The Bio-Regions, whose origin dates back to Italy, constitute an innovative model of rural development anchored in endogenous dynamics, valuing territorial specificities, local social capital and participatory governance mechanisms. Its integrated approach seeks to articulate organic farming, environmental sustainability, community cohesion and proximity circuits. This study aims to contribute to the scientific...
Sustainability is a topic of interest for science and organizations, an emerging area of research in the field of agrifood and business management. This area aims to investigate the processes that lead organizations to sustainability and those that lead to organizational learning and consequent continuous improvement. This investigation is part of the Doctoral Course in Agribusiness and Sustainability, offered ...
The gathered results from population and agricultural census of the past decades have demonstrated a significant decrease of the inhabitants of the North‐ Eastern mountain regions of Portugal. This depopulation has been reflected in rural activity and particularly in extensive grazing systems. As a result of the rural areas abandonment, the previously compartmentalized landscape by mosaic agroforestry, where ag...
O trabalho que se apresenta é o resultado da elaboração do Directório de Produtores Biológicos e Artesanais da província de Salamanca, Beira Interior Norte e Douro Superior, realizado no âmbito do acordo de colaboração entre a Diputación de Salamanca e a Universidade de Salamanca. A equipa de investigação do estudo foi coordenada pelos professores José Manuel del Barrio Aliste, do Departamento de Sociologia e C...