Ana Ventura

Researcher/CEO

Solutopus- Recursos e Desenvolvimento, Lda.

São Francisco da Serra, Portugal

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Sociologist; Master's in Environmental and Regional Planning. Researcher in the agriculture sector, focusing on innovation and socio-economic issues.

My organisation

Solutopus- Recursos e Desenvolvimento, Lda.

Solutopus- Recursos e Desenvolvimento, Lda.

Small or Medium Enterprise (SME)

São Francisco da Serra, Portugal

We are Solutopus - Recursos e Desenvolvimento, Lda., a dynamic SME specializing in socioeconomic fields and facilitating the co-creation of adapted solutions for complex questions. The regional impact of actions is a goal we are always searching for, creating value, mostly in rural areas or in complementarity with urban facilities. We co-elaborate tailored strategies to support business development, focusing on youth entrepreneurship as a primary target or in other groups. The complementarity between agriculture and forestry potentiates sustainable solutions for landowners and industry to succeed in today's competitive market. With a focus on collaboration and excellence, we strive to be the partner of choice for companies looking to maximize performance. We expect to work with you!
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About me

Sociologist; Master's in Land Use and Environmental Planning. Frequency of PhD in UGent (Socioeconomics ). Evaluator in several EU Programmes such as H2020, Horizon Europe, EIC accelerator, and WomenTechEu. Partner in H.Europe Projects (FOREST4Eu and ECHO; next GREENcooP); former researcher at Soildarity, beyond Portuguese national Projects related to the agriculture and forestry sector (policies, farmers engagement, innovation uptake- smart farming, NGO role, etc.). Former member of the board of several NGOs and small industries. Member of several national and international platforms such as EIP AGRI/Rural Cap Network, Soils for Europe, GNAD, RRNacional, Lilas4Soil, and Premiére 100+.

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Skills

  • Cooperation
  • Rural development

Interests

  • innovation through demonstration
  • Focus on farmer's position in the value chain
  • farming/ forester valorisation as a profession
  • socioeconomic drivers of rural transformations