On Monday 20 February 2017, at 17:00, an informative workshop was held on the sustainable management of olive groves in the Multi-Purpose Hall (former K.E.G.E. Hall) in Argalasti Municipality of Southern Pelion, Magnesia. This is an effort to inform olive growers and environmentally sensitive citizens in the framework of the project “Introduction of new oLIVE [&hellip

17 February 2016 The oLIVE CLIMA (LIFE11  ENV/GR/000942) LIFE project is actively contributing to the pilot phase for the elaboration of Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCRs) for olive oil. This process will finish late 2017 and its conclusions will be integrated into the European Commission’s policy proposals regarding circular economy actions that are due to [&hellip

oLIVE CLIMA practices were presented in an article in Olive Oil Times by by introducing innovative techniques to convert olive cultivation into a climate management tool. Read more… https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-basics/project-greece-converts-olive-cultivation-climate-management-tool/54934?utm_content=buffer3a2ce&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

The  project  LIFE11  ENV/GR/942  –  oLIVE  CLIMA  participates  -via  its  partner  RodaxAgro-  in  the  EU  effort  for  the  Product  Environmental  Footprint  (PEF)  that  is  finishing  its  pilot  phase  late  2017  and  its  learnings  will  be  integrated  in  the  policy  proposals  of  the  circular  economy  action  (that  might  be  presented  mid  2018). An  important  decision  was  [&hellip

A group of approximately 30 students and 2 professors from the Wageningen University visited the Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Plants and Viticulture at Chania. oLIVE CLIMA project was presented in detail, while the visitors had the chance to visit the pilot olive grove of the Institute.  

oLIVE CLIMA practices were presented in an article about the impact of good orchard management practices on tree tolerance to diseases which was published in “DIMITRA” a magazine with broad audience which is published by ELGO DEMETER. In the same issue, 3 more articles presented oLIVE CLIMA work, the meeting with the Alternate Minister of [&hellip

An interview in one of the most popular radio stations of Crete (Radio Crete) was realized where the practices of oLIVE CLIMA in olive orchards were presented by Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Plants and Viticulture.  

A presentation entitled “oLIVECLIMA project: Αn integrated approach for converting olive cultivation to a climate change management tool” was made in the 8th Conference of Hellenic Ecological Society in October 22, 2016 in Thessaloniki. Nowadays, given the unstable climatic conditions, agriculture is expected to provide sufficient quantities of products using efficient processes, while at the [&hellip

oLIVE CLIMA project was presented in the networking meeting of the LIFE AgroClimaWater project in Thessaloniki on 18.10.2016. The presentation is available at http://www.oliveclima.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/161018_LIFE_oLIVECLIMA.pdf Read more about the meeting at http://www.lifeagroclimawater.eu/en/view.asp?ItemID=20161024152458&mcid=4&cid=4  

Poster entitled “Evaluation of legume-cereal seed mixtures for enhancement of soil fertility, carbon storage and biodiversity in a low-intensity olive orchard” was presented by Dr Koubouris from IOTSP in the 3rd International Symposium on Horticulture in Europe, which was held in 17-21 October 2016, Chania, Crete Available here