Food4Sustainability (F4S) is a non-profit organization driving innovation in sustainable food systems. Focused on achieving carbon neutrality and reducing environmental impact through innovative agricultural technologies, education, and collaborative projects, F4S works across five pillars: Circular Economy, Sustainable Agriculture, Territory, Healthy Eating, and Innovation. With a strong R&D team, it partners widely to advance agri-tech. F4S offers education, projects, and soil microbiota analysis to support regenerative practices and biostimulant development.
F4S is involved in the multiactor stakeholder engagement, acquisition of drone images of infected tomato crops, assist the development of advanced AI-based models for robust disease detection and climate-driven risk assessment, validation of field trials against Cs/Rs infection under real conditions in European potato and tomato crops for early detection and biocontrol solutions.
“Empowering innovation for a sustainable agrifood transition.“
F4S Team
Margarida Palma
PhD in Microbiology
A microbiologist with experience in soil microbiology. She leads the development and implementation of projects that support sustainable food systems, focusing on regenerative agriculture, soil health, soil biodiversity, and microbe-soil-plant interactions.
Gabriel Távora
PhD in Physical Geography
A geographer with extensive experience in scientific research, environmental and urban planning, GIS consulting, soil science, and rural development projects. His expertise includes GIS, spatial modeling, data analysis with R, and multidisciplinary research.
Natalia Sierra
PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology
A specialist in plant-microbial interactions for sustainable agriculture. Her work focuses on leveraging microbial communities to enhance soil health and crop resilience, contributing to the development of innovative and environmentally friendly farming solutions.
Sílvia Moreira
PhD in Food Science and Technology
A specialist in by-product valorization, with a focus on innovative extraction methods. She has extensive experience in project managing, communication & dissemination, and stakeholder engagement, assisting the implementation of projects on the agrifood sector.
Mafalda Catana
Degree in Sound and Image, Master in Cultural Studies
A content creator, being responsible for communication, graphic design, video, image and website content management.
Led by the University of Burgos, POMATO brings together 16 partners from top universities, research organizations, SMEs, agrochemical companies, and farmers. Our international partners from regions severely affected by Cs/Rs, like Colombia and Ecuador, ensure that we exchange best practices and adapt solutions to different farming environments.
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