Final Project Presentations – Postgraduate Course in Sustainable Agri-food Systems and Short Supply Chain Marketing

On 10 February, the final project presentations took place for the students of the first postgraduate course launched by AgroB, developed in partnership with the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (IPVC).

The students presented a strategic plan for a company in the agri-food sector or for a territorial/local initiative. The central objective was to integrate and support its potential implementation, as well as to optimise short supply chain circuits. The course lecturers responsible for the assessment were Joaquim Alonso, Joana Nogueira, Teresa Madureira and José Martino, together with the AgroB coordinator, Cláudia Silva.

Below we introduce the students on this postgraduate course and the subjects of their final projects:

Cláudia Alves Creation of a short agri-food supply chain in the Madeira region. Rural tourism itinerary & platform for the sale of produce boxes.

Figure: Teresa Madureira, Cláudia Alves and Joana Nogueira

Cristian Briceag Platform for the modernisation of the Portimão Municipal Market.

Figure: Cláudia silva, Cristian Briceag and Teresa Madureira

Cristina Álvarez Vásquez Presentation of the project to revitalise Quinta Garrido — Tourism/Education/Sport and wellbeing with farming and rural life.

Figure: Teresa Madureira, Cristina Vásquez and Joana Nogueira

Iva Almeida Implementation of the Participatory Guarantee System in the PROVE short agri-food supply chain.

Figure: José Martino, Iva Almeida and Joana Nogueira

Pedro Rodrigues

OPP Feijão Agreste

Figure: Cláudia Silva, Pedro Rodrigues and José Martino

Pedro Santos

Innovation in short agri-food supply chains on the island of Pico.

Figure: Joaquim Alonzo, Pedro Santos and José Martino

Ricardo Côrte

Short agri-food supply chain for Madeira passion fruit.

Figure: Joaquim Alonzo, Ricardo Côrte and José Martino

Telmo Silva

HortoBio: Cultivating Sustainability and Freshness in Alcobaça.

Figure: Cláudia Silva, Joaquim Alonzo, and Telmo Silva

Micael de Sousa Chain of Bísaro pork producers in the Alto Minho.

Figure: Presentation of Micael de Sousa's final project

This marked the close of the first edition of this innovative course on Sustainable Agri-food Systems and Short Supply Chain Marketing.

Figure: Class and lecturers of the postgraduate course