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A message from our board of directors
The future is today. We live in a unique moment, when the will to recover from the pandemic and increase our resilience is joined by the...

Nuno Serra
Dec 29, 20211 min read
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Ideas for a sustainable Christmas
Christmas is honoured and celebrated by many people all over the world and brings positive energy into the atmosphere. The tradition of...

F4S Team
Dec 15, 20215 min read
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F4S Celebrates World Food Day
Last 16 October, Food4Sustainability engaged in initiatives alluding to World Food Day. Since 1981, the date has been celebrated in more...

Joana Grácio
Nov 24, 20212 min read
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SFT-EDIH digital innovation hub approved
Smart Sustainable Farms Foods and Trade European Digital Innovation Hub (SFT- EDIH) has been recognised as a national Digital Innovation...

Ana Rita Silva
Nov 19, 20212 min read
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EIT Food GROW Workshops - second session on 27th November
The first session of the GROW Workshops, "Rethinking agriculture: soil, ideas and actions - case studies from the Portuguese territory",...

Cecilia Franco
Nov 19, 20212 min read
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Little-known health facts about chestnuts
With the arrival of autumn, one of the most expected fruits are chestnuts. Counting with more than 90 million years old and originated...

SÃlvia Moreira
Nov 18, 20212 min read
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Arrebita Idanha
Arrebita Idanha Bio brought together thousands of participants and more than 30 chefs in the villages of Idanha-a-Velha and Penha Garcia....

Carolina Figueiredo
Nov 15, 20212 min read
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It's autumn! Let's talk about food seasonality and why we should live with the seasons
Autumn is here, and with it the temperatures drop, bright colourful leaves are on display, and a range of seasonal flavours arrive. The...

Daniela Fonseca
Nov 13, 20212 min read
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International Mentors Visit
Food4Sustainability CoLAB has received the visit of our international mentors yesterday! We had the pleasure to host a meeting with Kees...

F4S Team
Oct 26, 20211 min read
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Can wine turn to be a negative carbon emission industry?
One of the industries that is significantly impacted year after year by climate change is the wine industry. This impact derives from...

Ricardo Chagas
Oct 14, 20212 min read
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Agricultural Big Data: an overview
Since the beginning of this century, a wide range of advanced digital technologies have been intensively used and daily updated,...

Luis Martins
Oct 11, 20212 min read
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Why three glasses of wine or a handful of berries may lower your blood pressure
A higher intake of flavonoid-rich foods such as red wine, berries, apples, pears, and tea can lower the blood pressure, a benefit partly...

Daniela Fonseca
Oct 8, 20212 min read
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What to eat to prepare for the colder days
The shorter days, cooler nights, drier weather and orange leaves falling from the trees foretell the end of summer and the beginning of...

Rita Bernardo
Oct 7, 20212 min read
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SAL Project – ‘Environmental Seed’ (Semente Ambiental) starts to be implemented
F4S CoLAB together with Idanha-a-Nova municipality saw approved the application made to the Environmental Fund, for projects aimed at a...

Rita Bernardo
Oct 7, 20211 min read
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First eco market in the village of Idanha-a-Nova
*For unrelated reasons, the eco-market will not take place on the previously scheduled dates. It will be on October 28, 2021, between 8am...

Carolina Figueiredo
Sep 17, 20211 min read
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BGI and Food4Sustainability organize EIT Food Grow Workshops in Portugal
Building Global Innovators (BGI), Idanha-a-Nova's collaborative laboratory - Food4Sustainability CoLAB, Lunds University and Austrian...
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Sep 17, 20213 min read
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Is it possible to reduce about 50% of GHG emissions in cattle production?
It is impossible to deny the impact of cattle production on the emission of greenhouse gases. According to the most recent data...

Carolina Figueiredo
Aug 30, 20213 min read
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Precious health benefit of black truffle: the anti-fatigue effect
Considered the black diamond of the kitchen, the black truffle is a very fine food full of benefits. Recent research suggested that its...

Daniela Fonseca
Aug 25, 20212 min read
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Is there a link between organic food and reduced cancer risk?
Cancer treatment goes beyond fighting the disease. Alongside the elimination of the cancer cells, the patient’s mind, spirit, and the...

SÃlvia Moreira
Aug 25, 20211 min read
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Solar power and microbes could increase the protein quantity
A German team wants to revolutionize farming practices. They are working on a project that combines solar power and microbes, and can...

Ana Rita Silva
Aug 17, 20212 min read
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