CONSULAI, CONSULTORIA AGROINDUSTRIAL LDA

CONSULAI holds the responsibility of testing and assessing the DATS in real conditions across 30 TCs, in order to collect hard evidence through 3 piloting rounds. It also has an important role in the capacity building for advisors and is responsible for organising one of the two EU-wide events for advisors.

CONSULAI is the largest advisory company in Portugal in the agri-food sector. The company develops projects and studies in several areas, including innovation, rural development, policy development, and prospective analysis. The company aims to have a decisive role in innovation by developing new projects and ICT tools, diversifying the portfolio of services, and benefiting the value chain of the agricultural, agroindustry and forestry sectors. CONSULAI currently has a technical staff of 30 advisors with different degrees, from graduates to masters and PhDs, in a diversity of subject areas. The technical expertise is broad (agronomy, animal production, food, forestry, environment) but the company also has competences in areas related to ICT, management, marketing, communication, and agri-business. The company is an active member of EUFRAS, the European network and representative association of public and private rural and agricultural advisory services.

Partner role:

CONSULAI holds the responsibility of testing and assessing the DATS in real conditions across 30 TCs, in order to collect hard evidence through 3 piloting rounds. It also has an important role in the capacity building for advisors and is responsible for organising one of the two EU-wide events for advisors.