Luís Leopoldo de Sousa e Silva

Luís Leopoldo de Sousa e Silva

Soil, Water, Plant & Farming Technology, Integrated in MED
Soil, Water, Plant & Farming Technology
Integrated in MED
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About

Graduated in Agricultural Engineering, Master in Irrigation and Agricultural Resources Engineering, PhD in Agricultural Engineering and with Habilitation in Biosystems Engineering. Associated Professor w/Habilitation in the Department of Rural Engineering at the University of Évora, teaching various Bachelor's, Master's and PhD courses, most in the area of Irrigation Technology. Was Coordinator of the Agricultural Engineering Master (2011-2016), and is the current Coordinator of the PhD program in Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (2018-2019, 2024-…). Is a member of the European Society of Agricultural Engineering and an integrated member of the Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development (MED/CHANGE), where was the co-coordinator of the research thematic line of Irrigated Agriculture (2020-23). His research activity is dedicated to improving water use efficiency focusing on: Irrigation Technology: Management of pressurized irrigation systems, crop water requirements, crop water stress and water productivity; Precision Irrigation; and Energy Efficiency in Agriculture.

Present Research
  • Irrigation
Research Interests
  • Energy efficiency in agriculture
  • Precision agriculture
  • Irrigation technology
  • Water productivity

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Thematic lines to which I contribute:
Sustainable Crop Production

Publications & Patents

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Projects

Project Funding Lead Institution Role Start End Scope
SFARM - Sustainable Farming Erasmus + Program Agricultural University of Athens(líder) Participant 2017-10-15 2020-10-14 Internacional
SPARKLE - Sustainable Precision Agriculture Erasmus + Program University of Florence (IT) Participant 2018-01-01 2020-12-31 Internacional
IDERCEXA - Investigación, Desarrollo y Energías Renovables para nuevos modelos empresariales en Centro, Extremadura y Alentejo INTERREG V A España Portugal (POCTEP) Agencia Extremeña de la Energía (AGENEX) Participant 2017-07-01 2020-09-30 Internacional
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
FERTIPINEA - Nutrição e fertilização do pinheiro manso em sequeiro e regadio Portugal 2020 - PDR 2020 INIAV - Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária Participant 2018-01-02 2021-12-23 Nacional
METABOLÓMICA - Metabolómica. ambiente e agricultura de regadio Portugal 2020 - Alentejo 2020 Universidade de Évora Participant 2020-01-09 2022-01-08 Nacional
SOIL4 EVER - Aumento da produtividade do regadio através do uso sustentado do solo Portugal 2020 - SAICT INIAV - Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária Participant 2018-10-01 2021-09-30 Nacional
PSAA - Programa de Sustentabilidade do Azeite do Alentejo Portugal 2020 - Alentejo 2020 Olivum - Associação de Olivicultores do Sul(Portugal) Participant 2021-10-01 2023-06-30 Nacional
HIBA - Hub IBeria Agrotech: creación de un ecosistema Plurirregional para la Agrodigitalización a través de los Digital Innovation Hub (DIH) INTERREG - INTERREG V Junta de Andalucía - CAGPDS(Espanha) Participant 2018-07-01 2023-07-31 Internacional
PEGADA 4.0 - Sustentabilidade da Atividade Agrícola Suportada por Processos e Tecnologias Inteligentes PRR - Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência Universidade de Évora Participant 2022-10-01 2025-09-30 Nacional
TID4AGRO, Tecnologias Avançadas, Inovadoras e Digitais para o sector agroalimentar da EUROACE University of Évora Participant 2024-01-01 2026-12-31 Nacional