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DEMETER presented at Greencities event
At the recent Greencities event, DEMETER was presented by Antonio F. Skarmeta of Universidad de Murcia in the FIWARE session focused on ‘Digitalising the Future of Water, 2020’. The objective of the session was to analyse how to overcome pressing challenges from different perspectives and to understand how to do more with less water in...
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DEMETER participates in European agricultural data space workshop
DEMETER recently participated in the recent Common European agricultural data space workshop on Sept 8th 2020. Organised by the European Commission’s DG CNECT, in cooperation with DG AGRI, the workshop brought together key experts, scientists, IT and data specialists and interested participants working in the agri-food sector. The overall aim was to gather expert views...
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DEMETER Open Call Webinar announced
DEMETER, has announced the launch of its 1st Open Call, DEVELOP with a total budget of €300,000 available. This Open Call aims to attract and engage start-ups and SMEs with technology products that can be implemented within the agro-business sector. DEMETER will provide equity-free funding to support the integration and interoperability of these technology solutions...
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H2020 Agri-Tech project, DEMETER, announces 1st Open Call for Innovative Solutions
The Horizon 2020 project, DEMETER, has announced the launch of its 1st Open Call, DEVELOP on 16th September, with a total budget of €300,000 available to SMEs. DEMETER aims to lead the digital transformation of Europe’s agri-food sector through the rapid adoption of advanced Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, data science and smart farming ensuring...
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Benchmarking at Farm Level Decision Support System- Pilot Project
In this blog post, we learn more about Pilot 2.4 ‘Benchmarking at Farm Level Decision Support System’. Pilot Overview This pilot aims at developing services to support the benchmarking on the productivity and sustainability performance of the farms, leveraging and extending existing decision support system for farmers (DSS). This will involve monitoring different conditions and...
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Interview Series: Dr. Ing. Jaroslav SMEJKAL from LESPROJEKT
In this edition of our interview series, we talk with Dr. Ing. Jaroslav SMEJKAL from LESPROJEKT who is leading the pilot project 2.3 focusing on Data Brokerage Service and Decision Support System for Farm Management. Can you tell us a bit about yourself, your organization, and your involvement in the DEMETER project? My name...
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DEMETER contribute to Osservatorio Smart AgriFood workshop
DEMETER project coordinator, Kevin Doolin, recently contributed to an Osservatorio Smart AgriFood workshop by Politecnico di Milano and Brescia University. Kevin prepared a video for the keynote session from Image Line which discussed European H2020 projects dealing with interoperability in agriculture. DEMETER sister project, ATLAS, also participated in the same session. Kevin outlined the role...
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Interview Series: Morteza Abdipourchenarestansofla from John Deere
In this edition of our interview series, we talk with Morteza Abdipourchenarestansofla from John Deere who is leading the pilot project 2.2 focusing on automated documentation of arable crop farming processes. Can you tell us a bit about yourself, your organization, and your involvement in the DEMETER project? I’m Morteza Abdipourchenarestansofla, PhD-product engineer at John...
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Interview Series: Fabienne Seibold, John Deere
In this edition of our interview series, we catch up with Fabienne Seibold from John Deere. Fabienne is the leader of the Pilot Cluster 2 within DEMETER. The cluster focuses on arable crops but specifically on the usage of agricultural machinery and the establishment of precision farming. The pilots concentrate on monitoring arable crops through...
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Factors impacting farmers’ adoption of digital agriculture
Ethan Cleary, Ag Tech Policy & Innovation Executive, The Irish Farmers’ Association. Introduction European agriculture is facing an increasingly challenging future, with significant market and regulatory pressures to develop more environmentally sustainable practices while increasing productivity. Data-driven technologies play a critical role in addressing these challenges. With farming data being more abundant now than it...
