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Our own articles and interviews, and our summaries of what the Portuguese press reported on sustainability. The Pulse is the daily edition; this is the lasting entrance — every story on its own page.

What was reported

Food
Portugal extends support deadline for bluetongue-hit farmers
Farmers who vaccinated sheep as late as 30 November can now still claim compensation for bluetongue losses.
11 August 2026AJAP
Food
Douro wine institute submits 2026-2032 sustainability plan to government
A new levy, written grape contracts and limits on vineyard expansion feature among dozens of measures for the Douro.
3 August 2026NorteAJAP
Food
Government extends pesticide applicator licence from 10 to 15 years
An environmental group says the change quietly contradicts the government's own sustainability plan for pesticide use.
3 August 2026ZERO
Food
Algarve rural fund opens €477,500 call for business investment
A rural fund in the eastern Algarve is offering support worth up to €300,000 per project, but not every applicant scores equally.
30 July 2026AlgarveAJAP
Food
Podcast explores circular economy as route to farm digitalisation
Two industry leaders say owning less farm technology could help more farmers use it.
27 July 2026AJAP
Food
NGOs warn forest funds risk being lost again to delays
Some forestry funding applications in Portugal have waited nearly a year for a decision meant to take 60 days.
23 July 2026ZERO
Food
New irrigation network for Xévora inaugurated in Campo Maior
A long-awaited water network went live in Campo Maior, fed by a dam completed 25 years ago.
22 July 2026Alentejo
Food
Azores farmers reject folding POSEI into national budget
Azorean farming leaders warned MEPs visiting São Miguel that a proposed change to EU aid could be catastrophic for the islands.
21 July 2026Azores
Food
Portugal wastes €25 million a year in nutrients sent to landfill
While fertiliser imports cost Portugal €335 million a year, tonnes of usable nutrients are quietly buried or burned instead.
21 July 2026ZERO
Food
Portugal to invest €129 million in Mira river irrigation by 2030
AdP AQUA's president predicts courts, not engineers, will decide the fate of Portugal's dams.
17 July 2026AlentejoICNF
Food
AJAP calls on firms to join women's leadership training project
A fully funded programme wants companies to nominate women for leadership training, with a deadline just weeks away.
16 July 2026AJAP
Food
Resende mayor calls for better conditions for young farmers
Resende logged 1,076 applications from young farmers, the highest tally in its region, its mayor reveals.
15 July 2026NorteAJAP
Food
Opinion piece argues regenerative farming often just rebrands organic practices
An expert traces a decades-old lineage of farming ideas to argue today's buzzword hides a familiar pattern.
14 July 2026IPR
Food
Odemira hosts national farming forum on climate and irrigation
Politicians, producers and researchers gather in Odemira to weigh storm damage, irrigation and farming's climate future.
10 July 2026AlentejoICNF
Food
Algarve firm grows functional mushrooms for wellness market
An Algarve company is turning Lion's Mane and Reishi mushrooms into tinctures and coffees for a booming global market.
5 July 2026AlgarveMushroom Compadres
Food
Study finds Mediterranean shrubs boost natural pest control in vineyards
Researchers tested vineyard hedgerows in Alentejo and found two shrubs stood out for sheltering pest-eating insects.
3 July 2026AlentejoTAGIS
Food
Portugal's ECOTROPHELIA food innovation final set for 3 July
Eight student teams will pitch snacks, spreads and a sauce for a shot at Paris in October.
30 June 2026
Food
CEBAL webinar to present plant-based bioherbicide research
A Coimbra researcher is testing invasive plants and endangered thyme species as weapons against weeds.
23 June 2026Alentejo
Food
Beja charity wins Gulbenkian grant for migrant worker integration
Out of 289 applications submitted nationwide, only 25 projects made the cut.
22 June 2026Alentejo
Food
AJAP offers free pesticide application training course in Algarve
Free evening classes in Silves lead to a mandatory certificate for handling pesticides professionally.
22 June 2026AlgarveAJAP
Food
Boticas cooperative dehydrates mushrooms to sell year-round
A cooperative in Boticas found a way to keep a autumn forest delicacy on shelves all year.
21 June 2026NorteAJAP
Food
AJAP director urges innovation to boost olive grove profitability
At an olive grove event in Brinches, AJAP's director laid out what stands in young farmers' way.
19 June 2026AlentejoAJAP
Food
Algarve innovation prize returns, open to all producers
Producers no longer need a stand at the fair to compete for the Algarve's agri-food innovation prize.
18 June 2026AlgarveAssociação In Loco
Food
Environmental groups demand rejection of revised Alcácer do Sal tangerine project
A tangerine plantation was scaled back by 18%, yet its impact study still flags significant groundwater effects.
18 June 2026AlentejoGEOTA
Food
Portugal's Fruta Feia wins Moeve Foundation sustainability award
Out of 340 applicants from Portugal and Spain, only one Portuguese project made it to the podium.
17 June 2026REFOOD
Food
AJAP attends food chain relations meeting in Santarém
Producers, industry, distribution and regulators sat down together in Santarém to discuss the food chain's balance.
12 June 2026CentroAJAP
Food
Secretary of state closes AJAP 2026 event, praises young rural entrepreneurs
Nine young entrepreneurs pitched rural business ideas, from AI in farming to local resource ventures.
9 June 2026AJAP
Food
AJAP conference opens in Fátima with focus on farm risk
A former environment minister told farmers in Fátima why carbon credits could reshape Portugal's forests.
8 June 2026CentroAJAP
Food
AJAP presents nine rural business projects at FNA 2026
From AI-powered seed forecasting to acorn value chains, young rural entrepreneurs pitch nine projects in Santarém.
5 June 2026CentroAJAP
Food
ZERO says donated food is safe and key to cutting waste
Portugal wasted enough food last year to feed nearly a million people, twice those going hungry.
2 June 2026ZERO