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2023 WFO General Assembly Spotlights DEMETER
By Ambra Raggi, Engagement Manager, World Farmers’ Organisation The General Assembly (GA) of the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) was held in Sun City, South Africa, from the 21st to the 24th of May. This year, it brought together over 350 participants, among WFO member organizations, fellow farmers, partners, and journalists. It showcased the remarkable growth...
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Report: The changing face of agriculture: “focusing on gender, youth and technology”
The EU’s agriculture sector is facing pressing challenges among which gender and age gaps are critical. The challenge of attracting more young people and more females to the agriculture sector in particular is a significant global issue requiring research, investment and strategic action plans to overcome. Two Horizon 2020 projects, DEMETER and SmartAgriHubs (SAH), both...
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DEMETER Farmer Personas Workshop and Findings
This article was written by Ethan Cleary of the Irish Farmers’ Association Personas are a useful way to create representations of a set of target users for a product or service. In DEMETER, personas are used to help us better understand the different functional, social, and emotional characteristics and requirements of a widely diverse set...
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Looking back at DEMETER activities in 2022
DEMETER’s goal is to lead the digital transformation of Europe’s agri-food sector through the rapid adoption of advanced IoT technologies, data science and smart farming, ensuring its long-term viability and sustainability. We focus on interoperability as the main digital enabler. As DEMETER enters its final year, we look at back at 2022 and some of...
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DEMETER presented at Villaggio Coldiretti
“Villaggio Coldiretti” is an exhibition organized by Coldiretti in several Italian towns. During the event, there are several activities and booths, alongside a farmers’ market with farmers from different Italian regions. In one of the booths dedicated to the different activities conducted by Coldiretti, space is given to Research & Innovation activities. During the event...
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Fostering interoperability between DEMETER and other smart farming communities: the AFARCLOUD case
One of the goals of DEMETER is to be interoperable with other existing smart farming-IoT based solutions, so that both communities can exchange information and services for a mutually beneficial collaboration. In this blog we will analyse the interoperability between DEMETER and AFarCloud platforms, which is being demonstrated in use case no. 1 (UC#1) of...
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DEMETER Open Call webinar – 11th January 2022
The DEMETER project has launched its second open call, DEPLOY, to fund the deployment of new pilots in the agri-food sector, offering grants up to EUR 150.000 (equity-free). DEPLOY aims 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...
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DEMETER and SmartAgriHubs announce Gender in Agritech Webinar
DEMETER and SmartAgriHubs, leading Horizon2020 projects promoting the digital transformation of the European agri-food sector, are organising a free webinar on October 15th at 11AM (CET) to discuss the importance of gender diversity in agritech. Prominent professionals representing farmers, farmer organisations, technology and innovation projects will analyse the current status of the gender gap in...
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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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DEMETER represents EU agri-tech at Brazil-EU Cooperation Conference
An online conference ‘Fostering STI twinning activities between EU and Brazil’ took place on Friday 22nd May. The aim of this conference was to present CT&I projects that are being carried out through cooperation and sectorial dialogue between the European Union and Brazil. The conference brought together scientists and Brazilian and European authorities who are developing...
