The carob tree in Tunisia: A big varietal richness to preserve and to valorize
In addition to their traditional local use in human and animal food, the fruits of the carob tree have a high commercial value in industrial transformation.
Theme: Improvement of the working conditions and training
Mechanical harvesting in stone pine (Pinus pinea) stands
This factsheet aims to present the mechanical harvesting option and the productivity monitorization done in umbrella pine stands harvested in both ways (manual and mechanically)
Manual cone harvesting of Pinus pinea in Portugal: equipment used and recommendations
Stone pine (Pinus pinea L.) cone harvesting in Portugal continues to occur trough the traditional way, that is, by specialized workers that climb the trees
Intraspecific variability and genetic selection of Aleppo pine
Aleppo pine is one of the dominant forest species in Tunisia, favoured by its great regeneration capacity, plasticity, climatic stress tolerance, and multiple products: wood,
Improvement of carob cultivation techniques
The carob tree cultivation is handicapped by the poor quality of the seedlings leaving the nursery due to the deterioration of the root system, and
Intraspecific variability of Quercus suber L. acorn morphology in Northwestern Tunisia
The cork oak forest suffers from serious problems of natural regeneration following anthropic action and overgrazing. As a result, we are witnessing continuous aging and
GOSUBER innovation project for the mechanization of cork debarking
The objective is to present GOSUBER, the supra-autonomous operational group of the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) in the area of Agricultural productivity and Sustainability, which
A new technology of extracting the fixed (non-volatile) oil of Pistacia lentiscus for the benefit of rural women
This work aims the improvement of lentisk oil extraction in order to enable rural women to improve their working conditions and their incomes through the
Resin cooperativism and business diversification: ingredients for sustainable and quality forestry job
Sometimes, the profitability of a natural resource use depends more on the business model and the entrepreneurial culture on which its exploitation is based, than
The sociological profile and social issues of the resin worker in Spain
The study advances in the socio-labour reality knowledge of the Spanish workers dedicated to the resin extraction, and in the group perception about aspects related
RESINEX Operational Group: Professionalization, knowledge transfer and innovation in the resin sector in Extremadura
The RESINEX Operational Group (OG) and its innovation project are presented, the aim of the latter being to boost the resin sector in Extremadura. This
Reduction of the difficulty of the resin tapper’s work with the Biogemme© method.
The attractiveness of the resin tapper’s profession is a key point for the revival of natural resin extraction to be a success. The aim is
