A technical meeting on “Sustainable orchard management to face climatic changes” will be organized by members of OLIVECLIMA in September 2014 in Italy in the framework of the ELS 2014 – the Earth Living Skin: Soil, Life and Climate Changes – the first Conference organized under the auspices of the Soil System Sciences (SSS) Division [&hellip

Partners’ Teleconference of LIFE11/ENV/GR/942 “Introduction of new oLIVE crop management practices focused on Climate change mitigation and adaptation” project of LIFE+ programme (28/11/2013) On November 28, 2013 a teleconference is taking place between the partners of the project LIFE11/ENV/GR/942 “Introduction of new oLIVE crop management practices focused on CLIMAte change mitigation and adaptation” that is [&hellip

The activities of the project “Implementation of new olive cultivation practices with the purpose of mitigating the effects and adapting to Climatic Change” (oLIVECLIMA) were presented to public, under “Agricultural August” celebration framework in Chania from 26/7 to 4/8/2013, by the Institute for Olive Tree & Subtropical Plants

During 2013, the project olive crop management practices were initiated in the 3 farmers groups in Peza, Meramvellos and Nileas. 1. Olive tree pruning for enhanced photosynthetic performance 2. Shredding of pruned wood and distribution on olive grove surface 3. Composting of olive tree branches, leaves and olive mill waste for recycling in the olive groves [&hellip

A National meeting for networking between projects and stakeholders that have been active in the study and mitigation of climatic change was carried out in Athens, in May 28th, under the LIFE project OLIVE

The second meeting of the Steering and Technical Commitee of oLIVECLIMA project was carried out in 28/05/2013  in the Forest Research Institute, in Athens

In April 2013, project olive crop management practices were presented to 40 representatives of the Farmers Group “Groupement des oleiculteurs de Vaucluse, France” in IOTSP olive farm. Project activities were presented to 12 students and professors of the Professional Training School of Crete in IOTSP premises.  

The first meeting of the Steering and Technical Commitee of oLIVECLIMA project was carried out in 18-19/10/2012, in the Institute of Olive Trees and Subtropical Plants, in Chania