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ELGO: DEMETER H2020 Farming School
The Hellenic Agricultural Organisation (ELGO) provided valuable agricultural education through initiatives under the framework of the DEMETER H2020 Farming School held on August 31, 2023 at the Kalochori Experimental Station near Thessaloniki, Greece. This full-day farming school aims to transfer knowledge and build skills for the next generation of farmers. Participants learned sustainable techniques from...
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GEM4GF pilot: Interview with Paul Weiß, ARGE elektrische Feldbrunnen Lassee I-VI
The GEM4GF (Green energy management for green farms) project was one of the five successful pilots chosen to join the DEMETER project as part of Open Call #2 DEPLOY. Electrification of water pumps for irrigation and use of cooled warehouses have played a great role to improve the competitiveness and export quantities of small farms...
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DEMETER Pilot 5.1: Going Green in Agriculture
World Earth Day is a time to reflect on our impact on the environment and find ways to reduce our carbon footprint. Agriculture is one sector that has the potential to significantly reduce environmental impact, making it an important area of focus for sustainability efforts. DEMETER Pilot 5.1 focused on implementing digital solutions that help...
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DEMETER Open Call winner addresses sustainability
Métrica6 is an R&D company specialized in the development of eco-efficient and sustainable solutions. Among the services we provide, you can find the development of technological products, ranging from the basic idea to its implementation in real environments and technology business consulting. We have more than eight years of experience in the sector, throughout our...
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DEMETER tackling sustainability
DEMETER aims to lead the Digital Transformation of the European Agrifood sector based on the rapid adoption of advanced technologies, such as Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Decision Support (DSS), Benchmarking, Earth Observation, etc., to increase performance in multiple aspects of farming operations, as well as to ensure the long-term viability and sustainability...
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Interview with farmers from Plantaze participating in DEMETER
Milena Peruničić and Katarina Pavićević from ’13. jul Plantaže’, one of biggest and most important producers of grapes, wines and grape brandy in South Eastern Europe, talk to us about their experience in DEMETER. The video in Montenegrin is available below and English subtitles are available by clicking the subtitles/closed captions (CC) option. Milena, can...
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Interview with farmer involved in DEMETER pilot
Edvard Shermandini from Georgia explains more about his experience in the DEMETER project. Edvard is involved in Pilot 5.1 ‘Disease Prediction and Supply Chain Transparency for Orchards/Vineyards’. The pilot focuses on complete farm management in vineyards and orchards, providing pest and disease management tools to optimise pesticide usage and increase crop quality. It is running in Serbia,...
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Researchers in DEMETER publish new paper in MDPI Electronics
Researchers participating in DEMETER; Juan A. López-Morales and Antonio F. Skarmeta from University of Murcia, alongside Juan A. Martínez from Odin Solutions, have published a new paper titled ‘Improving Energy Efficiency of Irrigation Wells by Using an IoT-Based Platform’ in MDPI journal, Electronics. This work has been funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research...
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Interview Series: Bart Beusen from VITO
In this edition of our interview series, we catch up with Bart Beusen at VITO to learn more about pilot 3.4. Can you tell us a bit about yourself, your organisation and your involvement in the DEMETER project? Hi, my name is Bart Beusen, I’m a researcher/data scientist at the remote sensing department of VITO....
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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...
