III National Colloquium of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants – CULTIVAR Participation

The III National Colloquium of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants took place at the Escola Superior Agrária de Castelo Branco, from March 24th to 25th, followed by a Producers’ Meeting, on the 26th, with visits to companies in the sector in region. The National Colloquium of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants is organized by the Portuguese Horticulture […]

#CULTIVARServiços #CuidarEcossistemas – Fundão “ecosystem services” workshop

On the 8th of March, CULTIVAR and F4F – PP6 MyFORESt teams organized a workshop in the Municipio do Fundão, to identify and map the services of forest and agricultural ecosystems in this region. It was an afternoon of dialogue, exchange of opinions and a lot of learning. We thank the institutions that were present: […]

2nd annual meeting of CULTIVAR

The members of the Integrated Program in IC&DT Cultivar (https://icultivar.pt/) gathered to discuss the results obtained in the first 2 years, in the main auditorium of Escola Superior Agrária do Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, and also online. In the opening session the President of IPCB, Dr. António Fernandes, the head of IPCB for the […]

Pollination services and its contribution for the sustainability of agricultural systems in debate in the CULTIVAR Webinar series

On World Bee Day, May 20th, at 5:30 pm, a Cultivar webinar will be held to discuss the fundamental role of pollinators in food production and the factors associated with the decline of pollinators, which constitutes a threat to sustainable agricultural production on a global scale. We will count with the participation of Luísa Carvalheiro, […]