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+VALORCER project kicks off training sessions at NOVA University Lisbon
The PRR +VALORCER project, led by InnovPlantProtect and promoted by CONSULAI, ANPROMIS (National Association of Maize and Sorghum Producers), ANPOC (National Association of Protein, Oilseed and Cereal Producers) and NOVA University Lisbon, has kicked off the development of training sessions at NOVA University Lisbon. This project started in April 2023 and aims to promote cereal [...]
+VALORCER and NUTRI-CHECK NET projects at INOVMILHO field day
On 13 September, at the António Teixeira Experimental Station in Coruche, CONSULAI was present with the +VALORCER and NUTRI-CHECK NET projects at the INOVMILHO field day, organised by ANPROMIS. The event brought together the agricultural sector and had 300 participants, providing a space for sharing, with various stations in the maize fields, where the main [...]
CONSULAI supports XIII Conference and II Forum of Animal Nutrition, organised by IACA and FeedInov
CONSULAI invites all its customers and partners to attend the XIII Conference and II Animal Nutrition Forum, organised by the Portuguese Association of Compound Feed Manufacturers (IACA) and FeedInov CoLAB, with the support of CONSULAI. The event will take place at the Convento de São Francisco, in Santarém, on 18 and 19 September, starting at [...]
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Video Competition ClieNFarms project
As part of ClieNFarms project, a video competition entitled “The Environment Needs Me” was launched, encouraging the sharing of stories about behavioral changes that contribute to a more sustainable future. The competition is looking for inspiring and creative videos that demonstrate individual or community actions with positive environmental impacts. This project is an Innovation Action [...]
Join CONSULAI for the OrganicAdviceNetwork Cross Visits!
The OrganicAdviceNetwork is a European project funded by the European Union, with the main mission of strengthening and energising the network of agricultural advisors specialised in organic farming across Europe. CONSULAI, as a partner of the consortium, plays a key role in leading the project’s communication, ensuring that the defined target groups are effectively reached [...]
PRR DEMO.net Project Organises Training for Producer Organisations
Within the DEMO.net project, the capacity building of the Producer Organisations (POs) plays a central role, enabling skills to be strengthened and the internal processes of each organisation to be optimised. To identify their needs, the partner POs were consulted. This process made it possible to identify the main challenges faced by the organisations and [...]
CONSULAI attended to Climate Farm Demo (CFD) project annual meeting, at Slovenia
Between 22nd and 24th of October, CONSULAI attended to Climate Farm Demo (CFD) project annual meeting at the Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia (CAFS) in Ljubljana, Slovenia. This meeting brought together more than 80 organisations coordinated by the French institute IDELE. This project began in 2022 and will end in September 2029. The structure [...]
National Network of Advisors of the AdvisoryNetPEST project
The AdvisoryNetPEST project, led by CONSULAI, whose main objective is to reduce the use and risks of pesticides, is currently establishing a National Network of Advisors. In Portugal, the network will focus on horticulture and vineyards. The advantages of joining the AdvisoryNetPEST project network include: Be part of a European network of advisors, specialized in [...]
The demonstration session of the Jornadas Técnicas do Montado brings together the national network of three European projects
On 24 September, CONSULAI organized a demonstration session of the Jornadas Técnicas do Montado, bringing together the national network of three European projects at Herdade da Carneira in Borba: Climate Farm Demo, Grazing4AgroEcology and MIXED. The participants were welcomed by farmer Carlos Mira, a member of the demonstration network for the Climate Farm Demo and [...]
ClimateSmartAdvisors: A project in Portugal that focuses on water management in almond groves
The ClimateSmartAdvisors project, funded by the Horizon Europe programme, of which CONSULAI is a partner, focuses on empowering agricultural advisory technicians to promote the Climate Smart Farming* approach. CONSULAI, as a partner of this consortium present in 27 European countries, leads the work package focused on collaborations with projects, european initiatives and political representatives, and [...]
NUTRI-CHECK NET project at Mondego Agrícola 2024 – Crop Fair
On 5 and 6 September, at Sabico das Areias in Montemor-o-Velho, CONSULAI was present with the Horizon Europe project NUTRI-CHECK NET at Mondego Agrícola 2024 – Crop Fair, organised by the Baixo Mondego Professional and Rural Development School. The event brought together farmers, technicians and experts, providing a space for sharing, in the middle of [...]
Final Conference of the InnoVar and INVITE Projects
CONSULAI, leader of Communication and Dissemination for the InnoVar project, is pleased to announce the final conference of the European projects InnoVar and INVITE, titled “Innovations Towards Sustainability in Plant Variety Testing“. Both projects contribute to the promotion and introduction of new plant varieties and more sustainable crop management practices. This conference will present the [...]
PRR DEMO.net project partners organise technical visit to Belgium
The DEMO.net project, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), began in April 2023. It has 14 partners, including COTHN, CONSULAI, FNOP and INIAV as the coordination team, and 10 SMEs representing most of the Portuguese’s regions and the main fruit and vegetable sectors. From 27 to 29 May 2024, the coordination team, along [...]
aWISH – Seeking to improve animal welfare indicators at the slaughterhouse
aWISH | Animal Welfare Indicators at the Slaughterhouse is a 4-year project funded by the Horizon Europe programme, which began in 2022 and will end in 2026, in which CONSULAI leads Communication and Dissemination. The main objective of aWISH and its 24 partners, representing 11 European countries, is to develop and deliver the capacity to assess and improve [...]
NUTRI-CHECK NET project has just reached 18 Months and the work continues!
The NUTRI-CHECK NET project, in which CONSULAI leads Communication and Dissemination, is kept on working and on the 18-month meeting (5th June 2024), it was discussed the ways to deal with crop management practices across the EU. This project is building farm-level adoption of best field-specific nutrient management practices across Europe, tailored to optimise the [...]
AdvisoryNetPEST Project – Enhancing Agricultural Advisory Services in Europe to reduce the use and risk of pesticides
AdvisoryNetPEST is a Horizon Europe-funded project, the first to be coordinated by CONSULAI and that started on January 1, 2024. For the next five years, the project aims to enhance EU advisory services and foster knowledge sharing to reduce the use and risk of pesticides in all EU Member States, offering advisors and farmers state-of-the-art [...]
Grazing4AgroEcology project’s 4th Newsletter is now available
The fourth newsletter of the Grazing4Agroecology project is now available! In this edition, we’ve shared a wide variety of content that reflects the advances and contributions of our partners, as well as valuable insights into innovative agricultural practices: Webinar “How to Create a Video? Storytelling in the Agricultural Sector”: we explored storytelling techniques applied to [...]
Final Conference of the SUPER-G project | Sustainable Permanent Grasslands (PG) in Europe: services, management and policies
On 7 February, from 9.30am to 4pm CET, join the SUPER-G team to discuss: The extent and state of permanent pastures Threats to permanent pastures and the provision of ecosystem services/essential public goods How to manage permanent pastures for multiple public goods/ What is sustainable management of permanent pastures? Better communication about the types of [...]
Innovations in grazing management
14As part of the European project Grazing4AgroEcology, a questionnaire is being completed until 15 February to understand how farmers assess the opportunities and challenges for adopting innovations in pasture management. Find out more at: https://ww3.unipark.de/uc/G4AE/portuguese/ This is a project funded by Horizon Europe, and CONSULAI is the national partner. [...]
Pasture Management in Montado
On November 10, 2023, CONSULAI, in collaboration with Sociedade Portuguesa de Pastagens e Forragens (SPPF), hosted its first Expert Meeting and Farm Walk in Montemor-o-Novo. The event was supported by key partners such as APORMOR and Montemor-o-Novo City Council, the event brought together experts for impactful discussions on crucial topics related to Pasture Management in [...]
CONSULAI organises Seminar “Enhancing the organisation of production and reducing the use of plant protection products”
CONSULAI organises Seminar “Enhancing the organisation of production and reducing the use of plant protection products” On 28 November 2023, starting at 10am, at the Ópera Vila Galé Hotel in Lisbon, a seminar will be held entitled: Valuing the organisation of production and reducing the use of plant protection products. This seminar, organised by CONSULAI [...]
DEMO.net – A sharing, demonstration and innovation network for the national agri-food sector
The Demo.Net project, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan, began in April 2023 and aims to promote demonstration, sharing and debate initiatives directed at producer organizations, companies, technicians and farmers, as well as interaction between them, which will promote organizational innovation and broad training for those involved. The project is coordinated by COTHN and [...]
+VALORCER: Enhancing the organization of cereal production in Portugal
The +VALORCER project, funded by the PRR – Recovery and Resilience Plan Program, started in April 2023. Its main goal is to boost cereal Producer Organizations by bringing new and perspectives, advanced technologies, and modern methods of optimization and process management. This project is a partnership between ANPROMIS, ANPOC, Universidade Nova de Lisboa and CONSULAI, [...]
IPMWORKS shines at European Parliament Hearing on Sustainable Pesticide Use
IPMWORKS, a leading advocate for Integrated Pest Management (IPM), was granted a special invitation to the public hearing held at the European Parliament in Brussels on May 23rd. The event served as a crucial platform for IPMWORKS to introduce its groundbreaking initiatives to Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) amidst ongoing debates surrounding the European [...]
CONSULAI participates in the 5th Iberian Grassland and Forage Crop Meeting with projects Super-G, MIXED and G4AE
CONSULAI was present at the 5th Iberian Grassland and Forage Crop Meeting, which took place from 17th-20th of April in Huelva, Spain, and Loulé, Portugal. For the fifth time, the “sister” associations Sociedad Española de Pastos (SEP) and Sociedade Portuguesa de Pastagens e Forragens (SPPF) organised the Iberian Grassland and Forage crops Meeting previous editions [...]
ClieNFarms – How to adapt farming solutions for the transition to climate neutrality?
ClieNFarms is a 4-year Innovation Action project funded by the European Commission to support the European Green Deal. The general aim of ClieNFarms is to co-develop and upscale systemic locally relevant solutions to reach climate neutral and climate resilient sustainable farms across Europe. Supporting the Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy and contributing to the achievement [...]
IPMWORKS: European Parliament exhibition “Towards a Europe without pesticides within the framework of the European Green Deal and the reform of the SUD/SUR directive”
Time and place: Espace Emilio Colombo, European Parliament, Strasbourg, 14-16 February 2023 From Tuesday 14th to Thursday 16th February, the IPMWORKS H2020 research project will be organising the above exhibition on integrated crop protection and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in agriculture with the support of Claude Gruffat MEP (Verts, France). The exhibition will include over [...]
HIBA: Free E-Learning Data platform for agro-digitization digital skills is born
It will offer courses, advice and innovative tools to promote entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector. The platform is part of the agrodigitalization project HIBA-Hub Iberia Agrotech led by the Consejería de Agricultura, Pesca, Agua y Desarrollo Rural de la Junta de Andalucía. It has the support of several centers with vast experience in the field [...]
GRAZING 4 AGROECOLOGY (G4AE) has kicked off, with the aim of reversing the decline of grazing in Europe
The new European GRAZING 4 AGROECOLOGY (G4AE) project – a new pan-European initiative aimed at reversing the decline of grazing in Europe – started in September 2022. Funded by the EU under the Horizon Europe programme and coordinated by Grünlandzentrum, Germany, the G4AE project will run for 3.5 years (September 2022 – February 2026). The [...]
QuantiFarm: the new Horizon Europe project will develop and create a framework to assess the effectiveness and performance of digital tools
In order to assess the impacts of digitalisation on agriculture, the QuantiFarm project will develop and create a framework to evaluate the effectiveness and performance of digital tools that promise to modernise agriculture. Started in July 2022, the QuantiFarm project, funded by the HorizonEurope programme, has as main objective to inform and communicate to European [...]
CONSULAI organises Seminar “Creating Value in Change” together with EDIA
CONSULAI and EDIA (Alqueva Development and Infrastructure Company) promote the Seminar “Creating Value in Change” with the theme “PEPAC: An instrument to create value? The event will take place on Tuesday, 6 December, in Beja. Registration is free, but mandatory, and can be done here. Check the session programme here! We are counting on you? [...]
ClieNFarms Consortium meets in person in Wageningen
The first annual face-to-face meeting of the ClieNFarms GreenDeal project was held in the Netherlands, Wagening, from 18 to 20 October 2022, attended by close to 80 representatives from 30 partner institutions. This was the first time the entire consortium met and was able to discuss the different topics of the project and the work [...]
CONSULAI and ISA-UL organize a Field Day “The Challenges of the Montado”, under the scope of the project H2020 MIXED
The Portuguese partners of the H2020 MIXED project – CONSULAI and Instituto Superior de Agronomia – organize a 2nd Field Day on “The Challenges of the Montado”. The event will take place on November 9, 9:30 am, at APORMOR, in Montemor-o-Novo, and will focus on the challenges that the Montado is currently facing and possible [...]
IDT SPIN Field Day | Presentation of the innovative sprayer
The SPIN – Intelligent Precision Spraying Solution project (POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046997) is a project co-funded by COMPETE that aims to develop an innovative sprayer for arboreal-shrub crops – the SPIN. Led by TOMIX, and with 5 partners, including CONSULAI, the project began in January 2021 and will end in June 2023. This project occurred from the need [...]
IDT SPIN Field Day | Presentation of the innovative sprayer
The IDT SPIN project – Intelligent Precision Spraying Solution (POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046997) is a project co-funded by COMPETE that aims to develop an innovative sprayer for arboreal-shrub crops – the SPIN. Led by TOMIX, and with 5 partners, including CONSULAI, IDT SPIN project began in January 2021 and will end in June 2023. This project occurred from [...]
CONSULAI signs protocol with AJASUL to support farmers in southern Portugal
On 28th June, during the 8th Agricultural Exhibition of Évora, CONSULAI and AJASUL signed a collaboration protocol which aims to take advantage of synergies of their activities for the benefit of CONSULAI customers and AJASUL associates AJASUL is an association that aims to support in a particular way young farmers in their multiple activities, and [...]
Operational Group FD CONTROLO | Amares hosted the project’s field day
On June 28th, in the village of Amares, a seminar with field visit was held, organized by the Operational Group FD CONTROLO, and led by INIAV, which brought together about 80 participants, representatives of partners and entities interested in the theme of the disease Golden Flavescence (FD) of the vineyard. This quarantine disease was detected [...]
Diversification of on-farm activities | Open applications
Applications are now open for Operation 10.2.1.3 – Diversification of on-farm activities, in the following Local Action Groups (GAL): Investments with a total value of ≥ 10,000€ and ≤ 200,000€ are eligible. Among the various eligibility criteria for beneficiaries, the most important are to be owners of an agricultural holding and to be registered in [...]
Small investments in processing and commercialization of agricultural products | Applications are open
Applications are now open for Operation 10.2.1.2 – Small investments in processing and commercialization of agricultural products, in the following Local Action Groups (GAL): Investments with a total value ≥ 10.000€ and ≤ 200.000€ are eligible. Among the various eligibility criteria for beneficiaries, we highlight the fact that they must have a balanced economic and [...]
Small farm investments | Applications are open
Applications are now open for Operation 10.2.1.1 – Small farm investments, in the following Local Action Groups (GAL): Investments with a total value ≥ 1,000€ and ≤ 50,000€ are eligible. Among the various eligibility criteria for beneficiaries, we highlight the fact that they have a turnover or direct payments, the sum of which is equal [...]
Erasmus+ FaRMeR Project – Farms Risk Management to Enhance Resilience
About Erasmus+ FaRMeR Project The agri-food sector is one of the largest economic sectors in EU with approximately 12 million farmers employed, and about half of EU land territory dedicated to farming. Farmers across Europe deal with risks and make decisions every day that affect their farming operations. They are on a standard basis exposed [...]
Fruta Dragão Project organizes seminar on June 23
Fruta Dragão Project, organizes on June 23, in the Green Auditorium, University of Algarve, Gambelas Campus, Faro, at 14:30, the program can be found here. The GO Fruta Dragão has as main objective to validate the productive capacity of the Red Pitaia, of red pulp and white pulp, taking competitive advantage of the Algarve region [...]
Portuguese Young Farmers Contest | Open Call for Entries
CAP is organizing in 2022 the 9th edition of the Portuguese Young Farmers Contest, which elects the best young farmer in Portugal. The winner of the contest has the opportunity to represent Portugal in the European Congress of Young Farmers, organized in the European Parliament in Brussels, where Portugal has won on three occasions, showing [...]
Almonds: Experts say it’s “time to invest in the crop”
The almond industry was under discussion in the Alentejo. The main players of the sector, at an Iberian level, shared their experience and discussed the pressing issues regarding the future of this crop. Aida Borges, FLF The Almond Conference of Tecnoagro Iberia took place last March in Évora. A panel of experts, both national and [...]
i2connect Project launches Summer School to strengthen the Interactive Innovation competences of the agricultural advimos of the future
The H2020 i2connect project aims to optimize the skills of agricultural advisors and their organizations, in order to involve and support farmers and foresters in interactive innovation processes. Innovation is a key factor in the continuous adaptation to the sometimes contradictory challenges of agriculture in the 21st century. One of the main goals of the [...]
Farm Demo Conference | Showing how “demonstrations” and knowledge sharing work for sustainable agriculture
The Farm Demo Conference will take place on May 11, 2022, in Brussels, and is organized by the projects NEFERTITI, IPM Decisions and IPMWORKS (of which CONSULAI is a partner). The European Union has set ambitious targets for agriculture for the next decades (mitigate climate change, halve pesticide use, reverse the loss of biodiversity, ensure [...]
GO Oleocolza Project | Technical Itinerary Manual
Learn more about rapeseed in the manual Technical Itinerary: Rapeseed Culture, developed by the GO Oleocolza project The Operational Group Oleocolza, which has as its main objective the study and dissemination of rapeseed cultivation, has launched a manual: Technical Itinerary: Rapeseed Cultivation. For a better involvement and integration in the Oleocolza project, the operational group [...]
Estágio IEFP | Gestão Administrativa e Financeira – Vem vestir a nossa camisola!
Estamos a recrutar um novo membro para apoio e acompanhamento de projetos enquadrados no quadro de programas de financiamento nacionais e europeus, enquadrado num estágio profissional IEFP. Descrição da posição Trabalhar no processo de gestão administrativa e financeira de projetos elaborados pela CONSULAI, reportando diretamente ao Gabinete de Apoio a projetos, assessorando a Área de [...]
Join the Team | R&I Projects Consultant
We are looking for a R&I Projects Consultant to join the team. Job description We are looking for a R&I Projects Consultant to provide support to several national and international projects, ensuring specific stages and activities, interaction with partners, customers, and other key stakeholders , acting with relative autonomy. Candidates should be excellent communicators with [...]
Join the team | R&I Projects Senior Consultant
We are looking for a R&I Projects Senior Consultant to join the team. Job description We are looking for a R&I Projects Senior Consultant to manage several national and international projects, ensuring core stages and activities, and interaction with key stakeholders and partners, acting autonomously. Candidates should be excellent communicators with creative thinking and analytical [...]
Internship IEFP | Digital Marketing Trainee – Come and wear our shirt!
We are looking for a Digital Marketing Trainee to join the team. Job description We are looking for a Digital Marketing Trainee to provide support to several national and international projects. Websites and social media management will be an important part of the job, with strong writing communication skills (some in Portuguese, but mostly in [...]
Tecnoagro Iberia – Almond Conference | March 22, 23 and 24
Tecnoagro Iberia will take place on March 22, 23 and 24 in Evora. The almond conference aims to be a means of sharing knowledge to support future investment decisions, to improve crop management in the field and to point out ways of technical, commercial and economic development of the industry. To learn more about the [...]
Internship IEFP | Strategy and Studies Area – Come and wear our shirt!
We are recruiting a new member for the Strategy and Studies Department, as part of a professional internship with IEFP. Description of position • Work in the Strategy and Studies Area at CONSULAI, with special focus on studies framed within the agro-food sector. • Researching new trends in the agrifood sector, information sources and markets. [...]
H2020 INTAQT | The project’s social networks are now available
In June 2021 the INTAQT – INnovative Tools for Assessment and Authentication of chicken meat, beef and dairy products’ QualiTies – project started. INTAQT is a 5-year project supported by the H2020 programme. INTAQT aims to assess the relationship between animal production systems and the quality of the products that these systems produce, in the [...]
2nd Open Call of the H2020 FAIRshare project to promote Digitalization in Agriculture
The H2020 FAIRshare project (Farm Advisory Digital Innovation Tools Realised and Shared) in which CONSULAI is an active partner, will fund proposals to support the Digitalization of Agriculture across Europe. FAIRshare started in November 2018 and aims to build a more digitally active agricultural advisory and consulting community. The project focuses on promoting the adoption [...]
The Liga CONSULAI is for anyone in our sector who wants to spend a relaxed afternoon, learn, play and in some cases, compete – Rui Almeida, CONSULAI Partner and Chief Operating Officer
The feedback we have had so far has been spectacular and gives us the strength to continue to make the Liga CONSULAI a reference with our partners and customers. The next round of the Liga CONSULAI, the official league of the agriculture, forestry, and food sector, kicks off next Saturday, February 26. Registration is closed, [...]
CONSULAI receives diploma adhering to Prompt Payment Commitment
CONSULAI is proud to be a member of the “Prompt Payment Commitment” for the second time in a row. The “Prompt Payment Commitment” emerged from the need to combat non-compliance with financial commitments to suppliers. According to recent data from informaDB, 84% of companies in Portugal do not comply with the payment deadlines to suppliers, [...]
Internship IEFP | Research Department – Come and wear our shirt!
CONSULAI is recruiting a new member for the Research Department as part of a professional traineeship with IEFP. Position description Work in the Research Department at CONSULAI, with special focus on research and data analysis in the agri-food sector. Management of agricultural information through digital tools – Excel, PowerBI, Sharepoint, among others – to create [...]
PDR 2020 Applications | Installation of Photovoltaic Panels
Applications are open (PDR 2020) for the installation of photovoltaic panels. Until May 6, 2022, applications are open (PDR 2020) to Operation 3.2.2, small investments in agricultural holding: installation of Photovoltaic Panels, with a budget allocation of 10 million euros, throughout the mainland territory. The maximum eligible investment limit is 50,000 euros. In the less [...]
This year the AGRIDOAR campaign raised more than 30,000€
This year’s AGRIDOAR campaign brought together 36 partners from across the sector and raised monetary and other donations worth more than 30,000€ Since 2019, CONSULAI, together with several sectoral entities, decided not to give a Christmas gift to its customers, but to channel this amount to support Social Solidarity Institutions, which fight for a strong [...]
Oleocolza Project | Official Video
Started in 2017, the Oleocolza operational group was in execution until the end of 2021. This innovation project, co-funded by the Rural Development Program 2014-2020 (PDR2020) had as its main objective the study and dissemination of rapeseed culture among farmers, ensuring an increased production, in a profitable and environmentally sustainable way. In this innovation project, [...]
ClieNFarms – Searching for more climate-neutral and climate-resilient farms across europe
ClieNFarms – a Research and Development project, funded by the European Commission, in supporting of the European Green Deal – aims to co-develop and upscale systemic locally relevant solutions to reach climate neutral and climate resilient sustainable farms across Europe. Supporting the Farm to Fork (F2F) strategy, contributing to the achievement of its objectives, the [...]
H2020 InnoVar | Official video of the project
The H2020 InnoVar project (Testing Next Generation Varieties for Improved Crops on European Farms) is entering its third year and we can now see some really exciting results from our extensive trial series that will bring a lot more discussion with key stakeholders. This video is an example of CONSULAI’s work on this project, where [...]
H2020 MIXED | Field day | Good practices in the Montado
The first field day of the international project H2020 MIXED with the Portuguese network took place on October 19th. Focused on the best practices to be adopted in the management of Montado, this event took place in Samora Correia, in Companhia das Lezírias, and was attended by around 37 participants. With Montado producers and others [...]
Join the sector’s Christmas campaign!
AGRI.DOAR was born in 2019, when a group of companies in the agricultural, forestry and agri-food sectors have opted not to gift their customers with Christmas presents, channeling instead the amount to charity. Last year, we counted on 23 partners and raised a donation greater than €25,000, which was allocated to LAR project. The support given to the institution made all the difference and impacted many lives. Watch the conversation with [...]
Workshop for farmers | SUPER-G
The H2020 SUPER-G project is organizing a workshop for farmers, farmers associations, research institutes and universities, with the aim of presenting the results of trials on permanent pasture conducted on national farms (Montado). Participate in this workshop, where you will have the opportunity to discuss the results and best practices, with other producers of pastures [...]
Low Carbon Livestock Certification | AGRICERT
Elvas, November 2021 – The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015, aims to achieve the decarbonisation of world economies, recognising that this will significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change, with Portugal being one of the European countries most affected. The effects of these changes in the national territory include rising temperatures, changing rainfall [...]
Portugal bets on medical cannabis
Cannabis is one of the oldest medicinal plants in the world. According to the Portuguese Observatory for Medicinal Cannabis (OPCM), the plant was used for many centuries by European and East Asian communities to acquire fibres and to manufacture fabrics due to its resistance. The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes emerged in 2,700 BC [...]
SHERPA Project: Meeting of the MAP Alqueva
Last Thursday, a meeting of the Alqueva MAP (Multi-actor Platform) of the SHERPA Project (#SHERPA2020) was held. The discussion focused on the transitions needed to minimize the impacts arising from climate change and the promotion of environmental sustainability, identifying policies and R&D needs. The collected contributions will be integrated in the Position Paper of the [...]
New network of pan-european ambassadors to change food systems
On the 14th of September 2021, EU Horizon project COCOREADO celebrated the launch of a pan-European ambassadors’ network. The project has opened a call to select individuals passionate about food and agriculture who would bring forward the project’s ambition of rebalancing the food supply chain and reconnecting farmers and consumers in Europe. The 40 selected [...]
SuWaNu Europe: “Because every drop counts”
The first international project in which CONSULAI is a partner ended in June 2021, SuWaNu Europe, a Thematic Network funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme. For two and a half years, this project explored the sustainable use of water and agricultural reuse options in Europe, in 8 different countries/regions, with Cyprus [...]
SuWaNu Europe: The last 6 months
Under the international project SuWaNu Europe, a Thematic Network funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme, several work meetings were organized in the first half of 2021. On February 3, a Workshop (“From theory to practice”) was held with over 50 participants, which included the presentation of the Alentejo regional action plan [...]
Communication on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas
The European Commission (EC) has published the long-awaited Communication on the Long Term Vision for Rural Areas to 2040. This document identifies the challenges and concerns that rural areas face and highlights some of the most promising opportunities for these regions. Based on the forecast and various consultations with the public and other stakeholders in [...]
Oleocolza Operational Group featured in RTP’s “Faça Chuva Faça Sol” TV programme
Last 30th of June, the theme of the program “Faça Chuva Faça Sol” was dedicated to rapeseed production. The programme “Faça Chuva Faça Sol” is a weekly show on the RTP2 channel about agriculture and forestry in Portugal. It aims to revolutionise the way agriculture and forestry are looked at in Portugal, demonstrating growth, value [...]
International project SUWANU EUROPE is honoured to announce the first online course on water reuse for agriculture
It is now available the free online course, which aims to transfer to the public the knowledge obtained by research institutions and professionals in the reuse of wastewater for agriculture, including practical examples from various countries, the approach to GreenDeal and the European Union Framework in this sector. The course features unique training material, with [...]
Azores Wine Company opens a new winery
The Azores Wine Company inaugurated its new winery in the Pico Island, strengthening wine tourism in the region. The new space inaugurated on June 30th, allies wine production to tourism, contemplating in its about 2.000m2 a tasting room, a large room for events, restaurant, accommodation and wine cellar, reinforcing the potential of this sector in [...]
Review meeting of H2020 SHERPA Project
The first review meeting of the H2020 SHERPA project took place on 16 June 2021. During this meeting, the main results and works carried out in the first 18 months of the project were presented. More specifically, the leaders of the each Work Packages presented an overview of the activities developed, the research results, the [...]
IPMWORKS: The new vineyard hub in Portugal has been launched!
The H2020 IPMWORKS project aims to promote the adoption of Integrated Protection Strategies, based on a network of farmers at the European Union level, through peer learning and joint efforts, always focused on the balance between reducing dependence on pesticides and the effective control of pests and diseases. In this way, it is possible to [...]
FAIRshare – Introducing the Digital Advisory Tools and Services inventory
FAIRshare, a project funded by the EU through the Horizon 2020 programme, is gathering an inventory of existing Digital Advisory Tools and Services (or DATS) in Europe, which include: communication tools, agricultural software, benchmarking tools, web applications, digital education and training materials and supports, among others. This project aims to promote digitisation, ensuring that digital [...]
Open Call to expand the community network of the H2020 SmartAgriHubs project
The Horizon 2020 project, SmartAgriHubs, in which Consulai is partner and Iberian Cluster leader, has a new Open Call to expand the network of Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) and Competence Centres (CC) through direct support to activities related to digital innovation in the agri-food sector. SmartAgriHubs provides funding for DIHs to develop, create, offer, test [...]
New Advisory Services Database of i2connect, a H2020 project
The i2connect project, supported by the Horizon 2020 programme, aims to optimize the competences of agricultural advisors and advisory technicians and their organizations, in order to involve and support farmers and foresters in interactive innovation processes. Innovation is a key factor in the continuous adaptation to the sometimes contradictory, challenges of agriculture in the 21st [...]
SuWaNu Europe International Conference | What is the path forward to expand water reuse in agriculture?
The project H2020 SuWaNu Europe, has been fulfilling its journey in promoting the reuse of treated wastewater in agriculture. The project arose from the need to explore the fact that wastewater, when treated according to appropriate standards and methods, have a strong potential to complement conventional water resources used for agricultural irrigation. Beginning in 2019, [...]
InnoVar – New generation of varietal tests to improve production on European farms
The InnoVar project, a project under the Horizon 2020 programme, aims to increase and improve, at European level, the efficiency and accuracy of varietal testing in order to facilitate decision-making, using an integrated approach that includes genomics, phenotyping and machine learning. In this way, trials were planned in 18 locations spread over 11 countries, encompassing [...]
MIXED: The new H2020 project aiming to explore different types of mixed agroforestry systems
Started on October 1, 2020 a new major project of the H2020 programme, MIXED – Multi-actor and transdisciplinary development of efficient and resilient MIXED farming and agroforestry-systems. MIXED is a project led by the University of Aarhus in Denmark and the International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems (ICROFS), consisting of 19 partners from [...]
Webinar series: Permanent Grasslands in Europe – Policies, Services and Management
The SUPER-G project is hosting an open access Webinar series in June, to showcase some outputs from the project and contribute to discussions around policy making. Under the theme: Permanent Grasslands (PG) in Europe – policies, services, and management, it aims to engage policy makers, farmer representatives, researchers and students over a course of 3 [...]
H2020 SHERPA – TIMELINE FOR EU PROGRAMMING
The project H2020 – SHERPA, created a page on its official website where it is already possible to follow the key stages of EU programming by country. This monitoring is done on the basis of information collected by the partners of this project. In Portugal, CONSULAI is the partner responsible to do this monitoring. See [...]
HAVE YOUR SAY ON EUROPE’S AGEING SOCIETY
The European Commission has recently presented the Green Paper on Ageing, launching a broad policy debate on the challenges and opportunities of Europe’s ageing society. In addition, a public consultation will run until 21 April 2021 to collect the public’s views on the impact of this demographic trend. Even though the paper approaches ageing from a life-cycle perspective, [...]
The Portuguese farming hidden treasure
An article from Luis Mira da Silva (Partner at CONSULAI) Why agriculture in Portugal can be a great opportunity for investors that are looking for a high value / low risk sector, while having a positive impact in the environment. Four years ago I went to California with a group of Portuguese start-ups, in the [...]
SUPER G – Co-Innovation Workshops. How far have we got?
The project SUPER G Sustainable Permanent Grassland Systems, financed by the European Union within the program H2020, in which CONSULAI manages the Communication and Dissemination work package, enters now in its fourth year. The project, which aggregates a consortium of 15 European countries, aims to promote the use of permanent grasslands as a way of [...]
INTAQT, The answer to Consumer needs
INTAQT is a project supported by Horizon 2020, which aims to assess the relationship between animal production systems and the quality of the products they produce, particularly in the poultry and beef sector. From extensive to superintensive, the range of options for the livestock production system varies as per consumer needs. The lack of objective [...]
COCOREADO: rebalancing the position of the farmer as a key actor in food supply chains
COCOREADO is a project under Horizon 2020 that aims to bring balance to the food chain, giving more relevance to farmers. Traditionally the role of the farmer in the value chain has been defined as “price taker”, being dependent on upstream and downstream operators. We will focus on opportunities for farmers in rural areas to [...]
CAP Simulator 2021/22
CONSULAI has developed the CAP 2021/22 Simulator, which makes it possible to estimate the aid planned for farmers in the 2021 and 2022 marketing years. The reform of the Common Agricultural Policy will bring changes in the direct aid to be received by farmers, but these changes will only apply from the 2023 marketing year. [...]
Webinar – ReImaginar a Agricultura
A CONSULAI é parceira da associação ALUMNI do Lisbon MBA num webinar denominado “ReImaginar a Agricultura”, que ocorrerá no próximo dia 11 de Dezembro, às 15h. Com um excelente painel de intervenientes pretende-se ter uma reflexão sobre a agricultura, as oportunidades, os desafios, as prioridades e os instrumentos para atrair talento e investimento, tendo por [...]
CONSULAI League | Let’s play Padel?
CONSULAI in partnership with Padel Factory, launched the CONSULAI League, which is an exclusive event for the agricultural, agrifood and forestry sector. This league is an exclusive padel competition for companies in the agricultural, forestry and food sectors, in which can participate: production, processing and marketing companies, as well as suppliers and service providers in [...]
Webinar – Rapeseed: a successful alternative
A webinar on “Rapeseed: a successful alternative” will take place on 15 September within the Oleocolza Operating Group. The program includes a presentation of the crop, including varieties and production methods, and the results of the project. We will also approach the rapeseed market in Portugal and the impact of COVID19 on this sector. The [...]
CONSULAI participated in the webinar on “Wastewater Use in Agriculture”
In a joint organization of the Regional Councils of Agricultural, Environmental and Chemical and Biological Engineering Colleges of the Southern Region, the webinar on “Use of Wastewater in Agriculture” was held on July 15. This subject is not only current, but increasingly critical in view of the current scenario of water scarcity in our country. [...]
Agriculture in time of crisis – Online debate
On March 31, at 11am, the online debate will take place – “Agriculture in time of crisis. What will happen and how we can anticipate and prepare for the future to come”. – on the ZOOM platform. The debate will have as speakers: Camilo Lourenço (Journalist), Gabriela Ventura (Manager), João Duque (Economist) and João Pacheco [...]
SUMMARY | Challenges and opportunities of supply chains
After a first debate that addressed what will happen and how we can anticipate and prepare for the future to come, CONSULAI promoted a second conversation focused on the challenges and opportunities of supply chains. In this webinar were present Eduardo Oliveira e Sousa (CAP), Jorge Henriques (FIPA) and Isabel Barros (APED), representing respectively the [...]
Agriculture in a time of crisis | Challenges and opportunities of supply chains
Following the first debate on “Agriculture in time of crisis” which focused on the future and how to prepare for what lies ahead, the second debate will take place on April 21 at 10am. This time, the debate focuses on the challenges and opportunities of supply chains. The speakers of this webinar will be: Eduardo [...]
CONSULAI supports two applications to the system of incentives for productive innovation in the context of COVID-19
The incentive system for productive innovation in the COVID-19 context supports companies wishing to establish, strengthen or reverse their production capacities for goods and services to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of the application, which ended on May 8th, was to meet the needs of today’s society by redirecting, temporarily, the activity to this [...]
CONSULAI supports a third application to the system of incentives for productive innovation in the context of COVID-19
The incentive system for productive innovation in the COVID-19 context supports companies that wish to establish, strengthen or reverse their production capacities for goods and services to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of the application is to meet the needs of today’s society by redirecting, temporarily, the activity to this production or by leveraging [...]
“Vidigueira Antão Vaz” Solidarity Pack – #EuAjudoquemAjuda
As part of the #EuAjudoquemAjuda initiative, the Adega Cooperativa de Vidigueira, Cuba e Alvito, CRL established a protocol with the Portuguese Red Cross (PRC) that consists in offering VIDIGEL (disinfectant gel for hands) to this humanitarian and social assistance institution. Last April 30th, 60 bottles of 5L of VIDIGEL were delivered – 1 for each [...]
CONSULAI signed the Manifesto promoted by BCSD Portugal
CONSULAI, together with 63 other companies, signed the Manifesto promoted by BCSD Portugal “Taking advantage of the crisis to launch a new paradigm of sustainable development”. All signatory companies declared their ambition to contribute to the construction of a development model based on five fundamental principles: Promoting sustainable and inclusive development Promoting growth and seeking [...]
COVID-19: ASAE confirms no contamination through food intake
At a time when we are “bombed” with so much fake news, CONSULAI wants to share the Informative Note released by ASAE, in which it confirms that there is no evidence of any kind of contamination through the ingestion of food. In other words, there is no evidence that the new type of coronavirus can [...]
NOTICE | COVID-19
To all our customers, partners and friends: Taking into account the latest guidelines from the DGS, CONSULAI has decided to adopt, as of today (March 16th) and until the current conditions change, some measures that affect the regular functioning of our activities. These measures include the adoption of working from home by all of us, [...]
Technical Days of the Culture of the Almond Tree
Almond being currently one of the most successful crops in Portugal and Spain, TREVO, IRTA, ALMERIPLANT, VAV and MIGDALO invite you to take stock of the 2019 campaign and get to know the latest trends in culture in the technical days that will take place on November 13th at the EDIA auditorium in Beja at [...]
CIAV – Change of the emergency number
The emergency telephone number of the CIAV – Antivenuine Information Center – has been changed. The CIAV is a medical telephone consultation centre in the field of toxicology and provides information regarding acute or chronic poisoning and provides a prognosis of toxic exposure. In the case of intoxications, please call 800 250 250. [...]
Esposende receives National Milk Colloquium
With the support of CONSULAI, APROLEP (Associação dos Produtores de Leite de Portugal) in collaboration with AJADP (Associação dos Jovens Agricultores do Distrito do Porto) organized the National Milk Colloquium 2019 on November 29th between 10 am and 6 pm, in the Auditorium of the Hotel Axis Ofir (Esposende), with the following themes: “How to [...]
41st SPPF Fall Meeting
With the support of CONSULAI and the SUPER-G project, the 41st Autumn meeting of the Portuguese Pasture and Fodder Society will take place in Álcácer do Sal on 26 November, with the theme “Silvo-pastoral systems on the Tagus and Sado heaths”. During the meeting, the project H2020 SUPER-G – Development of Sustainable Permanent Grassland will [...]
VI Olivum Days
The VI Olivum Days will take place on November 26th. CONSULAI will present the study carried out in partnership with Juan Villar Consultores on “Alentejo: leading modern international olive growing”. To register, send an email to geral@olivumsul.com. See the complete program here: [...]
CONSULAI renews SME leader status 2019
IAPMEI recognized CONSULAI’s work to maintain its distinction in the market and in the sector, certifying us again with the status of leading SME. This status rewards companies with superior performance profiles, giving them notoriety and creating optimal conditions for them to develop their strategies for growth and strengthening their competitive base. The programme also [...]
Agrotejo Magazine 2019
The Agrotejo annual magazine has been a valuable contribution to the agricultural sector. Over the years it has established itself as a reference publication in promoting the sustainable development of agricultural production and competitiveness of territories. In this 2019 edition (already under distribution) themes such as digitalization in the agricultural sector, the role of advisors, [...]
Workshop – The Culture of Rapeseed
On December 10th, the OleoColza Operating Group will organise a workshop in Elvas. The theme of this workshop is the culture of rapeseed and will include the participation of several partners as speakers. Besides the theoretical component and the presentation of results, the workshop will include an outing to the field (INIAV essays and 3 [...]
Alentejo as a world reference in olive-growing innovation
The study “Alentejo: leading modern international olive growing” carried out by CONSULAI and the consultant Juan Vilar – Strategic Consultants, concluded that “With the expected growth, in the next 10 years, Portugal will be the largest reference in modern and efficient olive growing in the world, and possibly the seventh-largest in area, and the third-largest [...]
Eco-friendly, climate-friendly and animal-friendly milk production
Around 400 farmers, researchers and technicians from the dairy sector are expected tomorrow, 29 November, in Esposende, for the 2020 edition of the National Milk Colloquium, organised by APROLEP, the Portuguese Dairy Farmers’ Association, in collaboration with AJADP, the Young Farmers’ Association of the District of Porto, with the support of the Caixa de Crédito [...]
RDP 2020 Measure Dissemination Session
Following the Opening of the Application of Measure 10 LEADER – 10.2.1.1 Small Investments in Agriculture, the Project Des@fia.te – CLDS 4G in partnership with Alentejo XXI – Association for Integrated Development of the Rural Environment – will hold an Information and Dissemination Session of the Measure to be held on the next 19th at [...]
Shall we AGRI.DONATE this Christmas?
This year, at CONSULAI, we’ve decided once again not to give a Christmas gift to our clients instead, we’ll use that value to support institutions with causes we believe in, and in which our support can make a difference. With this in mind, we joined other companies in the agricultural sector that share our vision, [...]
AGRI.DONATE Campaign 2019
This Christmas, through the vote of all those who wanted to contribute to this campaign, AGRI.DONATE will help the institution Associação Vale de Acór (the most voted association, with 67.2% of all votes). This association promotes the recovery of drug addicts and alcoholics, welcoming and reinserting them in society. CONSULAI thanks all the entities that [...]
F2F Meeting – SmartAgriHubs
The F2F meeting was an event organised by SmartAgriHubs, a Horizon 2020 project, that brings together 146 partners of the European agri-food sector, and whose main aim is to promote the digitalisation of European agriculture. The event took place on December 9-10th and was organised by Shuttelaar & Partners, WP1 leader, and responsible for creating [...]
Opinion article: Producers’ Organizations: it is not enough to say that they are important! – Pedro Santos
Our General Director Pedro Santos, wrote an opinion article for Agroportal on Producer Organizations (PO). In this article, Pedro Santos talks about the few existing measures that favour POs and stresses the importance of finding more diversified and consistent strategies over time that make the levels of production organisation much higher than at present, such [...]
Organization and sponsors of Tecnoagro Iberia made a donation to the Food Bank of Évora
The organization and sponsors of Tecnoagro Iberia, due to the postponement of the Almond Conference, scheduled for March 11th and 12th in Évora, decided to donate all the food already purchased for the planned field visit, to the Food Bank of Évora. Although this event of excellence has been able to bring together some of [...]
POSTPONED | Tecnoagro Iberia – Almond Conference
The TECNOAGRO IBERIA – Almond Conference (https://www.tecnoagroiberia.com/), scheduled for March 11 and 12, will be postponed to May or June, depending on the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic. Although we have an event of excellence that has been able to bring together some of the leading personalities in the sector and we have more than [...]
Tecnoagro Iberia – Almond Conference
In the last 5 years, in the Iberian Peninsula, we have witnessed numerous investments in almond culture, which have transformed the production chain and consolidated the importance of this geography on the global scene. The modernisation of the production systems, the consolidation of technical knowledge and the existence of good market conditions have allowed us [...]
SUWANU EUROPE celebrates its first year in Rome
The 2nd General Meeting of SUWANU EUROPE took place on 23rd and 24th of January in Rome. The objective of these water reuse projects is to promote the effective exchange of knowledge, experience and skills between professionals and relevant actors in water reuse in agriculture, so that applicable direct technological and organizational solutions are widely and evenly spread [...]
Workshop for producers – SUPER-G project
As part of the H2020 SUPER-G project, CONSULAI would like to invite you to this workshop which will take place next week! The main objective is the discussion of new Sustainable Permanent Grassland management systems in the Montado and its respective agricultural policies. CONSULAI as partner and leader of the SUPER-G Communication and Dissemination work [...]
SmartAgriHubs is celebrating its one-year anniversary
From the 9th to the 11th of March in Bucharest, Romania, the SmartAgriHubs Stakeholder Conference will celebrate the achievement of one of the largest Horizon 2020 dedicated to European agriculture. From launching an Innovation Portal to establishing more profound links with and between the Digital Innovation Hubs, Competence Centers and Flagship Innovation Experiments, we have [...]
