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Cork
The thickness of cork oak trees varies highly, even when they are located in the same geographical location or stand. The objective was to research
Cork
Reducing the amount of damages in the cork oak forest is very important in terms of the sustainability of this ecosystem. Although some of the
Wild Nuts & Berries
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)
Wild Nuts & Berries
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
Wild Nuts & Berries
Chestnuts are an extremely important product for the Portuguese region 'Terra Fria Transmontana', representing one of the most profitable crops today. Its commercialization is still
Cork
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
Wild Nuts & Berries
In order to contribute to greater market transparency, APFC - Associação de Produtores Florestais, conducts an impartial sampling and issues since 2015 a press release
Cork
The objective of the current work is the analysis of alternative sampling methods and intensities for estimating cork value before its extraction (price per unit
Cork
This document presents the methodology used by the Extremadura Scientific and Technological Research Centre (CICYTEX) for assessing the quality of piled cork. Once the cork
Resins
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
Cork
Improving the competitiveness of the cork oak producers, by improving the quality of the production process and the sustainability of the cork oak forest, by
Resins
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