On 6 September 2023, AgroInsider and APEMETA, the Portuguese partners of PestNu project, hosted the second national workshop, titled “Promoting the sustainability of agricultural production: the contribution of the PestNu project “.
The event took place at the CNEMA Auditorium, in Santarém, and was part of the side events taking place at the AgroGlobal 2023 fair, which ran from 5 to 7 September 2023, in the same location.
The workshop, was held in the Portuguese language and took between 10h-13h and 15h-17h30 with two main panels:
– Morning Panel: The Circular Economy in Agriculture – where the contribution and technologies of the PESTNU project and also of some of the members of its advisory board, as well as other European projects, were presented. This panel ended with a round table discussion focused on the opportunities and constraints for the adoption of technologies and practices that foster the circular economy in agriculture.
– Afternoon Panel: Transparency in the food supply chain – AgroInsider presented the Food Sustainability index (FSi), a sustainability index being developed under the PESTNU project as a contribution to environmental traceability at the production stage. Also, the results of the engagement with several agricultural producers in the validation phase of this indicator were presented.
The panel ended with a round table with guests from the different stages of the agro-industry value chain to discuss the importance of transparency and traceability of food products.