Maria Gabriela Cruz
Gabriela Cruz, an agronomist engineer, is managing the farm in Elvas, Portugal that has been in her family for more than 110 years with her sister. Using conservation practices and efficient water use they are growing wheat, barley, green peas, clover, maize and biodiversed pastures for raising beef cattle and Iberian pigs in Portugal. Gabriela was recognized as the 2010 GFN Kleckner Global Farm Leader award recipient.
Global Farmer Network webinar series 2024 - Water part 2
Gabriela Cruz: Stereotypes surrounding agricultural water usage
Agriculture as a Career of Choice – For Women
Climate Smart Agriculture is a Sustainability Solution
Portugal Farm Tour-Sustainable Farming
Planting the Seeds of Success
European Bureaucrats Deny EU Farmers Access to Innovative Technology
Fighting Hunger to Achieve Peace
Honoring Those Who Use Science to Multiply the Harvest
A Portuguese Farmer’s Request for the Freedom to Choose Technology That Helps Feed the World and Science-Based Decisions by the European Commission