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AgEng2021 Proceedings

January 2022

ISBN: 978-972-778-214-7

Authors:

José C. Barbosa

Polytechnic Institute of Bragança

Luis Leopoldo Silva

Universidade de Évora

Patricia Lourenço

AgroInsider

University of Évora, Portugal

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This proceedings book results from the AgEng2021 Agricultural Engineering Conference under auspices of the European Society of Agricultural Engineers, held in an online format based on the University of Évora, Portugal, from 4 to 8 July 2021. This book contains the full papers of a selection of abstracts that were the base for the oral presentations and posters presented at the conference. Presentations were distributed in eleven thematic areas: Artificial Intelligence, data processing and management; Automation, robotics and sensor technology; Circular Economy; Education and Rural development; Energy and bioenergy; Integrated and sustainable Farming systems; New application technologies and mechanisation; Post-harvest technologies; Smart farming / Precision agriculture; Soil, land and water engineering; Sustainable production in Farm buildings. We would like to thank all the participants who made this conference possible, despite the constraints in which it took place. Also thanks to the sponsors and members of the scientific committee, for their important and fundamental contribution to this congress.

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