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 same time reducing GHG emissions from food production and trading. Concerns about climate change give new impetus to agricultural research for innovative agricultural practices and technologies. Among the legislative proposals of the European Commission, the Common Agricultural Policy for the period 2014-2020 puts emphasis and importance on the role of innovation in order to achieve sustainable development of agriculture and rural areas. In the next decades, the development, dissemination and adoption of innovative agricultural practices and technologies will largely shape the way farmers can contribute to mitigate climate change and adapt their crops accordingly. Within the framework of LIFE+ programme, oLIVE-CLIMA project is an effort to guide the agricultural sector in order to face these challenges by converting olive cultivation to a climate change management tool. The paper presents the integrated approach that the project applies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and increasing the capture of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere from cultivation of olives, as well as some preliminary results in relation to the those objectives.
Project presentation available at http://www.oliveclima.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/161022_oLIVECLIMA_HELECOS_tbp.pdf
