26th AGROTICA 2016. The largest Agrotica of all time, a record exhibition in every respect, was held from January 28 to 31 by TIF-Helexpo. Leafltes of Olive Clima have been available for participants at the booth of ELGO –

DiCEM’s personnel (Prof. C. Xiloyannis) participated on 17.01.2016 in a TV programme PRESA DIRETTA broadcasted by the RAI3 National TV Channel talking on the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa to be the causal agent of brunch dieback symptoms in olive trees. Prof. Xiloyannis illustrated the sustainable orchard management practices adopted at a field experiment located in Ferrandina [&hellip

The workshop “Xylella fastidiosa: knowledge gaps and research priorities for the EU” was held from 12-13 November 2015 in Brussels. This workshop, organised by EFSA in collaboration with the European Commission’s Directorates-General for Research and Innovation, Agriculture and Rural Development, and Health and Food Safety, aimed to provide a scientific environment to discuss and analyse knowledge gaps and priorities for [&hellip

Prof. C. Xiloyannis (UniBas-DICEM – ITALY) presenting a lecture entitled “CO2 storage in the soil” at the International Course on the Carbon footprint of olive growing organised by the International Olive Council in Madrid on 26-27 October 2015. oLIVECLIMA work was highlighted

Dr. George Koubouris from Institute for Olive Tree & Subtropical Plants of Chania training implementers in the area of Peza for special pruning of olive trees. Have a look at our video. A hit in youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2tgqHE4ygY with more than 64,000 views

Composting in progress at Mirambelo and Peza area in Crete. Farmers Unions of the areas showing great interest in the project and its applications

oLIVECLIMA is progressing for its 3rd year of applications. Soil moisture measurements at Mirambelo, Crete. Soil moisture measurements are taking place every month at the parcels of the Farmers Organization participating in the project as beneficiaries

Professor C. Xiloyiannis of DICEM presented the project in a paper entitled “CO2 storage in the soil” in the International Seminar “Carbon footprint of olive growing” organized by International Olive Council in Madrid (26-27.10.2015). More details in Actions and Deliverables section of our website

During the National Conference of Horticultural Science in Greece IOTSP had meetings with researchers and university professors to prepare the final οLIVE CLIMA workshops scheduled for 2017 in Northern and Central Greece, respectively

SSIA presented the οLIVE CLIMA project in a Kiosk which was established during the pistachio festival in the island of Aigina (24th-27 September 2015)