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InnovPlantProtect (InPP) will be present at the 2nd edition of the Microbiome PT Summit, organized by BioData.co.uk, Portugal's national bioinformatics and biological data platform, by the national node of the European biological data program, ELIXIR EN, and the European research network on host-microbe symbiosis SymbNET, which began yesterday, October 26, and is still going on today, at the Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), in Lisbon.

The Microbiome PT Summit brings together the scientific community in Portugal that is working with microbiomes to discuss the latest advances in this area, share experiences and knowledge and network.

The director of the Data Management and Risk Analysis department, Ricardo Ramiro, was one of the guest speakers at session IV dedicated to Industry, with a presentation entitled “Microbiome analysis as a service in agriculture: challenges and opportunities”.

InPP researcher João Colaço was also present at the event to present the poster “Soil microbiome in pear orchards: is there an effect of Rosellinia necatrix?.

Today marks the end of another edition of the Microbiome PT Summit! In 2024 it's back in Lisbon!

More information can be found on the event page here.

InnovPlantProtect (InPP) will take part in the 12th National Meeting on Integrated Protection (ENPI), promoted by the Escola Superior Agrária de Elvas (ESAE) of the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre (IPP), which will take place on October 30 and 31, 2023.

With the motto “Integrated Protection's Contribution to the SDGs”, the meeting aims to bring together experts from research, teaching and production, as well as young students interested in the protection of plants and plant products, to analyze, share knowledge, propose and debate innovative ideas and techniques for protecting crops and agricultural products.

ENPI will address four main thematic areas such as “Crop protection in the context of climate change and globalization”, “Recovering the concepts of “Risk estimation” and “Decision making” in the context of emerging problems”, “Plant defence mechanisms” and “Alternative means of protection”.

The director of the New Biopesticides department, Cristina Azevedo, will be one of the guest speakers at session 4 entitled “Towards new bio-based solutions to control plant diseases”.

Registration for ENPI is still open until October 29, 2023 using the form available here ahere.

More information on the event website here.

Don't miss the chance to be part of the 12th edition of ENPI!

On October 23rd, InnovPlantProtect (InPP) was present at the conference “Cereals in Portugal: From Volatility to Valorization” promoted by the Association of Protein, Oilseed and Cereal Producers (ANPOC) and which took place at NEW IMS - Campolide Campus, in Lisbon, and addressed fundamental issues related to cereal production in Portugal and the international market.

The main objectives of this meeting were to discuss how national cereal production is facing the challenges posed by the volatility of the international market. In addition, it sought to draw the attention of Portuguese public opinion to the critical issues in the international cereal market and to find ways of enhancing national production while guaranteeing minimum security stocks.

The colloquium was attended by experts and opinion leaders from the agricultural sector, including Rogério Ferreira, Director General of the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development, Miguel de Castro Neto, Director of NOVA IMS, and Arnaud Petit, Executive Director of the International Grains Council.

One of the highlights of the event was the presentation of the project developed by ANPOC, in partnership with NOVA University and the National Rural Network. This project demonstrates how the agricultural sector in Portugal is evolving in a sustained and integrated way.