The 78th edition of SIMA, the international agri-business show, was held from 24 to 28 February 2019 at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre. More than ever in tune with the current concerns of the farming world, this edition of SIMA offered an all-round perspective on themes of major importance: from organic farming to AgTech and…
CEMA key partner in INNOSETA EU project: assessing the use & promoting the adoption of most advanced spraying equipment tools. Last 6th of March, the STOA workshop on “Farming without agro-chemicals: Can we grow without using herbicides, fungicides and insecticides?” was held at the European Parliament. STOA is the Panel for the Future of Science…
The INNOSETA workshop on June 18th will focus on viticulture and will be organized around 4 participative thematic workshops. Bringing together stakeholders from different pre-professional fields, the objective is to improve the exchange, sharing and collection of the sector’s needs in terms of innovation in the application of plant protection products. Different themes will be…
On 23 February 2019, the “3rd Rendez-Vous Techniques” organised by AXEMA (French union of machine manufacturers, national association belonging to the European CEMA network) with the EurAgEng association was held on the occasion of the SIMA Agricultural Show in Paris. The conference was open to all themes related to the innovation of machines and systems…
Since 2014, Athens Science Festival is bringing every year young and old people close to science. It demonstrates modern scientific and technological achievements and brings new knowledge through a continuous and open dialogue with the public. The Athens Science Festival 2019 was organized by the educational organization “Science Communication – SciCo”, the British Council, the…
INNOSETA is coming to the 14th IUPAC International Congress of Crop Protection Chemistry in Gent from May 19-24, 2019. We won’t be alone, 1500 crop health specialists are expected to attend, coming both from academia, industry as well as policymakers. The overall conference theme is “Crop Protection: Education of the Future Generation”. This fits perfectly with the…
On March 27th 2019 a TOPPS demonstration farm event was organised in Nizza Monferrato (Italy). The objective was to demonstrate measures to reduce water contamination by pesticides. Stakeholders (farmers, technicians, contractors..) met at the “Cantina Nizza” to see and discuss Best Management Practices and how these are best implemented on farms. During the day Prof.…
This workshop about networking on EU projects, related to spray application technology, will be organized under the frame of TECNOVID, the international exhibition on viticulture and oenology (Feria de Zaragoza). Projects like INNOSETA, OPTIMA, LIFE PERFECT and IoF will be presented and discussed during the workshop. Workshop Agenda (Spanish) here: Acercando la ciencia al sector_UPC_Jornada Tecnovid_2019_UPC…
The only specialised event in Greece and the Balkans, regarding livestock and poultry, Zootechnia, was held for the 11th time from 31 January to 3 February at the Thessaloniki International Exhibition Centre. All major businesses were present at Zootechnia and they presented the latest developments in the sector; everything from the most important food producing…
$ 2 billion in investment worldwide in 2018 INNOSETA partner and OPTIMA-IPM Coordinator, Dr. Spyros Fountas, speaking about agricultural technology trends in Greece and in Europe, for Greek press Ypaithros. “Precision agriculture will continue to be at the heart of global investment, as well as the creation of bio-active substances, such as organic pesticides, for…