The IX Iberian Congress of Agricultural Engineering will be held in Bragança, Portugal, from September 4 - 6, 2017. The Congress it is an opportunity to present and share ideas and experiences with researchers, technicians and other professionals in the sector of Agricultural Engineering as well as to reflect on the future of the field. The deadline for abstract sub...
The new book of Luis Miguel Brito is titled "Compostagem, Fertilização do Solo e Substratos" and will be launched in Braga on March 25. This book summarizes several years of research conducted by Miguel Brito making the resulting knowledge available to a broad audience including students, farmers, educators and all people interes...
The project EcoLamb (Holistic production to reduce the ecological footprint of meat) was recently approved for funding within the SusAn ERA-net framework. This project (2017-2019) is a collaboration between the Nidge University, Turkey, the Meat Technology Centre of Galicia, Spain, the Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León, Spain, the Turin University, Italy, the Univer...
The book “Protecção do Solo em Viticultura de Montanha: Manual Técnico para a Região do Douro" by CIMO researcher Tomás de Figueiredo has been awarded the "Prémio Distinção CNOIV 2016" in the category of viticulture by the National Commission for the International Organisation of Vine and Wine (CNOIV). The "Distinção CNOIV" award distinguishes every year the best dissemination,...
Last Wednesday Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira was elected Coordinator of CIMO by its Scientific Committee. Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira was previously the PI of the Food Safety and Technology (FST) research group and member of the Directive Board of CIMO. João Azevedo has been reappointed vice-coordinator.