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Building resilience in intensive tree crop systems through regenerative agriculture
Arbo-Innova
R&D Hub
3 PT Farms
3 PT Universities
6 Technical Organisations
7 Running Trials
12 Practices Tested
Restoring soil health, enhancing biodiversity, improving water cycles, increasing resilience to climate change — while ensuring productivity and economic efficiency
On-Farm Research in Portugal with
SHD olive and HD almond systems
Demonstration sites on real-farm contexts.
Rota Única
Monte de Carrascalão
Monte Silveira
Arbo-Innova is a multi-stakeholder collaborative research effort between farmers, universities and industry
Project Goals
Create Credible Scientific & Agronomic Data
Develop and Validate Practices and Methodologies
Create and Transfer Knowledge
Engage Communities and Build Extensive Networks
Practices Under Trial
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Integrated Nutrient Management (INM)
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Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
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Cover crops and herbicide alternatives
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Biostimulants, inoculants, and biological inputs
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Organic and Mineral Amendments
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Biomass management and mulching
Collecting 70+ Data Points on
6 key areas:
1 Soil
2 Water
3 Plant
4 Biodiversity
5 Nutrient Desinty
6 Economic efficiency
Impact
Envinronmental
Economic
Social
Thousands of hectares and multiple actors engaged in a regenerative transition.
New market channels, resilient production chains.
Empowered farmers, stronger rural communities.
Arbo-Innova was established in 2023 with the support of Avina Foundation – Food for Tomorrow. We are now inviting new co-funders who want to join us in the mission to scale regenerative solutions for intensive tree crop systems in the Mediterranean.
We are looking for impact-driven co-funders to join
Arbo-Innova
Philantrophy
Foundations
Industry
Eu Grant Partnership
Building resilience in intensive tree crop systems through regenerative agriculture
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