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.
“A Indústria desta área [da proteção das culturas] precisa de se reinventar, de alguma maneira, de desenvolver um novo conjunto de produtos que estejam mais adequados com as estratégias europeias e internacionais, em que têm de ser mais sustenteáveis, mais amigos do ambiente, de serem mais específicos para a praga ou doença em que estão a atuar, menos tóxicos e menos agressivos”, alerta Pedro Fevereiro, diretor executivo do InnovPlantProtect (InPP).
Na revista Mais Alentejo, uma reportagem exclusiva intitulada “Para os braços da investigação”, realizada pelo jornalista Gonçalo Guedes, ao diretor executivo do InPP, dá a conhecer o laboratório colaborativo (CoLAB), os pedidos provisórios de patentes submetidos pelo CoLAB contra as doenças da piriculariose do arroz e do fogo bacteriano em pereiras e macieiras, bem como o modelo de financiamento disponível que tem permitido desenvolver as novas soluções fitofarmacêuticas, sem esquecer a equipa de 45 “mentes brilhantes”, das mais diversas zonas do mundo, que torna tudo isto possível.
Leia a reportagem na íntegra na edição de agosto da Revista Mais Alentejo, disponível a partir de hoje nas bancas espalhadas por todo o país.
Capa da edição de agosto da Revista Mais Alentejo, disponível a partir de hoje nas bancas espalhadas por todo o país (à esquerda). Primeira página da reportagem “Para os braços da investigação” presente nesta edição da Revista Mais Alentejo (à direita).
The +Valorcer project - Enhancing the organization of cereal production in Portugal, which began in April 2023, is led by InnovPlantProtect (InPP) and funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan program (PRR), and aims to boost cereal Producer Organizations by bringing new perspectives, advanced technologies and modern methods of process optimization and management.
The +Valorcer project has as its partners the National Association of Maize and Sorghum Producers (ANPROMIS), the National Association of Cereal Producers (ANPOC), NOVA University Lisbon e CONSULAI, The project involves more than 17 producer organizations in the cereals sector, including rice, which account for around 90% of the country's marketed production. The project also involves more than 12,500 farmers throughout the country.
In Portugal, there are numerous organizations with quality systems in place, but there is still a lot to be done in the area of digitizing processes, in the commercial aspect and in valuing the end product with the industry and the end consumer.
Thus, the main objective of the +Valorcer project is to encourage innovation, increase management efficiency and enhance the value of national cereal production, through an advanced training program in the areas of human resources and the creation of a system of blockchain.
To this end, in July 2023, the first phase of the project ended, consisting of a technical visit by the project's promoters to all the Producer Organizations involved in the project, to diagnose the needs and interests of each one of them, both from the point of view of implementing their management processes, as well as their training needs, using a methodology of design thinking.
At the end of this project we will certainly have a much more competitive cereal sector, capable of meeting the growing challenges it faces, both from an environmental and economic point of view, thus reflecting the strong dynamics and mobilizing capacity that characterize it.
No passado dia 11 de julho, terça-feira, o InnovPlantProtect (InPP) recebeu 50 alunos de todo o país, na faixa etária dos 16 aos 18 anos, no âmbito da iniciativa Portalegre Green Academy.
A iniciativa organizada pelo Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre e pelo Fórum Estudante, tem como objetivo principal envolver os alunos do ensino secundário nas questões ambientais através da transmissão de conhecimentos sobre sustentabilidade e emergência climática.
No InPP, os alunos ficaram a conhecer o laboratório colaborativo por dentro, assistiram a breves apresentações realizadas pelos investigadores do InPP e visitaram os laboratórios. Os visitantes tiveram ainda a oportunidade de estar à conversa com os investigadores, que responderam a todas as perguntas e curiosidades, e poderam descobriram a ciência, tecnologia e inovação que têm sido desenvolvidas por terras elvenses.
Já no auditório do INIAV, os alunos puderam participar num quiz que pretendeu dar a conhecer o que são pragas e doenças, quais as estratégias que podemos utilizar para geri-las e os vários impactos das pragas e doenças para a agricultura e para a sociedade.
Na terceira edição deste evento, que decorreu de 10 a 14 de julho, os alunos passaram cinco dias ligados à natureza a adquirir conhecimentos através de atividades práticas e a adotar comportamentos que podem fazer a diferença no futuro.
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