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DEMETER presented at farm event in Slovenia

On Friday 9th September, DEMETER partners participated in an annual farming event “Kmečki svetek” in Slovenia. ICT Cluster and DIH Agrifood presented DEMETER project pilots and associated results to interested participants at a booth during the event. The audience consisted of farmers, agricultural experts, industry representatives and students with over 100 participants in attendance. One...
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Open DEI digital maturity webinar

Open DEI are running a webinar on 15th September from 12.00-13.00 (CEST) to discuss digital maturity assessment and digital readiness for enabling digital transformation in industry. Speakers from Tecnalia and Politecnico di Milano will present their digital maturity tools. Nowadays, different industries in Europe are undertaking their journey of digital transformation. The past two years...
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SmartAgriHubs – Final Event

The SmartAgriHubs project is coming to an end on 1st November 2022. After 4 years, the project will be celebrating its community and its legacy in a 3-day conference from 26 to 28 September in  Lisbon, Portugal. The event will gather partners, experts, and members of the European institutions to discuss the results of the...
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DEMETER partners present at IEEE COINS

The 2022 IEEE International Conference on Omni-layer Intelligent Systems (COINS) took place in Barcelona from 1-3 August. IEEE COINS brings together experts in Digital Transformation (from AI and IoT to Cloud, Blockchain, Cybersecurity, and Robotics) from around the globe. IEEE COINS includes a multi-disciplinary program from technical research papers, to panels, workshops, and tutorials on...
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Postdoctoral researcher, Stacey Hendriks, tells us about her research in DEMETER

In our latest blog we chat to Stacey Hendriks, a postdoctoral researcher with Teagasc and involved in the DEMETER pilot ‘Proactive Milk Quality Control’. Stacey tells us about her background and the work she is undertaking in DEMETER. Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your research background? I am a postdoctoral researcher...
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New Publication from Open Call #1 winner

SeedsBit was one of the winners of the 1st DEMETER Open Call, DEVELOP. SeedsBit addressed the blockchain-based solutions for agricultural applications challenge. In doing so, the company developed PerSePHOnE (Permissioned SeedsBit Traceability Platform Integration from Field to HoReCa with Ontology Extension).  PerSePHOnE is a system that guarantees the quality and validity of data and integrates...
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Work ongoing in DEMETER Orchard pilot

Researchers from University of Donja Gorica and DunavNET installed the latest IoT equipment for monitoring soil moisture, air conditions, and pheromone traps with cameras. The equipment is integrated with the AgroNET platform that has been used in Nase voce for some time. This new setup covers the parcels recently added to the orchards. This pilot focuses on complete...
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DEMETER survey on the barriers and drivers to Smart Farming Technology adoption

Providing better information to manage on-farm activities is the biggest driver of Smart Farming Technology (SFT) adoption, according to a recent survey from Horizon 2020 project, DEMETER. The DEMETER project is a large-scale deployment of farmer-driven, interoperable, smart farming-IoT (Internet of Things) based platforms, delivered through a series of 20 pilots across 18 countries. Understanding...
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DEMETER Open Call #2 Winners announced

Introduction Open Call #2, DEPLOY,  aimed to increase the outreach of the DEMETER value proposition by funding small consortia of 2-3 partners for the deployment of new, high-value pilots in the agri-food sector. These pilots focus on employing DEMETER methodologies and technologies, addressing clear farmer needs, with particular focus on EU geographic regions not currently...
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DEMETER participates in IoT Week 2022

DEMETER participated in IoT Week 2022 which took place in Dublin, Ireland from June 20-23rd. The IoT Week is a 4 day conference where leaders from the worlds of business, technology, science and academia shed light on the future of technology and its impact on business and life.  Representatives from around the world attended over...