Objective:
The forest area of stone pine, Pinus pinea, has increased significantly in Portugal in the last 30 years, following the same trend of other Mediterranean countries. At the same time, forest stakeholders report losses in cone production and yield and question on the best management practices to face a already changing climate.
During a Science to Practice event entitled "Stone pine and pine nuts: more knowledge for a better management" held in Lisbon in October 2019, we conducted a survey were we were able to assess the stakeholders' concerns with the pine nut value chain and identify research priorities.
Context:
During the seminar, the participants were invited to answer a survey consisting on 3 questions: What is the main threat to pine cone production? What is the main problem in the value chain? What should be, in your opinion, the research priority in the stone pine investigation?
A total 73 out of 92 participants in the meeting answered (79% valid surveys). The participants grouped as follows: 38% landowners, 26% from forest sector business or forestry associations, 12% researchers, 11% consumers/end users, 8% from cone and kernel processing industry, and 4% from state agencies.
Contacts:
Alexandra Correia, alexandrac@isa.ulisboa.pt, https://alexandracorreia.wixsite.com/curriculum