Dynamo
05th – 07th November @Lisbon, Portugal
Between the 5th – 07th November, the XVI Colloquium of Iberian Geography will be held in Lisbon, Portugal.
Teresa Pinto Correia will co-coordinate (with Luis Moreno and Nacho Plaza) the Theme 14 -“Rural and low-density areas”.
Early-bird registration is open until the 30th of June. Regular registration is open between 1st July and 7th November.
01 – 05 July, 2018 @Chania, Crete, Greece
Between the 1st and 05th of July, the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (CIHEAM – MAICH) will held the 13th European IFSA Symposium. Dynamo will be present with the co-coordination of Theme 2 “Agro-Ecology and New Farming Arrangements by Teresa Pinto Correia (co-coordinating with Stephanne Bellon and Pierre Labarte) and the organization of the Symposium Food security in local food systems: challenges and opportunities for small farms also by Teresa Pinto Correia, in co-coordination with Pavlos Karanikolas, Karlheinz Knickel and Mark Redman.
Within Dynamo researchers, there will be several presentations, namely:
Food system integration of olive oil producing small farms: a comparative study of four Mediterranean regions”, by Pavlos Karanikolas, Teresa Pinto Correia, Victor Martinez-Gomez, Francesca Galli, Paola Andrea Hernandez, Laura Fastelli, Laura Arnalte-Mur, Maria Rivera Mendez, Paolo Prosperi, Giannis Goussios (Theme 5 – “Sustainable agrifood systems, value chains and power structures” | Session “SALSA Paper session: Our food systems are broken, can small farmers help to fix them?)
“Assessing small farms’ role in the food systems at regional level: insights from a territorial approach”, by Teresa Pinto Correia, Alejandro Guarín, Karlheinz Knickel, Sergio Godinho, María Rivera Méndez, Stephano Grando, Gianluca Brunori (Theme 5 – “Sustainable agrifood systems, value chains and power structures” | Session “SALSA Paper session: Our food systems are broken, can small farmers help to fix them?”)
Promoting sustainable food systems in EU’s remote rural regions through a place-based knowledge approach, by Paola Andrea Hernández (Theme 1 – “Learning and knowledge systems, education, extension and advisory services” |Session “Governance and implementation of multi-actor innovations”)
Farmer strategies to manage market uncertainty: commodity-level analysis and critique, byDamian Maye, James Kirwan, Hannah Chiswell, Mauro Vigani, José Muñoz-Rojas, Erik Mathijs, Isabelle Bonjean, Martin Hvarregaard Thorsøe, Egon Noe, Susanne Von Münchausen, Mikelis Grivins, Pierre-Marie Aubert, Piotr Nowak, Francesca Minarelli (Theme 5 – “Sustainable agrifood systems, value chains and power structures” | Session SUFISA paper session: Managing risks in farming)
The role of territorial conditions in influencing the sustainability of farming systems and strategies across Europe: a comparative analysis, by José Muñoz-Rojas, Fabio Bartolini, Damian Maye, Susanne von Münchausen, Egon Noe, Teresa Pinto-Correia, Martin. H. Thorsoe, Danielle Vergamini (Theme 5 – “Sustainable agrifood systems, value chains and power structures” | Session SUFISA paper session: Regional and sectoral condition for farming in Europe)
9-12 April 2018 @Edinburgh, Scotland (United Kingdom)
The 11th OECD Rural Development Conference brought together leading policy makers, private sector and renowned experts to exchange experiences and good practices on issues related to innovation in rural areas, including the development of policies to benefit from the 10 key drivers of rural change, and making the most of opportunities for job creation, economic growth, and service delivery.
Teresa Pinto Correia was a panellist in the Theme 1.A: Adding Value locally: Rural areas and global value chains session on the 9th April, bringing some insights from the ongoing project H2020 SALSA.
On the 17th and 18th of May took place a workshop on Montado’s sanity in Pólo da Mitra. The workshop was organized by Terras Dentro and counted with experts from ICAAM/Évora University, INIAV, CEOT, University of Algarve, ICNF and UNAC. On the sencond day of the workshop there was a field trip to Herdade do Barrocal
Summary of WP4 training week in Évora – 9 to 13 of AprilOn the second week of April the WP4 training week was held in Évora. The goal of the training week was to discuss and tune WP4 methodology, mainly in regards to task 4.1, and to learn how to apply task 4.2 methodology designated Territory Game. Most DIVERCROP teams participated in the event and were able to discuss and test WP4 methodological approach in a real application. Therefore, the training week comprised theoretical content and practical application.The practical application was developed in collaboration with the HNV-LINK project by focusing it in Sítio do Monfurado, one of the Learning Areas of the HNV-LINK project.
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agenda started with a review and update of all DIVERCROP WPs followed by the preparation of the field trip of the second day.
The field trip to Herdade do Freixo do Meio had the participation of several local actors that joined the visit to the property, and were later interviewed to test the script in preparation for task 4.1 (WP4).
On the third day, the information gathered during the field trip was collectively reviewed and followed by a detailed explanation of the territory game.
In the morning of the fourth day, the practical application of the Territory game was prepared and after a nice lunch, to which all players and organizers were invited, the actual game was played. The workshop counted with the participation of 12 Sítio de Monfurado actors, ranging from public administration, research institutions, producer’s associations, and non-governmental organizations. The territory game served the purpose of: (i) developing a diagnosis of the present situation of Sítio de Monfurado, (ii) detailing a vision and (iii) drawing strategies to attain such a vision, all these tasks performed with a spatial representation and driven by the question – Which types of farming could exist in Sitio de Monfurado for the preservation of biodiversity and food security?In the last day, a review of the Territory Game was carried out, including the data analysis process.
The training week was closed with the definition of plans for the future.
