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Proceedings of the XL CIOSTA and CIGR Section V International Conference
Barbosa, J.C.; Silva, L.L.; Rico, J.C.; Coelho, D.; Sousa, A.; Silva, J.R.M.; Baptista, F.; Cruz, V.F.Proceedings of the XL CIOSTA and CIGR Section V International Conference, 10-13 September, Évora,Portugal. Universidade de Évora.
Training and Learning Needs for MSc Programs in Sustainable Agriculture
Lourenço, P.; Baptista, F.; Picuno, P.; Cruz, V.F.; Silva, L.L.; Silva, J.R.; Sousa, A.; Dimitriou, E.; Papadakis, G.Sustainable agriculture is urgently needed to promote conservation and sustainable resources use in an equitable manner through integrated management of land, water, energy and biodiversity. In this way, education in agriculture emerges as a crucial tool for preparing agricultural technicians, researchers and farmers for productive contributions. Higher education institutions arise with an important mission of ...
Teaching precision farming and entrepreneurship for European students: Sparkle ...
Valero, C.; Krus, A.; Barreiro, P.; Diezma, B.; Garrido-Izard, M.; Hernandez, N.; Moreda, G.; Correa, E.C.; Ramirez, J.J.; Muñoz, B.; Moya, A.; Lleó, L.Within the framework of the European project named ‘SPARKLE’, an online course was created after studying educational needs on precision agriculture (PA), state of the art of technologies and a prospective study of the commercial sector. Five educational and research institutions, high-tech farms and enterprises specializing in technology transfer created the syllabus of the course and the platform contents. Th...
Aumentar as competências dos agricultores para a prática de uma agricultura sus...
Silva, L.L.; Baptista, F.; Cruz, V.F.; Silva, J.R.M.De modo a praticar uma agricultura sustentável, os agricultores devem adotar práticas corretas e respeitadoras do ambiente, utilizando a tecnologia adequada e cumprindo a regulamentação da UE para uma agricultura sustentável. Os desenvolvimentos recentes da ciência e da tecnologia, que poderiam ser um valor acrescentado para a gestão das culturas e da terra, continuam a não ser utilizados em muitas situações po...
Sustainable farming best practices for MSc programmes
Baptista, F.; Lourenço, P.; Cruz, V.F.; Silva, L.L.; Silva, J.R.; Correia, M.; Papadakis, G.; Dimitriou, E.; Picuno, P.The sustainable agriculture concept emerges from the necessity to ensure food production to feed the human growing population, while the natural resources, water and soil quality, ecosystems and others are preserved. One way to implement the know-how and techniques in sustainable agriculture is through educational courses in the universities, such as MSc programme, by promoting communication between academics, ...
Skills Needs for a Sustainable Farmer in the Framework of the SAGRI Project
Silva, L.L.; Baptista, F.; Cruz, V.F.; Marques-da-Silva, J.R.In the EU almost 50% of the territory is covered by farmland (both arable and permanent grassland), which means that agriculture plays a key role in land management and has a huge responsibility in the preservation of natural resources. In order to practice a sustainable agriculture, farmers responsible for the management of farmland must adopt correct and environmental friendly practices, using appropriate tec...