Do you know about REGACORK? The main objective of  the project - coordinated by Amorim Florestal and the University of Évora in Portugal - is to enhance the cork sector. How? By making it possible to harvest cork at an earlier date, favoring growth of cork oak trees in intensive production plantations and fostering their vitality, by mitigating situations of hydric stress. 

Read about this game changing research here: https://www.amorim.com/en/whats-new/news/REGACORK-Extraction-of-cork-in-12-years/2050/