede de contactos, trocar conhecimentos e apresentar as mais recentes tendências e soluções agrícolas que a nossa equipa tem desenvolvido.
Vai poder encontrar-nos no stand nº.18, à entrada do Espaço dos claustros, dedicado à Agenda InsectERA, entre as 10h e as 20h.
InnovPlantProtect (InPP) took part in the National Olive Growing Fair (FNO 25) in Campo Maior, from May 23 to 25, presenting its latest biological and digital innovations for crop protection, including projects focused on biopesticides for olive diseases and early detection of fungi that cause gafa, and monitoring insect vectors of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, which attacks olive groves. The Elvas CoLAB was present with its own stand to demonstrate its strengths and the impact of its research on agricultural sustainability, inviting producers, technicians and researchers to learn about its innovative bio-based and digital solutions and to actively participate in the discussion of the sector's challenges.
The collaborative laboratory (CoLAB) welcomed visitors at the stand no. 14, located at thematic area at the Campo Maior Municipal Garden, to showcase their activity, the ongoing projects that are developing solutions to the main olive diseases, the patents already submitted, the apps for agricultural management and the bio-based and digital products and services they have to offer the agricultural sector and the market. Throughout the three days of the fair, some of InPP's researchers were at the stand to demonstrate to visitors the various features of the Elvas CoLAB, which has been developing innovation that it hopes will contribute to the sustainability of agricultural systems.
InPP announced ValorCannBio project, which is processing biomass that is not used in the medical cannabis industry to develop effective and sustainable biopesticides against gafa and tuberculosis, The project will be carried out in the municipality of Elvas, which is responsible for decimating entire harvests, leading to severe economic losses and compromising food quality. The impact of this project will be felt in the municipality of Elvas, where the project is being developed, but it is expected that it will extend to the entire olive-growing region from Trás-os-Montes to the Algarve, where production losses are increasing due to these diseases. O AlViGen project was also one of the protagonists and is using cutting-edge technology to detecting and identifying the strains of fungi that cause gafa, long before the symptoms become visible. The project team has used traps to collect spores that circulate in the air to monitor the presence of fungi, which can give farmers an important advantage in preventing infections and protecting their crops, reducing production losses.
O SNM_XylellaVt project, The SNM_XylellaVt project, led by DRAPCENTRO and in which InPP actively participates, was also highlighted at FNO. SNM_XylellaVt is monitor the insect vectors of the bacteria Xyllela fastidiosa, in particular the foam leafhopper, the insect responsible for transmitting the bacterium, which attacks various agricultural and forestry crops, and in particular olive groves. The project team is developing new tools, such as risk prediction models which, in the presence of the bacterium, whether in plants or insect vectors, will allow the National Agricultural Warning Service (SNAA) to alert, in real time, about the economic attack levels (EAL) for these insects, thus allowing prevent infection of the main crops. As part of this project, the team has also developed an online platform where citizens can report the sighting of foams, which are signs of the presence of the insect vectors of X. fastidiosa, This will help to map its temporal and spatial distribution and to plan measures to combat this bacterium.
The FNO, organized jointly by the Campo Maior City Council and the Centre for the Study and Promotion of Olive Oil in the Alentejo (CEPAAL), is an event that aims to enhance national olive growing, and in particular Portuguese olive oil, boosting the local economy and bringing together professionals from the sector - producers, technicians, or researchers - from all over the country to discuss challenges and trends in the Portuguese olive and olive oil sector.
The first Newsletter of the +Valorcer project is now available!
This project began in April 2023 with the aim of encouraging innovation, increasing management efficiency and enhancing cereal production in Portugal.
The project team, led by InnovPlantProtect (InPP), has been carrying out a capacity building program for cereal producer organizations, so that they can help farmers increase production, and also the creation of a blockchain system, which will ensure reliable, transparent, secure and quality food supply chains that will transform national production.
Access the newsletter to keep up to date with all the news and results of the project here.
The InnovPlantProtect (InPP) collaborative laboratory (CoLAB) was present for the first time at the 56th edition of AGRO - International Agriculture, Livestock and Food Fair, at stand no. F88 in the Altice Fórum Braga, between March 21 and 24, 2024.
At the stand it was possible to learn more about InPP's activity in the field of developing innovative bio-based and digital solutions for crop protection against pests and diseases, including specific services and products that CoLAB is already prepared to offer the agricultural sector and the market.
Image credits: InnovPlantProtect - Inês Ferreira
Three of InPP's researchers, Alexandra Machado, João Colaço and Nuno Faria, and the communications manager, Inês Ferreira, were on site throughout the four days of the fair to demonstrate InPP's various capabilities to visitors.
The Department of New Biopesticides, for example, brought biological control agents (BCA) - fungi and bacteria in Petri dishes, namely the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, which causes pyriculariosis of rice, as well as some BCA that inhibit the M. oryzae.
In addition, the team also took several species of powdered algae in different colors, such as blue, green and red, which have been explored as part of the project Vertical Algae, The aim of the project, which is part of the Blue Bioeconomy Pact Mobilizing Agenda, is to understand their capacity as biopesticides against fungi and bacteria that cause disease in various agricultural crops that are important for national agriculture and beyond.
Image credits: InnovPlantProtect - Inês Ferreira
The Department of Formulations and Process Development took small alginate capsules with dyes, which encapsulate biological control agents, to exemplify the process of encapsulating active biocontrol agents that the department is working on.
Image credits: InnovPlantProtect - Inês Ferreira
The Department of Data Management and Risk Analysis spoke about microbiome analysis and the development of risk models, and presented some of the applications developed by the InPP.
In terms of Protection of Specific Crops, It was also possible to learn more about the laboratory services we offer, namely molecular identification and diagnosis, as well as to see wheat, ryegrass, Persian clover and tomato plants, crops that have been used in the SP6 sub-project of the Blue Economy Pact to test the biostimulant and bioprotective capacity of different varieties of algae.
Image credits: InnovPlantProtect - Inês Ferreira
The Department of Pest and Disease Monitoring and Diagnosis presented the projects “ABC - AgriBioCircular”, “MoniTREEng” and “Artificial Intelligence applied to a prediction and early detection system for Phytophthora cinnamomi in dehesa ecosystems”. Also featured were decision support systems based on GIS, spatial databases and web/mobile applications.
Image credits: InnovPlantProtect - Inês Ferreira
On the first day of the 56th edition of AGRO, the InPP stand was visited by the Mayor of Braga, Ricardo Rio, who learned about CoLAB's activities and the various projects underway. Also on this day, the InPP team received a visit from Palmira Maciel, candidate for the Braga constituency in the Portuguese Parliament, who was accompanied by Sílvia Sousa, one of the members of the Socialist Party's candidacy for Braga City Council in the Municipal Elections of September 26, 2021, led by Hugo Pires.
Image credits: InnovPlantProtect - Inês Ferreira
Videos, photos and presentations were always available on a television, so that visitors could virtually “enter” our house, laboratories, fieldwork, events and other initiatives, as well as chat with the team present to welcome them.
CoLAB's participation in AGRO Braga was positive, attracting a wide range of visitors, including industry professionals, farmers and students.
InnovPlantProtect (InPP) witnessed the presentation day of CropLife Portugal, the new name for the National Association of the Plant Protection Industry (ANIPLA), which took place on March 20 at the Temple of Poetry in Oeiras.
At this event, ANIPLA announced its new image and identity, changing its name to CropLife Portugal - Association of the Plant Protection Science Industry. In addition to a new name, it is also broadening the scope of its activity, with a more complete vision of the new technologies and innovations developed by the industry that allow professionals to respond to increasingly demanding challenges.
With this change, CropLife Portugal now integrates the areas of biological control, biotechnology, digital tools and precision agriculture, thus encompassing a wider range of sustainable crop protection solutions and providing farmers with greater knowledge about them.
CropLife Portugal also announced the launch of its new website, which accompanies the new identity and image and is a platform for sharing content, news and relevant information for professionals in the sector and for all those who want to follow the industry's work in favor of safe and sustainable food.
Find out more on the CropLife Portugal website here.
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