Projects & Practice

Installing greenhouse climate systems for energy efficiency

Keywords:: Agriculture, Climate change adaptation, Energy efficiency, Entrepreneurship
Countries:: Denmark

A Danish plant nursery installed climate and control systems in their greenhouses to increase energy efficiency and reduce their production costs.

GOTECFOR – Supporting the use of Forest Biomass in the agro-industry

Keywords:: Broadband, Cooperation, Energy efficiency, Entrepreneurship, Forestry, Innovation, Renewable energy
Countries:: Portugal

GOTECFOR is an EIP-AGRI operational group that contributes to the bioeconomy by seeking to optimise the value chain of forest biomass, as a fuel for heating.

Regadio de Precisão – Precision Irrigation

Keywords:: Agriculture, Climate change adaptation, Cooperation, Irrigation, Natural resources, Water management
Countries:: Portugal

An EIP-AGRI Operational Group was set up to develop new agronomic tools that will enable farmers to use pivot irrigation more efficiently.

Mértola Com Gosto

Keywords:: Demography, Food & Drink, Local food, Sustainability, Tourism
Countries:: Portugal

An integrated municipal strategy to build a sustainable development model for the local economy based on the agri-food identity of the territory.

Efficient irrigation system in a fig orchard

Keywords:: Agriculture, Farm restructuring/modernisation, Irrigation, Water management
Countries:: Portugal

Installing an efficient irrigation system in a fig orchard helped to better manage water stress for the trees and increased the quality and volume of production.