The project PRR VALORCER, of which the CONSULT It is a partner; it started in April 2023 and it is funded by Recovery and Resilience Plan. The project aims to boost Producer Organizations (OP) of Cereais, bringing new perspectives, advanced technologies and modern methods of optimization and process management. The VALORCER It is driven by ANPROMIS, ANPOC, New University of Lisbon and CONSULT, and is led by InnovPlantProtect.
In addition to training the leaders and technicians of the Producer Organizations, it aims to develop a traceability scheme throughout the entire production chain, using blockchain technology, which is capable of increasing the trust of all involved, with the final consumer standing out as the most important.
Um July 2023, The first stage of the project was completed with the visit to 17 OP from the cereal sector, including rice, which account for about 90% of the national production marketed, involving more than 12,500 farmers distributed throughout the country. The questionnaires carried out by CONSULT and partners in this phase of listening to the OP, allowed to outline a plan of training actions with a customized roadmap, which will be taught by University of Nova Lisboa. A The training will take place in 2024 e 2025 and will address topics such as: leadership and marketing, risk management, and other sustainability-related topics.
In the year of 2023, This project was presented at the cereal symposium organized by ANPOC. And in 2024, It was presented at the 3rd Iberian Congress of Corn 2024, This event took place in Lisbon. In these presentations, the importance of this project was reinforced in encouraging innovation, increasing the efficiency of organization management, and maximizing the value of national production.
All results, news and information about the project are available at: All results, news and information about the project are available at: VALORCER Valuing the Organization of Grain Production in Portugal