A CeBER research seminar titled Portugal's long-term development: discussing changes in agriculture in a jointly initiative promoted by CeBER and the PhD in Economics will take place in CeBer seminar Room, on February 27 , from 14:00 pm. The seminar will be presented by Dulce Freire (Faculty of Economics of University of Coimbra).
Abstract
In recent decades, the expansion of irrigation is one of the most significant and controversial changes in Portuguese and Iberian agriculture. Based on ongoing research, this study analyses farmers’ decisions, debates and outcomes associated with rainfed and irrigated agriculture. By reviewing available historical data, it is argued that irrigation may have played a greater role in regional development than have been considered. Overall, it is possible that past Portuguese agriculture was more innovative and dynamic than we previously thought.