InPP took part in the kick-off meeting for the European PROSPER project, held on October 2 and 3 in Pavia, Italy. In attendance were the director of the Monitoring and Diagnostics Department, Ilaria Marengo, and the project manager, Bruno Orrico.
PROSPER's main objective is to transform European agriculture by valorizing highly resilient “orphan” legumes - forgotten crops, but full of potential to face the climate and food challenges of the future.
The project promotes sustainable, innovative practices adapted to different agricultural realities.
Over the two days, 27 partners from 13 countries met for presentations, in-depth discussions and strategic talks about the project's next steps.
We are excited about what comes next, certain that this journey will be more than a collaboration - it will be a true cooperation within an exceptional team.
Join us and keep up to date with all the news from the PROSPER Project!
InnovPlantProtect (InPP) was present at the project launch meeting BioLivingLABS - Bioeconomia ao Serviço da Sustentabilidade dos Territórios do Interior (Bioeconomy at the Service of the Sustainability of Inland Territories), which took place on October 1st at the School of Agriculture of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco (IPCB).
Funded by COMPETE 2023, the BioLivingLABS project, led by MORE CoLAB - Laboratório Colaborativo Montanhas de Investigação, in partnership with the InPP, the IPCB, from AQUAVALOR and the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB).
This project's mission is to add value to the low-density territories in the north, center and south of the country by demonstrating and economically boosting the work carried out by the partners - through the creation, demonstration and application of products, processes and services resulting from joint research.
Four living laboratories will be created (Living Labs) in the innovation hubs of Mirandela, Douro, Covilhã and Elvas, which they intend to promote:
the transfer of knowledge;
technology demonstration;
strategic roadmapping and
the protection of intellectual property.
BioLivingLABS strengthens the link between academia, business and society, driving innovation and sustainability.
Expected impact: Over the course of 24 months, and with Living Labs dedicated to sectors such as olive groves and olive oil, vineyards and wine, fruit and cereals, legumes, among others, the project will contribute to:
increase regional competitiveness;
promote sustainable practices and
responding to the environmental, social and economic challenges facing inland territories.
On September 25, InnovPlantProtect (InPP) was present at the National Exhibition of Blue Bioeconomy Pact Projects, held at the Port of Leixões Cruise Terminal, for the exhibition session of the Algae Vertical project, led by PhytoBloom by Necton.
InPP, leader of sub-project 6 - Agriculture, was represented by department director Cristina Azevedo and executive director António Saraiva, who presented some of the new algae-based biosolutions that our team and partners are developing.
There were more than 300 participants and 80 entities, including companies, research centers and political decision-makers. The Opening Conference was attended by the Chairman of Inovamar's General and Supervisory Board, José Soares dos Santos, and round tables were held on the future of the blue economy in Portugal.
Algae Vertical explores the biotechnological potential of algae in sectors as diverse as food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, agriculture and energy.
Find out more about the Algae Vertical Project here.
Today, April 29, InnovInPlantProtect (InPP) was visited by the Futuragri project team for a series of interviews linking research and innovation to agricultural production.
The interviews included members of our team, as well as two of our partners: the Portuguese Association for Soil Conservation Mobilization (APOSOLO) and the company Reynolds Wine Growers.
The main protagonists of the interviews that form part of two episodes of the series “Agriculture, Past and Present”, promoted by Futuragri, will be not only the work that has been carried out by the InPP and the new technologies that have been used to protect crops from pests and diseases, but also what has been done by our team to combat the green leafhopper, or cicadela, one of the main pests that is affecting vineyards in the Alentejo.
We'll tell you all about it in June! Stay tuned!
Futuragri is a project funded by the European Union (EU) and led by INOVA+, The aim is to inform and enlighten the national population about the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and to play a fundamental role in the agricultural panorama in the EU and particularly in Portugal.
The National Federation of Fruit and Vegetable Producers' Organizations (FNOP), in collaboration with InnovPlantProtect (InPP), is promoting the webinar “New technologies for sustainable crop protection”, on May 8, between 10am and 12pm.
The webinar aims to showcase the new technologies for sustainable crop protection that are being developed. The latest innovations and technological advances in the field of crop protection against pests and diseases will be explored.
From biological solutions to advanced monitoring techniques, participants will be able to discover how new technologies are transforming the way we deal with pests and diseases in a sustainable way.
The panel of speakers includes several members of the InPP team, including: Pedro Fevereiro, executive director of the collaborative laboratory, department directors Cristina Azevedo, Sandra Correia, David Learmonth and iLaria Marengo, and researcher João Colaço.
Participation in the webinar is free, but prior registration is required by filling in the form available here. here.
InnovPlantProtect (InPP) took part in two more seminars on “Technology and Information in Agriculture - Smart Farm Virtual”, promoted by CropLife Portugal, as part of the project Smart Farm Hub, These were held on April 3rd in Cantanhede and on April 11th at the Instituto Superior de Agronomia.
The director of the New Biopesticides department at InPP, Cristina Azevedo, took part in the panel on “Tools for more sustainable production systems”, in which she spoke about biopesticides.
Cristina Azevedo was also one of the speakers at the round table “Technology and Information in Agriculture”, which was attended by Gabriela Cruz, president of the Portuguese Association for Soil Conservation Mobilization (Aposolo), Cátia Pinto, executive director of Smart Farm CoLab (SFColab), Jorge Canhoto, president of the Biotechnology Information Centre (CiB), Manuel António Baptista, farmer and president of the Apibairrada Association, and Albino Costa, farmer and director of Adega Cooperativa Cantanhede. The round table was moderated by João Cardoso, executive director of CropLife Portugal.
On April 11, InPP's executive director, Pedro Fevereiro, traveled to the Instituto Superior de Agronomia in Lisbon, where he marked another step towards the most advanced technologies in the service of agriculture and food production.
The importance of biotechnology for adapting plants to the challenges posed by climate change, the need to make digital and precision agriculture accessible and the importance of research and development into biopesticides for establishing more sustainable production systems have been some of the topics discussed in these initiatives.
A big thank you to CropLife Portugal for the invitation, for the excellent moments of sharing knowledge and experiences and, above all, for allowing us to be with you on this journey!
The seminars, which CropLife Portugal has been organizing in various regions of the country (roadshows) to publicize the SmartFarmHub project and its Smart Farm Virtual platform, will continue over the coming months.
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