José Rosário, a PhD student at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro and a researcher at Cetrad – Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies, is developing a model to facilitate the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices in sub-Saharan Africa.
https://www.90segundosdeciencia.pt/…/ep-1818-jose-rosario/
The AgroServ (Integrated Services Supporting a Sustainable Agroecological Transition) project is focused on developing a resilient and sustainable agrifood system by addressing the challenges and threats to agriculture in a holistic and systemic manner. Through extensive collaboration across research infrastructures (RI), AgroServ integrates services spanning from molecular science to societal impact, covering a wide range…
The Innovations and Transitions Study Group (GEIT) has been meeting since 2022. It is open to researchers from Brazil and Portugal who work on a wide range of topics related to innovations and transformations/transitions towards sustainability.It was only this year, however, that the presentations began to be recorded and made available on a YouTube channel…
In the 2024 edition, the jury of the Centre for Iberian Studies – Research, Innovation and Territory (CEI-IIT) award distinguished the project ‘Evaluation of the potential of the Zamorano-Portuguese Jacobean Way’, by Xerardo Pereiro (UTAD; CRIA), Luís Vale (Instituto Piaget) and Octávio Sacramento (CETRAD-UTAD). The award ceremony took place on 31 October 2024 at the…
CETRAD organised an Open Class entitled The Various Dynamics in Rural Well-being Research on the 27th of January at UTAD. The session clarified what the multifaceted concept of well-being means and explained why it is an important policy focus today. The speakers from CETRAD’s Data for Low-density (D4LD) project discussed the state of the art…
On 8 October, ECO held a debate on the role of the economy in defending and valuing the forest, at the Belém Cultural Centre. The event, which was attended by the Secretary of State for Forests Rui Ladeira, also saw the presentation of the ECOFOR.PT study – Economic Valorisation of the Goods and Services of…
The presentation of AnaEE (Analysis and experimentation on ecosystems) took place last May 18-19 in Vila Real. It was an event that counted with the presence of the Vice-Rector of UTAD, with the international presence of Michel Boër (Director of AnaEE) where he spoke about opportunities for the Portuguese scientific infrastructures and three AnaEE responsibles….
