Noémia do Céu Machado Farinha (ORCID0000-0002-6660-2018) completed her PhD in Agronomic Engineering in 2004 at the Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), University of Lisbon, with the thesis "Reproductive Development of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) for Improvement and Adaptation to the Mediterranean Region." In 1995, she completed a Master's degree in Plant Production and in 1990 she earned a degree in Agronomic Engineering, both also from ISA. At the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre (IPP), she has been an Associate Professor since 2009 and was an Assistant Professor from 1996 to 2008. Between 1989 and 1996, she worked at the National Institute of Agrarian and Veterinary Research, at the National Plant Breeding Station. She was a member of the General Council of IPP for 2 terms. At the Escola Superior Agrária de Elvas/Escola Superior de Biociências de Elvas (IPP), she was President of the Assembly of Representatives, Deputy Director (2 terms), President of the Scientific Technical Council, and Head of the Department of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences. She is the coordinator of the Higher Professional Technical course in Agro-livestock Production Technologies and deputy coordinator of the Master's in Sustainable Agriculture. She has been the Head of 4 R&D projects and has participated in more than 15 R&D projects, all with external funding. She is co-author of 6 books or book chapters on technical-scientific dissemination. She is co-author of more than 15 scientific articles indexed in Scopus. She works in the area of Agricultural Sciences with an emphasis on the collection, conservation, and valorization of Genetic Resources of plants; breeding; ethnobotany; ethnoveterinary; morphological characterization; medicinal plants; Coriandrum sativum; Agronomic Evaluation; Medicinal Pastures; Alentejo; Sustainable production; Grain legumes.