Welcome to CITAB

The scope of CITAB is focused on the agro-food and forestry systems using the production-chain approach as a whole. It is composed of a multidisciplinary team with expertise ranging from fundamental sciences such as biology and chemistry to agronomists, forestry engineers and ecologists.

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Inov4Agro Open Day

Results obtained by the different working groups (7 value chains) will be pre...

Agriforum

A fileira da castanha com o especialista José Laranjo, investigador do CITAB

Dia do Solo

O CITAB está a coorganizar, no âmbito do Inov4Agro, o evento de celebraçã...

Inov4Agro Scholarship Researchers' Day: A Resounding Success

54 impactful presentations by CITAB and GreenUPorto scholarship researchers

CITAB was present at the RNCA Meeting

André Fonseca was a speaker at this event held at UTAD

Jornada Técnica e Científica de Peixes de Rio “Invest...

O CITAB faz parte da organização deste evento que vai juntar peritos ibéricos

"Novas abordagens no setor da produção de Vinhos"

CITAB está a coorganizar este seminário com a Mérieux NutriSciences

As condições metereológicas dos próximos dias em aná...

João Santos foi o convidado da TVI/CNN Portugal

Exploring Sustainability and Scientific Collaboration in ...

UTAD and Caixa de Crédito Agrícola Mútuo Forge Sustainable Research Alliance

AGRIFORUM

A vinha e o vinho pela voz da investigadora Ana Oliveira

Abelhas ameaçadas pela vespa asiática

O investigador Paulo Russo foi convidado a a comentar o problema

CNCACSA promoveu debate sobre alterações climáticas no...

João Santos e Hélder Fraga representaram o CITAB nesta sessão

CITAB Researchers Among the Most Cited in the World in 2022

This prestigious acknowledgment comes from the latest edition of the "World's...

Seminar “Desenvolvimento Sustentável em Trás-os-Monte...

The event includes the signing of a protocol between Caixa de Crédito Agríc...

Paulo Fernandes represents Portugal in the SCAR-Forest

Portuguese Researcher Paulo Fernandes has been appointed to represent his cou...

European Researchers' Night 2023

CITAB was represented with various activities in Coimbra, Évora, and Armamar

Reduzir o Desperdício Alimentar: Um Compromisso Global

Artigo de opinião - Ana Barros

European Researchers' Night (Noite Europeia dos Investiga...

This year, CITAB is represented at the European Researchers' Night, which tak...

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Jornada de discussão com o tema “Da desertificação à valorização da f...

Pesticida ‘ecofriendly’ patenteado pelo CITAB

Imprensa nacional está a dar destaque a esta nova formulação

A nova vida dos subprodutos da vinha

Trabalho da Agência Lusa enaltece a investigação do CITAB

Vespa asiática volta a fazer manchetes

O investigador José Aranha esclarece os leitores acerca da progressão deste...

A segunda vida do engaço da uva

Reportagem do Canal NTV no Laboratório de Fitoquímicos do CITAB

Observador destaca combate a incêndios em Portugal

Investigador Paulo Fernandes assina artigo de opinião

AGRIFORUM

A investigadora Lia-Tânia Dinis visitou os estúdios d' A Voz de Trás-os-Mo...

Inventoras portuguesas somam patentes e quebram barreiras

Paula Oliveira, do CITAB, em destaque na Notícias Magazine

Investigador Paulo Fernandes assina artigo no Público em...

Financiamento dos bombeiros em função da área ardida reabriu discussão

CITAB is part of the FutureFoodS project

"FutureFoodS - European partnership for a sustainable Future of Food Systems"...

Onda de calor analisada na Record TV

João Santos deu explicações acerca do fenómeno que, neste momento, afeta ...

Amarante poderá ter cheias mais frequentes

Estudo feito no CITAB prevê que a região poderá ter episódios mais freque...

Investigação CITAB na revista Agrotec

Artigo sobre castas da Região Demarcada do Douro em destaque na revista téc...

Financial Times recorreu a investigador do CITAB

Paulo Fernandes foi entrevistado acerca dos incêndios florestais extremos

RTP veio conhecer o Fungi4Health

Projeto está a usar os resíduos da produção de cogumelos para outras fina...

Valorizar o que sobra dos cogumelos

Dietas de animais ou indústria cosmética - as novas formas de reciclar e va...

Elementary school students learned from LEFT

The iniciative focused on the theme of water

Gestão eficiente dos recursos hídricos em destaque

TSF visitou investigadores do CITAB para conhecer benefícios do projeto

Desertificação, seca e agricultura

Artigo de opinião - Aureliano Malheiro

Barragens do Alto Tâmega a cargo do LEFT

Jornal de Notícias evidencia a importância do Laboratório de Ecologia Fluv...

A Gastronomia Sustentável

Artigo de opinião - Carla Gonçalves

CITAB Stakeholders Day

Researchers and entrepreneurs forged closer working relationships

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Inov4Agro Open Day

Results obtained by the different working groups (7 value chains) will be pre...

Inov4Agro Scholarship Researchers' Day: A Resounding Success

54 impactful presentations by CITAB and GreenUPorto scholarship researchers

European Researchers' Night (Noite Europeia dos Investiga...

This year, CITAB is represented at the European Researchers' Night, which tak...

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Thematic Strand 1

Sustainability of Agri-food and Forestry Ecosystems in a changing environment

Mário Santos

Aims to deliver integrated analytical and modelling frameworks to detect agricultural, forestry and ecological changes in rural landscapes. It will integrate natural and social sciences concepts to develop and integrate novel analytical frameworks and tools that contribute to progress in fundamental and applied fields of environmental research (Task 1.1) and ecological sustainability in agri-food and forestry ecosystems (Task 1.2).

Task 1.1

Integrated monitoring of climate and environmental impacts

Task 1.1 aims to (i) develop and apply new analytical technologies to (ii) understand climatic and environmental forcing on target ecosystems under current conditions; (iii) assess future scenarios of climate and environmental change to develop, test and implement suitable mitigation and adaptation measures, such as riparian restoration (e.g. to assess ecosystem service provisioning of green infrastructures) or bioclimatic cultivar adaptation (e.g. crop zonation).

Task 1.2

Sustainability in agri-food and forestry ecosystems

Task 1.2 researchers are experts in multivariate analysis and modelling of impacts of habitat and land use change on terrestrial and aquatic environments, ecosystem services and characterization of agri-food and forestry systems.

Thematic Strand 2

Technology & innovation in Agri-food and Forestry chains for a more competitive bioeconomy

Raul Santos

Aligned with RIS3 policy, Thematic Strand 2 explores innovative approaches to develop and update processes and technologies to crop and food products, biological materials and agri-food residues. TS2 gives added-value to agri-forestry ecosystems, agri-food and forestry products and co-products, boosting regional and national economic growth.

Task 2.1

Innovative technologies and processes

Task 2.1 focuses on a major unit objective - optimization and development of innovative technology for more competitive agri-food and forestry production chains. TS2 optimizes solutions for current and future stakeholders, boosting competitiveness and income by improving food and forestry crop productivity, reducing management costs and increasing profit.

Task 2.2

Valorisation of bio-based products and and co-products

Task 2.2 studies the potential of agri-food and forestry residues, native flora and aromatic and medicinal plants to develop new high bio-based value products.

Highlighted Project

BRESOV - Breeding for Resilient, Efficient and Sustainable Organic Vegetable production [GA 774244]

Start Date: 2018/05
Duration: 60 months

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The recently started European project BRESOV (“Breeding for Resilient, Efficient and Sustainable Organic Vegetable Production“) has set out to improve the competitiveness of three important vegetable crops (broccoli, snap bean and tomato) in an organic and sustainable environment. With a strong participation of stakeholders from the breeding and farming sector, the project aims to create a pipeline for crop improvement that will accelerate the production of high-quality organic seeds for breeders and farmers around the world.