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Promoting sustainability in Mediterranean agriculture: insights from the Portug...
Oliveira, Manuel João; Santos, Cátia; Barbosa, Catarina; Gonçalves, Igor; Soares, Rui; Pereira, Sofia; Castro, PaulaAgroecology is an integrated approach that simultaneously applies ecological and social concepts and principles to redesign and manage food and agricultural systems, promoting agroecosystems with the necessary biological, socio-economic, and institutional diversity and alignment to support greater efficiency. The present study aimed at characterising the socio-economic factors that lead farmers to accept and ad...
Enhancing vineyard resilience: evaluating sustainable practices in the Douro de...
Oliveira, Manuel João; Gonçalves, Igor; Soares, Rui; Pereira, Sofia; Moreira, Helena; Sousa, Ana Sofia Silva; Castro, Paula; Barbosa, CatarinaIn Mediterranean agriculture, sustainability and productivity are seriously threatened by climate change and water scarcity. This situation is exacerbated by poor management practices such as excessive use of agrochemicals, overgrazing, and monoculture. The Douro Demarcated Region (DDR) is an emblematic region, classified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001. Viticulture is the main agricultural activity ...
Viticulture under climate change: a case study on a water scarcity model
Pereira, Leonor; Valente, António; Soares, Bruno; Costa, Carlos M.; Soares, Salviano; Lima, José; Gonçalves, IgorChanges in climatic patterns hinder the prediction of water availability, being imperative to develop new strategies to optimise water management in the agricultural sector. A multi-sensor network is being developed by ADVID/CoLAB VINES&WINES and University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), aiming to determine water stress in vineyards, as a Decision Support System (DSS) for winegrowers. Remote wireless ...