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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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Interview: Maria Rita Palattella, Senior Researcher LIST, Luxembourg
We spoke with Maria Rita Palattella about her work in the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, the HEMS pilot, and the barriers and drivers for farmers adopting digital technologies. CAN YOU TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOUR ORGANISATION AND YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE OPEN CALL 2 (OC2) PILOT FUNDED UNDER THE DEMETER PROJECT. The...
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My experience of conducting a PhD in agriculture
Grainne Dilleen is an Assistant Lecturer in Digital Marketing, South East Technological University, Ireland, and worked as Communication and Dissemination manager for DEMETER. Photo caption: Cheryl Baldwin and Grainne Dilleen at the 2021 .eu Web Awards My PhD journey started in South East Technological University, Ireland in late 2019, funded by the DEMETER project. It...
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UDG and DNET present DEMETER at SmAgTech 2023
During the two-day SmAgTech EXPO VIRAL event held in Podgorica Montenegro on 23 – 24 February, researchers from University of Donja Gorica (UDG) and DunavNET (DNET) presented the DEMETER project, and gave a presentation on IoT-Based Digital Farm Management for Apple Orchard. The presentation was based on DEMETER’s pilots implemented in Montenegro, and was a...
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DNET, OriginTrail and UDG present DEMETER at IEEE IT 2023
Researchers from DunavNET (DNET), OriginTrail, and University of Donja Gorica (UDG) prepared and organized a presentation of the DEMETER project at the IEEE 27th International Scientific-Technical Conference IT 2023. The presentation took place in the special session dedicated to EU projects and their results. The presentation was given by Dr Srdjan Krco and Dr Tomo...
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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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Big data in agriculture and how we do it at John Deere
by Morteza Abdipour Chenarestansofla, John Deere, Intelligent Solution Group, Kaiserslautern, Germany Bio My name is Morteza Abdipour Chenarestansofla. I’m based in Germany and work as a product engineer at John Deere, European Technology & Innovation Center. I have +7 years’ experience with geospatial and satellite imagery data and +3 years industrial experience collaborating with farmers...
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DEMETER at SmAgTech EXPO 2022
DEMETER project was presented at the SmAgTech EXPO2022 organized by VIRAL Erasmus+ project. VIRAL project stands for Vitalising ICT Relevance in Agriculture Learning and it is coordinated by Faculty of Agriculture, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. There were about 20 projects present which were relevant to ICT applications in agriculture. Besides projects, there...
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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...
