José Carlos Silva Rico

José Carlos Silva Rico

Soil, Water, Plant & Farming Technology, Student in MED
Soil, Water, Plant & Farming Technology
Student in MED

About

Degree in Animal Science and Technology and MSc in Animal Science Engineering by the University of Évora. PhD in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences by the University of Évora. Assistant Professor at the University of Évora. His research is developed at the interface between animal science and biosystems engineering, with particular focus on farm buildings, environmental control in livestock housing and precision livestock farming. His research also addresses sustainability and circular economy, resource use efficiency, agricultural waste and by-product management and greenhouse gas emissions. His work aims to develop and apply technological and sustainable approaches to improve the efficiency, environmental performance and sustainability of agricultural and livestock production systems.

Present Research
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG)
  • Animal Nutrition
  • Precision Livestock Farming (PLF)
  • Agricultural Waste & By-product Management
Research Interests
  • Sustainability & Circular Economy
  • Environmental Control in Livestock Housings
  • Pig Production
  • Resources Use Efficiency
  • Animal Welfare
  • Farm Buildings

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Thematic lines to which I contribute:
Animal Production & Health

Publications & Patents

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Projects

Project Funding Lead Institution Role Start End Scope
NEGHTRA-Next Generation Training on Intelligent Greenhouses European Commission | Erasmus + University of Patras Participant 2020-07-30 2023-07-30 Internacional
BIOma - BIOma - Soluções integradas de BIOeconomia para a Mobilização da cadeia Agroalimentar Portugal 2020 - SI - Sistema de Incentivos à Investigação e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico(SI I&DT) Campotec In - Conservação e Transformação de Hortofrutícolas S.A. Participant 2020-07-01 2023-06-30 Nacional
GOEfluentes - Efluentes de pecuária: abordagem estratégica à valorização agronómica/energética dos fluxos gerados na atividade agropecuária Portugal 2020 - PDR 2020 INIAV - Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária Participant 2016-11-30 2020-06-30 Nacional
TANGO-Circular - Training A New Generation Of farmers and agricultural entrepreneurs to implement the concept of Circular economy in agriculture European Commission - ERASMUS + Participant 2022-07-01 2025-06-30 Internacional
INOVCIRCOLIVE - Inovação e Circularidade no Setor Oleícola Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência - PRR Universidade de Évora Participant 2023-01-01 2025-09-30 Nacional