Prime Minister inaugurates 40th Ovibeja on April 30th

The 40th Ovibeja opens its doors on April 30th, inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, in a session scheduled for 11 am.

Until May 5th, the 40th Ovibeja will feature six days of intense cultural, recreational, commercial, exhibition and sale of the most varied products and services. Reflection on issues on the agenda is another of Ovibeja’s strengths, which this year chose associations as the main theme.

In addition to many other focuses of reflection on this topic, ACOS – organizer of the event – ​​will hold its colloquium on “Agricultural Associations” on May 2nd, starting at 11 am, in the ACOS Auditorium. Luís Capoulas Santos, sociologist, former minister of agriculture, will speak; Álvaro Mendonça e Moura, president of the Confederation of Farmers of Portugal; Firmino Cordeiro, General Director of AJAP, Idalino Leão, president of CONFGRI, Joaquim Lopes, representative of the National Confederation of Agriculture; Agustín Sánchez, president of the Spanish cooperative OVIPOR. The moderation will be in charge of journalist Inês Patola.

In addition to this topic of reflection, ACOS and the Federation of Farmers Associations of Baixo Alentejo (FAABA) will hold the “II National Colloquium on Extensive Grazing – The importance of cooperation and associations”, on April 30th, from 3pm, in the ACOS Auditorium. Representatives from the Extensive Grazing Skills Center and Goat Farming Skills Center, various associations and producer groups, federations, and the Fundão City Council, this year’s invited region, will speak. From ACOS, the vice-president, Miguel Madeira, will speak about “challenges and opportunities for cooperation and associations in production” and the general director, Claudino Matos.

On the table there will also be a reflection, promoted by ACOS, on “The integration of migrants in Baixo Alentejo – what is the path?”. ACOS will also host several other colloquia and workshops with theoretical and practical sessions in the new space created this year to give visibility to the role and importance of new technologies in agriculture and livestock, the Innovation and Technology Pavilion, located in Campo da Feira. “Advantages of Using Smart Irrigation Systems”; “Geolocation in Livestock”, “Use of Drones in Agriculture”, Soil Conservation” are just a few examples of the colloquiums under the responsibility of ACOS planned for this new space.

The dynamization of this space also includes the participation of several Competence Centers of which ACOS and FAABA are part. Running from April 30th to May 5th, the 40th Ovibeja this year has more exhibitors, more initiatives for all target audiences, more innovative surprises and another day at the fair.

Source: Press Release / ACOS – Southern Farmers