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.
Hoje, no Dia Mundial da Agricultura, que se assinala no dia 20 de março, o InnovPlantProtect (InPP) e a Associação Nacional da Indústria para a Proteção das Plantas (ANIPLA) assinam um protocolo de cooperação que pretende apostar na criação de sinergias que promovam a investigação e desenvolvimento de biopesticidas; a biotecnologia, a conservação do solo e a agricultura digital e de precisão.
O InPP estará responsável por promover e desenvolver ações de comunicação e sensibilização promovidas no âmbito do projeto Smart Farm Hub, o novo projeto da ANIPLA, que visa a cooperação entre entidades intervenientes na proteção das plantas com vista a uma agricultura cada vez mais sustentável.
O protocolo de colaboração foi assinado pelo Diretor Executivo da ANIPLA, João Cardoso, e pelo Diretor Executivo do InPP, Pedro Fevereiro, na Smart Farm, a quinta modelo de boas práticas agrícolas da ANIPLA, situada na Companhia das Lezírias, em Samora Correia.
We hope that this partnership can promote a space for reflection, sharing and communication.
Mais informações sobre o projeto Smart Farm Hub here.
“A nossa prioridade é criar produtos biológicos e soluções digitais inovadores que possam ser protegidos e colocados no mercado, respondendo às necessidades dos agricultores”.
Quem o afirma é o diretor executivo do InnovPlantProtect, Pedro Fevereiro, em entrevista à Syngenta, empresa associada fundadora do laboratório colaborativo (CoLAB).
Nesta entrevista, Pedro Fevereiro fala sobre os projetos mais inovadores do InPP, sobre as soluções desenvolvidas pelo CoLAB contra as doenças da piriculariose do arroz e do fogo bacteriano em pereiras e macieiras, sobre os serviços laboratoriais e digitais prestados ao setor agrícola e identifica as prioridades até 2025 e a perspetiva de médio prazo para o CoLAB.
Leia a entrevista na íntegra no blog da Syngenta ‘Alimentar com Inovação’ here.
The new environmental education project “ABC - AgriBioCircular”, led by InnovPlantProtect (InPP), was one of the winners of the 6th edition Program Environmental Fund, within the framework of the National Strategy for Environmental Education (ENEA 2022). The aim is to implement an educational program aimed at secondary and higher education students that aims to make young people aware of their role as an integral part of a community - local and global - that must make responsible decisions that guarantee the preservation of the territory and the planet in the present and for future generations.
The ABC - AgriBioCircular project will be developed in a school context, in InPP's laboratories and in the company's olive groves, vineyards and cork oak forests Reynolds Wine Growers, located in Arronches, where practical activities will be carried out for students from the Dom Sancho II Secondary School in Elvas and the Escola Superior Agrária de Elvas (ESAE). The educational program aims to show good examples of the application of circular economy principles to agriculture and their influence on biodiversity. Insects and microorganisms, often negatively connoted and whose role in ecosystems and food is undervalued, will be the protagonists of this program.
“In addition to the focus on insects and microorganisms, the other novelty of this project is the citizen science project in which the students will be involved. In these activities, students will be able to collect data that will be stored in an application developed by the InPP team,” he says iLaria Marengo, said the InPP researcher responsible for the project. “This data will help us gather more precise information on the seasonal patterns of various species of insects and microorganisms that are beneficial to ecosystems or that can have a negative impact on agricultural crops by acting as pests,” she adds.
As part of this project, the program “The ABC of Circular Agriculture and Biodiversity” will also be broadcast on the Radio Elvas, This is a weekly program (every Wednesday) that aims to raise awareness of the initiative and keep the Alto Alentejo community informed of the latest developments. The program will also be available as a podcast on the streaming platform Soundcloud from InPP on Radio Elvas here and on the project website here.
The 6th edition of the Environmental Fund program granted non-repayable grants of close to 1.5 million euros to a total of 37 projects, with the aim of supporting environmental policies for the pursuit of sustainable development objectives, contributing to the fulfillment of national and international objectives and commitments assumed by Portugal, namely those relating to climate change, water resources, waste and the conservation of nature and biodiversity.
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