The 2nd Innoseta project meeting was held yesterday (11/12) at the Agricultural University of Athens, Greece. Partners gathered to present their up to now work and discuss about their future steps and plans. Also, invited to take part in the meeting was EU Commission’s representative on Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE), policy officer, Mr Eric…
On the 26th of November we were introduced to the brand new laboratory of ELGO-DEMETER in Athens, Greece, for new spraying machinery inspection according to. Research Director, Dr Sideris Theocharopoulos, firstly gave an introductory speech on the activities of the institute of Soil & Water Resources, its history and the future of the new spraying machinery inspection facilities. Agricultural Science…
EIMA International is the International Exposition of Machinery for Agriculture and Gardening, a biennial event created in 1969 by FederUnacoma, the Italian Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Federation, and organized by the federation’s service division, FederUnacoma Surl, in collaboration with BolognaFiere. This years EIMA Fair was held in Bologna (Italy), between 7 and 11 November, 2018 and proved to be one…
Innoseta partner, AGENSO‘s founder Zisis Tsiropoulos, spoke to the greek press Ypaithros (Ύπαιθρος Χώρα) about the project and its main objectives. “New technologies lead to innovative spraying machinery”, he says. “With these new technologies we are able to reduce spray drift and overall pesticide use”. Greek article here: Greek Press, Ypaithros Chora
Prof. Gil (UPC) presented INNOSETA at the official launch presentation of LIFE-PERFECT EU project, in Valencia. LIFE-PERFECT is a project focusing on spray application technologies having a direct link to Innoseta Thematic Network and OPTIMA project (Optimised Pest Integrated Management to precisely detect and control plant diseases in perennial crops and open-field vegetables). PERFECT-LIFE Agenda…
A meeting was organized among vineyard producers, larger wineries and the Government of Catalonia on November 8th ,2018. The Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and Food (DARP) promotes, within the framework of the Plan for Strategic Research, Innovation and Agro-food of Catalonia, the Mornings of Innovation (Matins d’Innovació). Main organisms that carry out research in the…
Revista Tierras de Castilla y León UPC leads a European H2020 project for the promotion of knowledge transfer in the agricultural sector. Innoseta Thematic Network project promotes new technologies and innovations in spraying, and best practices in crop protection. (Article Included: Journal Revista Tierras de Castilla y León, Agri 264_p54-59)
Smart Agro Forum: “an approach to the future” September 2018 The first edition of the Smart Agro Forum began with a few words of welcome from the General Director of Feria de Zaragoza, Rogelio Cuairán, giving the step to the intervention by the Director General of Rural Development, Innovation and Forestry Policy of the Ministry…
Τhe Agricultural University of Athens participated through its Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer Office (InnovInAgri) at the 2nd Athens Innovation Festival (AIF) 2018, where the INNOSETA project was presented with the use of brochures. During November 12-14, Zappion Megaron, in the National Gardens of Greece, became the ultimate meeting point for businesses, start-ups and universities,…
From 10 until 12 October Innoseta partner COPA-COGECA hosted the Congress of European Farmers in the Design Centre in Linz, Austria, where the Innoseta project was presented. A workshop focusing on solutions for the future of farming was held in preparation for the Congress’ main plenary session on October 11th. A number of strategic debates…