"It is necessary to (re)learn ways of knowing and practicing an agroecological metabolism, combining productive capacity with the preservation of natural resources. This is the purpose of the Centro de Agroecologia de Mértola, an aggregator center, based on a network governance model, with Horta da Malhadinha as a space for experimentation, monitoring and demonstration." The aim is to increase knowledge about the resilience of practices in a semi-arid context, preserving and rebuilding soil fertility, preventing erosion, using water in a rational and efficient way, contributing to the maintenance of nutrients in the system, valuing and conserving biological diversity, minimising the production of greenhouse gases and facilitating human adaptation to climate change.

• Non-profit organisation (i.e. pursues a particular social cause, e.g. schools, foundations, social movement)

• Providing knowledge transfer / advisory / education services
• Raising awareness and/or political agenda-setting
• Facilitating dialogue and networking