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The final Portugal, in agroforestry terms, will only be a poor and peripheral country on the continent, or will it be a large country, with an enormous diversity of agroforestry systems (although concentrated in a miniaturized geographic area), specific by all the geographic, climatic and cultural realities that by coexist here and also with good accessibility, which allow a very quick and easy access to all its corners? And, it will be possible, for its diversity, for the diversity of its ecosystems and for its diversity, for its central diversity, intercultural and for its diversity for investment, intercultural and for its diversity. know how agro from the four corners of the world, a potential “Silicon Valley” Western European agriculture?
In fact, all the option to point to the second. Development of agricultural activities and promoting organizations, dispersions through systems supported by the promotion of the entire group of producers, increasingly through whom their associations, turn more and more to those who support, are more the final supporter of the production of a share (although manifestly insufficient) of the food they consume, as well as, due to their presence and suitability, the services for the conservation of our natural resources and our historical and cultural heritage scattered throughout.
Framed by the Union’s legislation, the most demanding in the world in terms of food safety and environmental preservation, these agents are finally guaranteed to fulfill the structuring role of “environmental, economic and social carpet” which as agro management activities will provide the benefit of the entire civil society. Just see, for example, the impact that the Alqueva Multipurpose Enterprise has on the development of its entire geographic area of influence, in terms of exhibitions and GVA for agricultural activities, but also agro-industrial, tourist, services and other associated activities. whose activity for the given region.
The intrinsic value that the agro-representative sectors do not require for our country may require no less than a very serious commitment from the whole of civil society and the best institutions in its promotion and internationally. Universities naturally play a fundamental role in this project. And not only as dedicated to training and research in science, which are already fully performing and fostering an increasingly strong and innovative involvement of novasar, but they are also dedicated to other branches of knowledge, which can and should bring added value. to enrich the holistic and professional perspective that the integrated management of agribusiness needs requires. It is time for management to adopt a strategic approach to the agribusiness sectors and the inclusion of all resources from the strength of the technical team, which from the various levers, rational integration and the promotion of resources cross us (of which we have the ability to frame and use limited with our neighboring countries), reconciliation and rational articulation between productivity and environmental conservation, strategic Marketing and Branding, the (national) European legal and regulatory framework), management between finance and risk coverage and the incorporation of technology along the entire value chain, others.