On Friday and Saturday, December 15 and 16, 2023, the Life-AgrOassis team in collaboration with the Office of the Commissioner for the Environment and the Cyprus Architects Assoiation invite you to volunteer tree planting in Tersefanou, Larnaca from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. During the tree planting, deep-rooted plants specially adapted to drought will be used...
Press conference: Call for volunteers for tree planting events The beginning of the planting of 11,000 deep-rooted trees and shrubs, which will be carried out gradually until 2026 in Cyprus as part of the LIFE-AgrOassis project, was announced on Thursday November 9 at a press conference by the Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Maria Panagiotou. Dr. Panagiotou...
The Laona Foundation at the 10th Green Dot Environmental and Recycling Festival Laona Foundation took part in the 10th Green Dot Environmental and Recycling Festival, which took place successfully on Sunday 15 of October at Limassol Harbor! People of all ages had the opportunity to gained insights into the objectives of the LIFE-AgrOassis project, deep-rooted plants,...
The Laona Foundation at the European Researchers' Night Bringing Sustainable Agriculture into the Spotlight: LIFE-AgrOassis at European Researchers' Night 2023On September 29, 2023, the Laona Foundation participated in the European Researchers' Night at the Cyprus State Fairground in Nicosia. This year's event, organized by the Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF), revolved around the theme "Mission: CONNECT,"...
Informative meeting with the applicants – Cyprus On September 20, 2023, the KES RESEARCH CENTRE organized an informative meeting at the Lambrou Agro Ltd facilities in Latsia as part of the Life - AgrOassis project.The event featured a presentation on the actions led by the KES RESEARCH CENTRE. It focused on the evaluation of agricultural...
Presentation on deep-rooted plant production methodology On September 13, 2023, the Kes Research Centre organized an informative meeting as part of the Life-AgrOassis project. The primary objective was to promote the cultivation of deep-rooted plants within Deep Root Training Tubes among large-scale plant producers in Cyprus. The event featured an informative presentation on this cultivation method,...
Completion of farmers’ competition in Cyprus – Milestone 4 The submission of applications from Cypriot farmers to participate in the land-selection competition was completed on June 30, 2023 (after a one-month extension). Submission of applications began on March 1, 2023. Submission was made both through an application distributed to farmers at the project’s informative meetings and...
All project AgrOassis partners from Cyprus and Crete express our undivided support to our partners TOEB Tauropou Karditsas and the University of Thessaly, but also to the thousands of citizens who are being tested by the devastating floods that hit Greece hard. We also express our condolences to the families of the victims and our...
Informative event at the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry An informative event for the LIFE AgrOassis project was held at the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) on July 5, 23. Dr. Dimitris Sarris was the main speaker....
Production of deep-rooted plants The production of the first 3,000 deep-rooted plants with the pioneering system of root-growth tubes by the Department of Forests in collaboration with the KES RESEARCH CENTER has begun.The system is being implemented for the first time in the Mediterranean and will be used to create 30km of drought-resistant hedgerows...