POTATO – QuantiFarm Project

QuantiFarm is a project funded by the Horizon Europe Programme of the EU.The aim of the project is to support the further development of digital technologies in agriculture as key factors for enhancing the sustainability (economic, environmental, social), efficiency and competitiveness of the agricultural sector. It started in summer 2022 and will be completed after the end of the 2025 growing season (2-year duration).

As project coordinator, GAIA EPICHEIREIN is a catalyst in all work packages to ensure that the results properly support both farmers and advisors. In this context, GAIA leads the Project Management activity of managing, coordinating and monitoring the project and enabling its effective progress, while respecting the contractual obligations and quality expectations of the consortium.

In Greece, one of the areas where the project is being implemented is the Lassithi Plateau and specifically in the cultivation of potato.

Through the cooperation between NEUROPUBLIC and the Lassithi Plateau Agricultural Cooperative, producers are provided with smart farming advisory services through the gaiasense system for rational management in the areas of nutrition and irrigation. In addition, gaiasense intervenes in the implementation of targeted cover interventions for the timely treatment of peronospores, which is the No.1 risk for potato cultivation due to the intense rainfall that has occurred in recent years in the region during the summer.

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