Octagon Space

October 10, 2024

Feed the FUTURE

10:00 am – 11:00 am | Community Harvests

  • Paul Community Harvest (PRIP and Ananda Kalyani)
  • Orca Community Olive Grove – Orca Parish Council / Pedro Silveira – Promoter of the Educational network in the Municipality of Fundão

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | “Holistic Herding”

Analysis of carbon sequestration and fixation in the soil through the practice of Extensive Grazing and Georeferencing of animals Digitanimal / Quinta do Tabalião + Dr Carolina Figueiredo (Bioeco)

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm | Fermented Foods Workshop – Emma Cowan / Monte dos Carvalhos

3:30 pm | Soil compaction – Miguel Frutuoso e Melo – BKT and S. José Pneus

4:oo pm | Training action within the scope of the DigiFarm2all project for the olive grove and vineyard sector under the theme Data: from processing to decision – (SFColab)

5:00 pm | Presentation of the oakfood project – Silvia Moreira (Landratech)

5h30 pm| Presentation of the Medacornet project – Pedro Babo (LandraTench)

6:00 pm | Documentary: “The mountains: ancestry of the future” – Directed by Fernando Antunes

October 11, 2024

Feed your health

10:00 pm – 11:45 pm | Round Table: “Biodiversity and Agriculture hand in hand”

  • “LIFE SOS Pygargus – an example of conservation of an excellent pest hunter” – PALOMBAR Association – José António da Cruz Maia Pereira
  • CERVAS – Center for Ecology, Recovery and Surveillance of Wild Animals – Ricardo Brandão
  • Fundão School Groups – Projects in schools + representative to be confirmed
  • Bio4Med: Prof. Eng Paula Batista ESAB

Moderator: Diogo Mesquita Nunes (Bioeco)

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm| Workshop “Soap production from raw materials from organic local agriculture” – Aldeia Sabão

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm| Germinated Workshop / Tatiana Plantier ADA

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Presentation “Desertification in Beira Baixa” – Prof. Doctor Maria José Roxo (UNL)

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Presentation “Cova da Beira Forest and socio-environmental development” – Prof. Doctor João Paulo Carvalho (UTAD)

5:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Presentation of the Regenerative and Sustainable Agriculture Areas in the Gardunha, Alvelos and Moradal Landscape Reordering and Management Program – Eng. Paulo Barrocas / Forestry Technical Office of the Municipality of Fundão

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm | Debate: “The Importance of Soil and Forests in Mitigating Climate Change”

  • Prof. Doctor João Paulo Carvalho (UTAD)
  • Prof. Doctor Maria José Roxo (UNL)
  • Pedro Neto (Municipality of Fundão)

7:00 pm – 7:30 pm | “Wellness on a Plate: Guidelines for a Healthier Diet” Heike Reese – Naturopath

7:30 pm – 8 pm – Farming chefs – presentation – Filipe and Sophie

October 12, 2024

Debate: Water sustainability in the agricultural sector – Innovation, Efficiency and Reuse/Circularity

09:20 am – 09:30 am| Introduction of the Med-Wet project

  • Regina Krause | Coordinator of the Med-Wet project, University of Wismar

09:30 pm – 11:00 pm | Presentation of good practices from PRIMA projects (40 minutes each)

  • Prof. Congduc Pham | Project coordinator Intel-IrriS: Intelligent Irrigation System for Low-cost Autonomous Water Control in Small scale Agriculture | University of Pau, France
  • Sofia Pereira | ReCROP Project Coordinator – Bioinocula and CROPping Systems: a Biotechnological Approach for Improving Crop Yield, Biodiversity and REsilience of Mediterranean agroecosystems | Portuguese Catholic University (UCP)

Moderator: Evgenia Mahler, University of Wismar

Debate and space for questions from the public

[15 min coffee-break]

11:15 am – 12:15 pm | Debate: Water sustainability in the agricultural sector – Innovation, efficiency and reuse/circularity

  • Prof. Wael Khairy, Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development (Cairo)
  • Sofia Pereira, Portuguese Catholic University (UCP)
  • ABCB – Association of Beneficiaries of Cova da Beira
  • AQUALIA – Artur Vidal
  • Miguel Gomes (Capgemini) / Miguel Barbosa (Likewise Pro)
  • Terraguar – Advanced Nanobubble Generators – Jorge Almeida

Moderator: Professor Francisco Mondragão-Rodrigues, Elvas Higher School of Agriculture

12:15 pm– 12:45 pm | Closing Session

Prof. Doctor António Bob dos Santos, Member of the FCT Board of Directors

Lunch

Theme “Planting and caring for water”

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm| Round table: “Biological Production Mode Certification

  • “PURE LAND” – BIOECO
  • Associations as support structures for Producers – AGROBIO Eng. Jaime Ferreira and BIOECO
  • Benefits of Certification – Nuno Coutinho Certiplanet (Certiplanet/Bioeco)
  • Biodynamic Production – Live seeds;
  • Collaboration agreement to promote the organic and sustainable operator (BIOLOG) – CMF / Food4Sustainability – Ana Baltazar

Moderator: Miguel Fiadeiro (Bioeco)

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Round table: “Food sovereignty, Circular Economy and Short Chains”

  • Eng. Alfredo Cunhal Sendim (Freixo do Meio Agricultural Society, Lda.)
  • Dr. Inês Morais (Responsible for the School Food and Health Unit at Torres Vedras City Council) – Food Sustainability Program in the School Context;
  • “Healthy Plate Project” – Educational practices towards sustainability in the Municipality of Fundão – Division of Education, Social Action and Development of the Municipality of Fundão
  • Moderator – Filipa Costa – Cova da Beira Converge

6:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Workshop “Everything you need you have right here” – Fionna Murdock / Quinta das Brisas

7:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Documentary “Plantar Água”

October 13, 2024

Theme “The life of the soil”

Bioeco Market (10:oo am – 2:oo pm)

10:00 am – 11:30 am | “Allied techniques”

  • Biodynamics – Bruno Botelho Herdade São Luzia
  • Biochar – Matthias Held
  • Permaculture – Victor Coelho – Quinta Aurora
  • “The importance of life in the soil” – Nutrifield;

Moderator: Miguel Fiadeiro

11:30 am – 1h00 pm| “Technology and innovation for a living soil”

  • Green Tribe People Project (Founders of Earth Saving Revolution)
  • INOVTECHAGRO – Prof. Luís Alcino Conceição
  • Food4Sustainability – Margarida Palma

Moderation: Bioeco (Nuno Ribeiro)

    2:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Debate “Sustainable Agriculture and Biotechnology”

    • Dr. Susana Gaspar – Head of Division Agri-food Production Organization Division – Competitiveness Services Department
    • Dr. Rosa Rodrigues – Director of the Regional Food and Veterinary Services Department
    • Dr. Irina Castro (CES-UC)
    • Eng. Jorge Ferreira (Agro-sanus)
    • Representatives of the Municipal Groups of the Fundão Municipal Assembly

    Moderator: Graça Passos – Quercus Castelo Branco

    4:30 pm – coffee break

    4:45 pm – 5h45 pm | Presentation “Organic Agriculture: success stories” – Engº Jorge Ferreira