CULTIVAR in Schools
In partnership with the Municipality of Sabugal, the Environmental Education Project SEEDS – Entrepreneurial Seeds for Sustainable Development, of the Keep Association, is being promoted with the students of the 8th year of the Sabugal School Grouping. In this context, on November 7th, the workshop ‘Edible wild plants and ecosystem services linked to their recollection’ […]
Our Coordinator was distinguished
Last November 9th, Professor Helena Freitas, coordinator of Cultivar, received the Award Portugal Inspiring – Personality, in the Sustainability category.
CULTIVAR at the Trancoso Chestnut Fair
On the weekend of November 4th to 6th we were at the Chestnut Fair and autumn palates in Trancoso with a stand and two technical presentations on conservation and nutritional value of the Chestnut, within the framework of the Cultivar project: “Application of modified atmospheres in the post harvest conservation of the chestnut (cv. Martainha)” […]
CULTIVAR at the XVI Meeting of Food Chemistry
On October 23rd-26th, 2022, the XVI Meeting of Food Chemistry took place at the Cine-Teatro de Castelo Branco, CATAA was represented with two presentations resulting from works developed in the Cultivar project. On the first day, the researcher Ana Catarina Martins gave an oral presentation of the work with the title “Nutritional and physicochemical analysis […]
CULTIVAR at the 9th National Forestry Congress
From October 10th to 14th, Cultivar project was very well represented in the 9th National Forest Congress (Sustainability of the Portuguese forest: to value, a collective challenge), which took place in Funchal. With the presence of Maria Margarida Ribeiro and Alice Almeida of IPCB – Politécnico de Castelo Branco, the following oral communications were made: […]
CULTIVAR at Fundão Agricultural Innovation Fair
On October 15th and 16th, Cultivar project was presented at the Fundão Agricultural Innovation Fair. In a joint stand with CATAA – Association Center for Agro-Food Technological Support, Pedro Nunes Institute and Centre for Functional Ecology – Science for People & the Planet, in addition to communicating the projects that are underway in the IC&DT […]
CULTIVATOR on CNN Portugal – The Life of Food
The research FLOWer Lab is developing on almond culture under the Cultivar project and in collaboration with Operation Pollinator was featured in the 5th episode of the CNN Portugal miniseries “The life of food”! Thank you Felisbela Campos for the invitation! Watch the episode here (from 6:30): https://tviplayer.iol.pt/…/video/6354143e0cf2ea367d548ffa
CULTIVAR featured in the local press – Jornal do Fundão
Works carried out on the Cultivar and FUSILLI – Castelo Branco projects were recently rewarded for best poster awards, Jornal do Fundão interviewed Mário Cristóvão on behalf of the team to show the new dynamics and involvement of young researchers with projects that aim to help value the Agri-Food sector of the Beira Interior region.
CULTIVAR in the 2nd edition of Jornadas Upgrade UC Team
The Researcher of the Centre for Functional Ecology – Science for People & the Planet and CEO of Cultivar Joana Costa, presented the project in the 2nd edition of the UC Team Upgrade Days that took place between October 10th-14th at Pole II of the University of Coimbra, in a session moderated by Dr. Helena […]
CULTIVAR at the 4th ESP Europe Conference
The CULTIVAR project was very well represented at the “4th ESP Europe Conference: Ecosystem services empowering people and societies in times of crises” Ecosystem Services Partnership that took place from October 14th to 16th in Heraklion on the island of Crete (Greece), with the presentation of various oral communications and posters by Paula Castro, Anabela […]
