{"id":3721,"date":"2026-07-20T10:14:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:14:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainableforall.visitmadeira.com\/the-rotates-project-aims-to-promote-traditional-crops\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T11:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:54:29","slug":"the-rotates-project-aims-to-promote-traditional-crops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainableforall.visitmadeira.com\/en\/the-rotates-project-aims-to-promote-traditional-crops\/","title":{"rendered":"The ROTATES project aims to promote traditional crops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ROTATES project, developed by the University of Madeira through ISOPlexis \u2013 Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Technology, in partnership with the Regional Directorate for Agriculture and Rural Development, aims to promote the region\u2019s traditional agricultural crops, with a particular focus on yams. The initiative seeks to strengthen the preservation of agricultural biodiversity by promoting innovation and sustainability in the primary sector. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project involves the development of certified seeds, the identification of varieties best suited to Madeira\u2019s soil and climate conditions, and the conduct of trials at the Santana Experimental Field. These actions seek to increase the resilience of crops, improve the competitiveness of regional production and contribute to more sustainable food systems that are less dependent on imports. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initiative forms part of a broader strategy for investment in research, innovation and knowledge transfer for regional agriculture, promoting the promotion of local products, adaptation to climate change and the sustainable development of Madeira\u2019s agricultural sector.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find out more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madeira.gov.pt\/drc\/pesquisar\/ctl\/ReadInformcao\/mid\/7602\/InformacaoId\/254594\/UnidadeOrganicaId\/56\/LiveSearch\/Alimenta\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.madeira.gov.pt\/drc\/pesquisar\/ctl\/ReadInformcao\/mid\/7602\/InformacaoId\/254594\/UnidadeOrganicaId\/56\/LiveSearch\/Alimenta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ROTATES project, developed by the University of Madeira through ISOPlexis \u2013 Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Technology, in partnership with the Regional Directorate for Agriculture and Rural Development, aims to promote the region\u2019s traditional agricultural crops, with a particular focus on yams. The initiative seeks to strengthen the preservation of agricultural biodiversity by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-good-practices-2"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainableforall.visitmadeira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainableforall.visitmadeira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainableforall.visitmadeira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainableforall.visitmadeira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainableforall.visitmadeira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3721"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sustainableforall.visitmadeira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3721\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3722,"href":"https:\/\/sustainableforall.visitmadeira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3721\/revisions\/3722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainableforall.visitmadeira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainableforall.visitmadeira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainableforall.visitmadeira.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}