Erik Sequeira (9713-46B9-6094)

Curriculum Vitae

Erik Sequeira

Erik Sequeira. Completed the Master's degree in Agricultural Engineering on 2015/11/05 from the University of Lisbon Instituto Superior de Agronomia and Degree in Agricultural Engineering on 2015/08/02 from the University of Lisbon Instituto Superior de Agronomia. He is an Assistant at the University of Cape Verde and Coordinator of the Agricultural Sciences Disciplinary Group at the University of Cape Verde. He has published 2 articles in specialized journals. He supervised 3 degree/bachelor degree completion work(s) and co-supervised 5. Participates and/or participated as a Researcher in 1 project(s) and Responsible Investigator in 1 project(s). He works in the area(s) of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Sciences with an emphasis on Earth and Environmental Sciences with an emphasis on Hydrology.

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Erik Sequeira

Citation names

Sequeira, Erik

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 9713-46B9-6094
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0686-1325
Google Scholar ID: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=E2vC8PwAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR&oi=ao
Researcher Id: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Erik-Sequeira-2

Email addresses

eacs1991@hotmail.com (Personal)
easequeira@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone

(+238) 9343653 (Personal)
(+238) 5959016 (Personal)

Addresses

Quartel Escola , 76002, Várzea de Cima , Praia, Cape Verde (Personal)

Knowledge fields

Agrarian Sciences
Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Hydrology

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese	Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)		Proficiency (C2)	Proficiency (C2)
English	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)	Upper intermediate (B2)
French	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)	Elementary (A2)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2022/11/01 - 2026/12 Ongoing	Uso Sustentável da Terra (Doutoramento) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal
2019/03/21 - 2021/02/27 Concluded	Application of Renewable Energies (Especialização pós-licenciatura) Universidad Europea del Atlántico, Spain
2013/09/04 - 2015/11/05 Concluded	Agronomic Engineering (Mestrado) Major in Rural Engineering Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal "Management of the Banca Furada Dam irrigation perimeter: a proposal" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2010/10/13 - 2015/08/02 Concluded	Agronomic Engineering (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Portugal

Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017/01/16 - Current	Assistant (University Teacher)	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde

Positions / Appointments

	Category Host institution	Employer
2018/05 - 2022	Coordinator of the Agricultural Sciences Discipline Group	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2021/09/10 - 2021/09/24	Chairman of the board of directors ( by substitution )	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2017/09 - 2017/12	Specialist	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Cape Verde

2015/11 - 2016/05	Trainee	Sintra Agricultural Cooperative , Portugal

2013/07 - 2015/11	Trainee	PORVID-Associação Portuguesa para a Diversidade da Videira , Portugal

2012/10 - 2013/10	Scientific Initiation Internship	Centro de Botânica Aplicado a Agricultura , Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2022/11/01 - 2026/10/31	Assessment of water losses in irrigated agriculture in Cape Verde PRT/BD/154028/2022	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2019/09 - 2020/05	Optimizing Water and Fertilizer Productivity in Horticulture in Cape Verde OPAF-CV Principal investigator Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde	Concluded
2017/02 - 2020/03	Small farms, small food businesses, sustainable food, and nutrition security SALSAH2020 Researcher Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde	Concluded

Outputs

Publications

Journal article	Sequiera, Erik. "Assessment of Water requirements for Horticultural Crops in Arid Regions". Nutrition and Food Science International Journal 10 2 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.19080/nfsij.2020.10.555783. 10.19080/nfsij.2020.10.555783 Arlindo Rodrigues Fortes; Vladmir Ferreira; Elsa Barbosa Simões; Isaurinda Baptista; Stefano Grando; Erik Sequeira. "Food Systems and Food Security: The Role of Small Farms and Small Food Businesses in Santiago Island, Cabo Verde". Agriculture 10 6 (2020): 216-216. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10060216. 10.3390/agriculture10060216
Magazine article	Sequeira, E. A. da C; Baptista, I; Ferreira, V. S.. Corresponding author: Sequeira, E. A. da C. "Optimization of water productivity and nitrogen fertilization in tomato crop in Cabo Verde.", Brazilian Journal of Animal and Environmental Research,, 2024, https://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BJAER/article/view/68227.
Thesis / Dissertation	Sequiera, Erik. "Applying photovoltaic solar energy to irrigation in Cape Verde: Pumping water". Master, 2021. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349711482_Aplicacao_da_energia_solar_fotovoltaica_no_regadio_em_Cabo_Verde_Bombeamento_da_agua. Sequiera, Erik. "Management of the Banca Furada Dam Irrigation Perimeters: A proposal". Master, 2015. https://www.repository.utl.pt/bitstream/10400.5/11112/1/tese%20final%20(4).pdf.

Other

Other output

CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY STUDIES AND PARTICIPATORY IDENTIFICATION OF ADAPTATION MEASURES FOR INTEGRATION INTO REGIONAL PEDS. 2021. Sequiera, Erik; Rocha, Rosa; Vicente, Adelina. https://oportunidades.gov.cv/biblioteca/.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2019/09/25	Characterization of family farming and its importance for food sovereignty and security in Cape Verde	(Assomada , Cape Verde)
2019/09/24	Assessing the water needs of fruit and vegetable crops in arid regions	(Praia, Cape Verde)
2016/04	Dams in Cape Verde: A Look	Lecture on agriculture in Cape Verde ISA African Students' Group
2015/12/18	Management of the Banca Furada Dam Irrigation Perimeter: A Proposal	VI Meeting of Young Cape Verdean Researchers (Lisboa, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/07 - Current	IRRIGATION OF SUGAR CANE CROPS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SANTA CRUZ Supervisor	Licenciatura em Agronomia Socio Ambiental Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2021/07 - Current	EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF A DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN THE COUNCIL OF SÃO LOURENÇO DOS ÓRGÃOS Supervisor	Licenciatura em Agronomia Socio Ambiental Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2021/07 - Current	IMPORTANCE OF THE SCHOOL GARDEN IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF THE SÃO JORGE-CHÃ DE VACA EBO SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SÃO LOURENÇO DOS ÓRGÃOS Co-supervisor	Degree in Socio-Environmental Agronomy (Degree)
2021/07 - Current	STUDY OF COMMUNITY GARDENS IN CAPE VERDE THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY GARDENS IN SOCIAL REINTEGRATION INSTITUTIONS: A CASE STUDY OF FAZENDA ESPERANÇA Co-supervisor	Degree in Socio-Environmental Agronomy (Degree) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2021/07 - Current	ASSESSING THE POTENTIAL FOR BIOGAS PRODUCTION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SANTA CATARINA: ACHADA GRANDE RINCÃO Co-supervisor	Degree in Socio-Environmental Agronomy (Degree) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2020/05 - 2021/01	Plants used in traditional medicine on the island of São Nicolau Supervisor	Licenciatura em Ciências da Terra e da Vida (Degree)
2020/01 - 2020/12	Hydro-agricultural use of the figueira gorda dam/strategy for implementing the distribution network Supervisor	Completion of Agronomy Degree (Degree) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2019/03 - 2019/12	Impact on agricultural production in the Ribeira de Boaventura after the construction of the Figueira Gorda Dam Co-supervisor	Licenciatura em Agronomia Socio Ambiental (Degree) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2017/03 - 2017/12	Urban agriculture in the beach town: its climatic adaptability and water needs Supervisor	Degree in Agronomy Socio-Environmental (Degree) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2021	Plants used in traditional medicine on the island of São Nicolau Supervisor	Antonia Sequeira (Other) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2021	Impact of pesticide use by farmers on agricultural production in Ribeira dos Picos (Thesis) Arguer	João José Garcia (Other) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2020	Figueira Gorda dam hydro-agricultural development/ Strategy for implementing the distribution network Supervisor	Lourenço Afonso (Other) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2019	Inspection of the entry and sale of fruit at the Praia Municipal Market President of the jury	Vera Furtado (Other) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2019	Impact on agricultural production in the Ribeira de Boaventura after the construction of the Figueira Gorda Dam Supervisor	Any Semedo (Other) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2019	Methods of Inspection and Phytosanitary Control of Stored Grains (Rice and Maize) by Distribution Companies in the City of Praia President of the jury	Miria Barros (Other) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2019	Monitoring of Spodoptyera frugiperda in the maize crop on the island of Santiago President of the jury	Maria Elizabete Tavares (Other) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2019	Fauna and Flora Preservation and Conservation Systems in the Serra Malagueta Natural Park on Santiago Island President of the jury	Livionizy Barros (Other) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2018	Effect of mixtures of commercial substrate and sugar cane bagasse on tomato seedling production President of the jury	Ivaltino Gomes (Other) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2017	The use of irrigation water in the Faveta basin (Thesis) Arguer	João Lopes (Other) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2017	Urban agriculture in the city of Praia: Its climatic adaptability and water needs Supervisor	Airy Heleno Garcia (Other) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2017	Socio-environmental Impact of Agro-forestry Systems in the Ribeira Seca Basin: Case Study of the Ribeirão Galinha Sub-Basin / Matão President of the jury	Eloisa Tavares (Other) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2017	Pesticides used by farmers on crops in the municipalities of São Lourenço dos Órgãos , Santa Cruz and São Domingos President of the jury	Ailton Fernandes (Other) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2017	Physical and economic water productivity in the drip irrigation system at Ribeira de Vinha in São Vicente (Thesis) Arguer	Maria de Lourdes Fonseca (Other) Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2019/08 - 2022	Member of the Scientific Committee of the Uni-CV House of Science Member	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2020/07 - 2020/10	Admissions Coordination Committee for the 2020/2021 school year President / Vice-president	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2019/07 - 2019/10	Admissions Coordination Committee for the 2019/2020 academic year President / Vice-president	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2018/07 - 2018/10	Admission Coordination Committee for the 2018/2019 academic yearInmission Coordination Committee for the 2018/2019 academic year	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde

Consulting

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2020/12 - 2021/05	Participation in the Study of Vulnerability to Climate Change and Participatory Identification of Adaptation Measures for Integration into Regional SDPs as a specialist in Agronomy and Rural Development
2019/05 - 2019/12	Participation in the study on local knowledge and the practice of pastoralism in the context of climate change, on the islands of Santiago and Maio, in Cape Verde
2017 - 2018	Participation in the REFERENCE STUDY (BASE LINE) IN THE POSER-CLIMAT PROJECT INTERVENTION AREAS, as a Specialist in Rural Engineering and Water Resources
2017/09 - 2017/12	Carrying out a study to characterize family farming in Cape Verde

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2018/10 - 2019/01	Rural infrastructure	Agronomia Socio Ambiental (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2018/03 - 2018/07	Hydraulics and Hydrology	Agronomia Socio Ambiental (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2017/10 - 2018/01	Agrometeorology	Licenciatura em Agronomia Socio Ambiental (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2017/09 - 2017/11	Limnology	CESP in Hydrology and Water Prospecting (Outros)	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2017/05 - 2017/07	Hydraulic structures	CESP in Hydrology and Water Prospection	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2017/03 - 2017/07	Rural infrastructures	Complemento de licenciatura em Agronomia (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2017/03 - 2017/07	Water Resources Management	Complemento de Licenciatura em Agronomia (Licenciatura)	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2017/03 - 2017/06	rrigation and drainage	CESP in HYDROLOGY AND WATER PROSPECTION	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde
2017/02 - 2017/04	Hydrology	CESP em HIDROLOGIA E PROSPECÇÃO DE ÁGUA	Universidade de Cabo Verde, Cape Verde

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2019/11/16 - 2019/11/16	Public Space	The progress, constraints and challenges of agriculture in Cape Verde