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 on Cypriot...
LIFE - AgrOassis project partners' meeting The first online meeting of the partners of the Life AgrOassis project for 2023 took place on Monday, June 19. At the meeting, a summary was made of the planning so far and the preparations for the implementation of the three main actions of the project, followed by a discussion...
Crete – Informing the farmers about the LIFE-AgrOassis project Informative meetings with farmers are held in the Sitia region in Crete by the Municipal Organisation for Socio-Cultural Development of Sitia (DOKAS). Aiming to convince the farmers to participate in the project, during the meetings the farmers are informed by the DOKAS team about the actions of...
ARI at the sCYence Fair 2023 The Agricultural Research Institute participated in the sCYence Fair 2023 organised by the Cyprus Institute on April 5, in Nicosia informing the public, among other things, about the LIFE-AgrOassis project. School groups with students between 9 and 18 years old participated in the Fair, presenting innovative ideas and their own scientific...
The University of Thessaly at the AgroThessaly 2023 The big agricultural exhibition AgroThessaly was held in Thessaly between the 9th and 12th of March 2023. The University of Thessaly participated with its own stand with video projections and brochures about the its running projects, thus informing the public about the LIFE AgrOassis project....
Thessaly – Informing the farmers about the LIFE-AgrOassis project During the first phase of the project's implementation, 4 informative meetings with farmers were held in Thessaly by the project partner TOEB Tavropos. The farmers - members of TOEB and representatives of the farms in the area were informed about the actions and benefits of the project...
Cyprus – Informing the farmers about the LIFE-AgrOassis project During the first phase of the project’s implementation, 7 informative meetings with farmers were organized by the Union of Cypriot Farmers (EKA) in Cyprus. The farmers were informed about the actions and benefits of the program by the members of EKA and Dr. Dimitris Sarris, director of...
Kick-off meeting of the European project LIFE – AgrOassis On Monday 28/11/2022, the kick-off meeting of the LIFE-AgrOassis European project, secured by Cyprus with partners from Cyprus and Greece, took place. The meeting was greeted by Dr. Kostas Kadis, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment and Dr. Dora Heimonidou, Director of the Agricultural Research Institute. During the...