Climate challenges drive us to look for innovative solutions to meet EU targets in a short timeframe, anticipate events, and help farmers make more tactical decisions for their crops and investments. The use of satell...
Last February 24th the winners of the National Agriculture Award 2020 were announced. In this 9th edition some categories were added (Sustainable Companies and Innovation and Adaptation to Covid-19) to the previous ed...
Food waste is an important and worrisome global issue that have consequences on different levels, such as food security, environmental, economy, among others. In the EU, around 88 million tonnes of food waste are gene...
COVID-19 brought many changes to our society, and challenges to which we were forced to adapt in record time. The question that arises is, how have eating and physical activity behaviours changed in a context of socia...
European Commission's Action Plan aims to achieve the Green Deal goal - 25% of agricultural area used in organic production by 2030. Organic farming is the way forward for a more sustainable food system and futur...
The RRP - Recovery and Resilience Plan , is a strategic document prepared by the Portuguese Government that presents all structural reforms defined for the exit of the pandemic crisis, aligned with the recovery and re...
Horizon Europe is based on a sustainable, fair and prosperous future for people and planet. It aims to reduce climate change problems, meet the Sustainable Development Goals and boost competitiveness and growth. Horiz...
The scarcity of agricultural land and the increase in population represent a vicious cycle in the search for food. Soilless plantations seem to be the solution! Growing urbanization is devouring a lot of agricultural...
With Farm to Fork Strategy (2020-2030) European Commission created FITNESS CHECK Roadmap, a project to assess animal Welfare EU legal framework policies existing until 2020 and it will contribute to defining actions a...
Consumers are increasingly concerned about what they eat and what the means are until food reaches their tables. The growing concern for a more sustainable environment and the demand for food quality led two North Ame...
Eco-schemes are a new instrument designed to reward farmers that choose to go one step further in terms of environmental care and climate action. The future common agricultural policy (CAP) will play a crucial role in...
The Learning Academy will be officially launched on March 21st! Born from a joint effort between several institutions of excellence, this global academy led by F4S CoLAB will enable the knowledge sharing between small...
Obesity and cardiovascular diseases are one of the biggest health problems, caused mainly by eating habits. In a western culture, meat products are very consumed, with fats being very present in this diet. This proble...
F4S CoLAB associates with PERIN, Portugal in Europe Research and Innovation Network . F4S was established to provide a vehicle for encouraging the internationalization of research and innovation and, thereby, to foste...
CoLAB leads consortium to promote transition to sustainable agriculture models. The University of Beira Interior (UBI), Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon (FCUL), the Portuguese Network of Mathematics for Indus...
Innovation Portal, the platform launched in 17th February by the National Innovation Agency (ANI), aims to join all actors of Portuguese Innovation System in a single space. This portal offers the possibility to find...
