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.
On November 16, we had the pleasure of attending the Annual Meeting of the Bioresources for Sustainability Unit. GREEN-IT, which he brought together at the Institute of Chemical and Biological Technology (ITQB NOVA), in Oeiras, the members of the Scientific Advisory Board and researchers from the various institutions that make up this Unit, such as InnovPlantProtect (InPP).
The director of the New Biopesticides department, Cristina Azevedo, was one of the guest speakers at the first talk and presented InPP, the work carried out by the five departments of the Collaborative Laboratory (CoLAB), as well as the projects in which we are involved.
The aim of the meeting was to take stock of the Research Unit's situation in the areas of soil health, plant protection and production, as well as the plans for the Unit's new structure.
Special thanks to GREEN-IT for the invitation. It was a great networking moment!
InnovPlantProtect (InPP) will be present at NOVA Science & Innovation Day, promoted by NOVA University Lisbon, The event will take place next Tuesday, November 21, at the Rectory's facilities on the Campolide Campus.
NOVA Science & Innovation Day is an event that aims to showcase excellent science, research and innovation at the University and is a unique opportunity for the academic community, as well as the general public, to get a closer look at the scientific work carried out at NOVA University Lisbon and how it translates into innovation and the creation of value for society.
We'll be at the Innovation Fair, taking place all day in the Rectory atrium, to show you everything that our Elven collaborative laboratory (CoLAB) is already doing for crop protection and pest and disease prevention, with a highly qualified team and very broad and diverse skills.
Other CoLABs, proprietary technologies and specialized services will also be represented at the Innovation Fair, Spin-offs and other companies in the University's ecosystem.
Don't miss the chance to talk to us! We'll be here until 6pm!
InnovPlantProtect (InPP) took part in another seminar on “Technology and Information in Agriculture - Smart Farm Virtual”, promoted by the National Association of the Plant Protection Industry (ANIPLA), which took place this time in the Algarve, at the Algarve Regional Directorate for Agriculture and Fisheries (DRAP Algarve), on the afternoon of November 7th. At the seminar it was possible to discuss some of the biggest challenges currently facing the agricultural sector, as well as explore some of the most advanced tools that allow professionals to adopt more sustainable and planet-friendly practices.
Pedro Fevereiro, InPP's executive director, took part in the panel “Tools for more sustainable production systems”, in which he demonstrated some of the solutions that already exist, such as new formulations, new biopesticides and new genomic techniques, and which are being created in response to the sector's production needs and the constraints imposed by the requirements of the European Green Deal.
InPP's CEO was also a speaker at the “Technology and Information in Agriculture” round table, which focused on the current requirements of the European Green Deal and the challenges it poses for the day-to-day work of professionals, as well as the revision of the Sustainable Use Regulation, and in which Gabriela Cruz, President of the Portuguese Association for Soil Conservation Mobilization (APOSOLO), Sandra Germano, a technician from DRAP Algarve, and João Bento Inácio, from the company JBI Group, He was representing the region's farmers. The round table was moderated by João Cardoso, Executive Director of ANIPLA.
The round table ended with a unanimous conclusion: we need to invest in research and the development of new tools to keep up with the European Union's train, which in turn has to make it possible to approve new solutions, such as new plant protection products and biopesticides, so as not to leave farmers without alternatives to the problems that no longer have a solution. Before banning, the European Union must guarantee alternatives and regulate the approval of these new solutions.
Topics such as the importance of biotechnology in adapting plants to the challenges of climate change, the need to make digital and precision agriculture accessible, and how conservation agriculture protects the soil and promotes biodiversity were also debated at the event, which was organized as part of the Smart Farm Hub project, in which InPP is a partner.
This is yet another seminar, organized as part of the Smart Farm Virtual Roadshow and promoted by ANIPLA, which is dedicated to raising awareness among professionals in the agricultural sector and the general public of the best practices for the sector that contribute most to the sustainability of the planet and can really make a difference in their day-to-day production. The roadshow will continue to tour various cities across the country to showcase the platform Smart Farm Virtual, This is the digital extension of ANIPLA's Smart Farm, located at Companhia das Lezírias, which you can visit to learn more about sustainable agricultural practices.
Special thanks to ANIPLA for the initiative! It was an excellent opportunity to talk and share with curious, aspiring and professional farmers about the main challenges facing the sector, as well as the tools available for an (even more) sustainable agricultural practice.
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