Our news

Time for some exciting news! Our Horizon project, Shield4Grape, was recently presented at the EU CAP Network brokerage event in Prague, in 29-30 April 2025, by the WP leader Christos Karatzas.

It was a fantastic experience to have the opportunity to present our project to an audience of over 190 participants. The event provided also the opportunity for several engaging discussions with colleagues about potential avenues for scaling up the results of Shield4Grape and potential collaboration in the future Horizon calls.

Our team recently participated in the Horizon project Shield4Grape meeting in Conegliano! We had productive discussions across all work packages on topics such as genotyping, implementing IPM strategies, and conducting ​LCA and socioeconomic analysis. The field visit to a Prosecco vineyard and winery was both educational and impressive. We also explored ideas for a unique​ quadruple collaboration between four different projects focused on grapevine research. Stay tuned for further updates!

The European COREnet project has created a pan-European network of agricultural advisors that aims to inform and exchange views and experiences on short food supply chains. The target is to educate agricultural advisors and to disseminate innovative practices and solutions aimed at supporting producers to market their products directly to consumers. If you are interested in joining this network you can register via the following link

The establishment of an effective system for disseminating results and knowledge from Horizon projects should ideally begin with the creation of an AKIS network. In our Shield4Grape project, where we lead WP5, we have taken this a step further by setting up thematic AKIS networks, specifically for the grapevine sector (otherwise known as micro-AKIS networks).

On 19 December 2024, the producers of the Agricultural Cooperative of Stavies were informed about the results of the DACO-TECH Operational Group and how the innovative information system for the monitoring of bait spraying works. During the workshop, speeches were given by members of the Hellenic Mediterranean University (ELMEPA) and ELGO-DIMITRA on olive fly biology, practices for the control of the insect and the effectiveness of the project’s activities.

The platform of the information system was presented live, allowing the full monitoring of the quantity of sprayed bait by the cooperatives’ crew, the tractor’s itinerary and the geographical depiction of all spayed trees. The workshop was attended by 30 participants including producers, advisors, agronomists and other interested parties.

AGRENAOS invites you to the workshop entitled “The role of European Innovation Partnerships in plant protection – Presenting the results of M16 Operational Groups and the Flagship Action ‘Innovative Plant Protection’. The event will be attended by representatives of various M16 Operational Groups and the Flagship Action “Innovative Plant Protection”, where they will present the results of their projects.

Date: 18 November 2024 at 15:00-20:00

Venue: Central Amphitheatre (K45) – Building complex of the School of Health Sciences, ELMEPA, Heraklion, Crete.

For the programme of the Workshop click HERE

The event will be broadcasted (in greek) live from the following link youtube.hmu.gr

Our digital platform Schemis is now one of the web applications certified by the Greek payment authority for use in eco-schemes. Our platform has been designed to meet the requirements linked with the application of eco-schemes and provides a detailed farm diary that records and links all the farming activities in an integrated management plan.

SCHEMIS can be used by both farmers and advisors providing:

• Management of farm advices that are registered by agricultural advisors
• Environmental Management Scheme linking all farm activities in an integrated management plan
• Complete electronic farm diary based on recorded farm practices
• Nutrient balance sheets

Following the implementation of the EIP-AGRI Operational Group ZeroTuta an informative session will be held at the premises of the Agricultural Cooperative of Tympaki, on Wednesday 19th of June 2024. Farmers, agricultural advisors and other interested stakeholders are invited to join and learn about the results of our OG.

Check the agenda HERE