The new version of the gaiasense app is now available! The updated version of the gaiasense application has just been released, offering an important new feature for all subscribers: the viewing of the stations of the gaiasense network, through the new “STATIONS” option. This feature is now available to gaiasense users from the end of October and allows them to see in real time the atmospheric data collected by the stations of the network, for the last 24 hours.. The new feature offers subscribers a more complete picture of local conditions nationwide, further enhancing the application’s usefulness in daily decision-making. The gaiasense app remains the key tool for all subscribers of the gaiasense by NEUROPUBLIC smart farming system, offering access to data and services easily, quickly and, above all, reliably.weather
gaiaTRAP: The first effective & reliable solution for the olive fruit fly The commercial director of NEUROPUBLIC, Giorgos Papadimas, presented to the newspaper “Ypaithros Chora” the digital dacotrap gaiaTRAP as the first comprehensive, reliable solution for the timely and effective treatment of the olive fly. The gaiaTRAP digital trap has been developed in collaboration with the spin-off Smart Sension of the Ionian University and offers automated identification and counting of insects within the trap in collaboration with the Ionian University. You can read the full article here.
Smart farming solutions at the 4th Festival of Robotics and Smart Systems gaiasense was present at the 4th Festival of Robotics & Intelligent Systems, an established event of the Municipality of Kalamata that brings together young robotics teams from schools of all levels, from kindergarten to high school, mainly from the region of Messinia, Greece. Agronomist Spyros Reppas participated in the event as a representative of the Commercial Department of NEUROPUBLIC, on Saturday, May 10, 2025, presenting the innovative digital olive fruit fly trap – gaiaTRAP, a product that combines technology with agricultural production and is intended to support the Greek producer, especially in areas with intense olive production such as Kalamata, Greece. In addition, festival visitors had the opportunity to learn about the gaiasense smart farming system, as an integrated approach to the sustainable management of agricultural production. The presentation attracted the interest of a number of stakeholders, from individuals and producers to scientists and local political representatives. The response of the representatives of the Municipality of Kalamata and the researchers of the University of Peloponnese was encouraging, who recognized the potential of the digital olive fruit fly trap and gaiasense as tools for smart farming and sustainable management.
gaiasense at a workshop on “Artificial Intelligence and Start-ups in Agri-Food” At the conference organized on Thursday, November 21 on “Artificial Intelligence and Start-ups in the Agri-Food sector”, Evangelia Fostiropoulou, Technical Project Manager of NEUROPUBLIC, participated in a panel on Artificial Intelligence and the Agri-food sector. The event took place at Atraktos (Athens) and was broadcast via Live Streaming. Its purpose is to open a dialogue on the new data that artificial intelligence has created in the agri-food sector and to highlight the motivations and challenges faced by start-ups, especially those developed by women. The coordination of this panel was undertaken by Ms. Victoria Apostolopoulou, Editor-in-Chief, Newspaper Ypaithros Chora, while Mr. Dionysis Stamenitis, Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Food, Ms. Evangelia Fostiropoulou, Technical Project Manager, NEUROPUBLIC, Ms. Despina Varouta, Vice President of the Agricultural Cooperative of Zagora Pelion and Mr. Christos Raftogiannis, Founder and CEO of CityCrop. The representative of NEUROPUBLIC spoke about the role of the company in the wider agri-food sector, with services through the gaiasense platform, for the management of the agricultural holding it has developed, which can be adapted to the needs of a farmer, a collective scheme or a consulting company. Then, Ms. Fostiropoulou explained that “the dynamics of this platform lies in the fact that it has the ability to combine three different data sources, while at the same time operating from a digital booklet“. She gave details about the gaiasense smart farming system that the company has installed in the Greek countryside as well as the gaisense app, and the data that producers easily receive for their benefit, which ensures the reduction of watering, energy, carbon footprint, spraying, fertilization, etc. and therefore saving money. She also spoke about the contribution of artificial intelligence to the development and development of the wider agri-food sector, stressing that “the automated solutions it provides facilitate processes and productivity, especially in times when we observe that fewer and fewer people are engaged in production, while at the same time, resources are decreasing, and needs are constantly increasing“. In addition, she added that “artificial intelligence has the potential to provide low-cost services, with high quality and in the coming years it will grow even faster, as one of the greatest strengths it possesses is its own data: the more we use it, the more we feed the models, make them better and we also gain knowledge of how it can evolve“. Finally, referring to the stereotypes of the male-dominated branches of science and industry, she said that “in recent years we have seen more and more women in science and in leadership roles” while stressing the need “to encourage girls of younger ages to engage in STEM disciplines, which are considered male-dominated. They should not enter them with fear.” The event was organized by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT Food), in collaboration with AWomanCanBe.org, under the auspices of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food. NEUROPUBLIC actively supports the empowerment of women’s entrepreneurship in the field of Agri-food and utilizes its experience and know-how in application development and artificial intelligence, at every opportunity, both within the company and at targeted events.
Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits a Terra Creta farm with a gaiasense station As part of his official visit to Greece, the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, visited a few days ago the olive farm of Terra Creta in Kolymvari, Crete, where the gaiasense by NEUROPUBLIC telemetric agrometeorological station is installed. In a workshop dedicated to the principles of regenerative agriculture in primary production and good practices, President Steinmeier had the opportunity to see the commitment of local farmers and the importance of sustainable practices, such as NEUROPUBLIC’s gaiasense smart farming system implemented in the region. As the harvest season is still ongoing, he had the opportunity to participate in the process of olive harvesting and gained first-hand experience of regenerative harvesting techniques.
NEUROPUBLIC to Boost Sustainable Avocado Farming in the Farmtopia Project The EU project Farmtopia, running from 2023 to 2026, aims to make digital technologies accessible to all, including small- and medium-sized farmers. To transform farming practices across Europe, Farmtopia addresses the underdeveloped existing Agricultural Digital Solutions (ADSs), while also spotlighting regionally important crops, through 9 Sustainable Innovation Pilots. One of the Pilots happens to be tied to Greece, as NEUROPUBLIC, a pioneering ADS provider, which also coordinates the project, is set to launch activities that tackle sustainability and cost-effectiveness challenges of the organic avocado sector and could lead to a 15% reduction in water consumption and 10% reduction in production costs in the sector. Path to a Solution for Small-Scale and Medium-Scale Farmers Smaller farms are operating on fragmented land parcels with limited financial resources, leading organic avocado farming to face significant sustainability hurdles and high expenses. With an increasing demand for irrigation, there’s an urgent need to mitigate environmental impact and reduce input costs. With the technological infrastructure ready and the challenges mapped, NEUROPUBLIC together with GAIA EPICHEIREIN, representing and engaging farmers in this Sustainable Innovation Pilot 1 (SIP1), aims to leverage the Farmtopia software modules to enhance the gaiasense Smart Farming solution. This enhancement will provide farmers with low-cost, high-quality advice on irrigation and fertilization, crucial for optimizing resource usage and maximizing yield potential. The key components of SIP1’s strategy include establishing a regional-wide infrastructure of IoT weather stations installed in 7 different parcels, leveraging economies of scale to ensure accuracy in data collection. The strategy also includes combining various data types of different spatial and temporal analysis, as to provide farmers with precise insights, empowering them to make informed decisions. Finally, SIP1 will facilitate the controlled exchange of sensor recordings, farm advice, and regional data among farmer cooperatives, well-connected local agronomists, and food companies. Vasilis Papaspiliou, Leader of SIP1 activities on behalf of NEUROPUBLIC in Farmtopia By implementing its innovative solutions, SIP1 aims to achieve a 15% reduction in water consumption, a 10% reduction in fertilizer use, and a 10% reduction in production costs. Farmtopia’s Open Call for Innovation in 2024 While 9 SIPs have been pre-selected, more will be chosen later, with the Farmtopia Open Call beginning this year. The forthcoming Open Call will facilitate the collaborative development and testing of intelligent solutions tailored for small farms by 9 newly established Sustainable Innovation Pilots (SIPs). These initiatives will leverage Farmtopia’s reusable software modules. A total funding of €900,000, amounting to €100,000 per SIP, will be allocated for this purpose. EU Project Farmtopia: Cultivating Community Farmtopia’s inclusive strategy will unite a wide array of stakeholders across the agricultural value chain, including farmers, ADS providers, farm advisors, scientists, policymakers, AKIS (Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems) actors, and other essential contributors. Together, they will actively contribute to the project’s overarching mission. The Farmtopia project (GA No.: 101083541) has received funding by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. All the information is available on the project’s website, as well as Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter and YouTube.
Technology and innovation, NEUROPUBLIC’s proposal in the 4th Panhellenic Cotton Conference Climate change and its impact on cotton cultivation, the CAP 2023-2027 strategic plan and the provision of special coupled aid for cotton, the course of Greek cotton in international markets and its prospects, the training of producers in modern cultivation practices and the adaptation to the requirements of the Green Deal were some of the issues analyzed at the 4th Panhellenic Cotton Conference organized by Interprofessional Cotton Organization (DOB) in collaboration with ELGO DIMITRA on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. The Minister of Rural Development and Food, Lefteris Avgenakis, representatives of the political leadership, the academic community, institutional bodies and agricultural cooperatives, producers and ginners, as well as business executives were present at the event and approached key issues that concern Greek cotton cultivation, with the ultimate goal of drawing up future strategies for the top Greek product. Ioannis Mavroudis, Vice President and Executive Director of NEUROPUBLIC, the company that plays a leading role in the green and digital transformation of agriculture in our country, spoke about a series of innovative technological products aimed at cotton growers in order to make their production easier and more efficient. In fact, Mr. Mavroudis also presented the major project “Digital Transformation of the Agricultural Sector” which concerns the modernization of the agricultural sector in order to cope with the great challenges it has been facing in recent years. The project undertaken by NEUROPUBLIC in collaboration with OTE, will give the producer direct access to a wealth of data to be able to have an insight into the conditions of temperature, humidity, wind speed, solar radiation, soil temperature and humidity, soil salinity, leaf moisture, rainfall, etc. that prevail in the field and its cultivation. Thus, it will be able to comply with the regulatory framework of the EU and the new CAP, improve its production qualitatively and quantitatively, save money and effectively deal with the risks that threaten its cultivation. The 4th Panhellenic Cotton Congress had a rich agenda that highlighted burning issues of producers and the industry, while it was for another year an important forum for the promotion of Greek cotton, the problems it is called upon to face, as well as its future potential.
Successful participation of NEUROPUBLIC in the 12th Agrotechnology Conference The 12th Agrotechnology Conference entitled “Primary Production with an Eye to the Future: Challenges and Prospects in Agriculture and Animal Husbandry” was successfully held by the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and its Agrotechnology Committee on Friday, February 23 at the Porto Palace Hotel in Thessaloniki. During the conference, proposals for the next day after the relatively recent catastrophic weather phenomena and the systemic changes that the agricultural sector needs to regenerate were discussed. At the same time, extensive reference was made to livestock farming and its derivatives, such as dairy and cheese making, sectors with great potential but also significant challenges, given that they have to adapt to the growing demand with fewer resources. Speech of the Minister of Rural Development and Food, Eleftherios Avgenakis. Also present at the event was NEUROPUBLIC, which is leading the effort for the green and digital transformation of the primary sector. Specifically, Ioannis Mavroudis, Vice President and Executive Director of the company, was in the co-capital and participated in a discussion on “Primary Production with an Eye to the Future: Challenges and Prospects in Agriculture and Animal Husbandry”, where he spoke on the issue of technology as a tool for dealing with natural disasters. In detail, Mr. Mavroudis stated that “Technology through a network of telemetry stations gives us an “eye” directly on cultivation. Our advice goes straight to the producer. We have the ability to send immediate warnings to immediately warn of extreme weather events.” Ioannis Mavroudis, Vice President and Executive Director of NEUROPUBLIC, participated in a discussion on “Primary Production with an Eye to the Future: Challenges and Prospects in Agriculture and Livestock “After eight years of real commercial activity on smart farming, we understand that it is difficult to convince the producer that a technological tool can better help him in what he does. It was quite difficult,” explained Mr. Mavroudis to continue that “over the years, however, it has been proven that technology does help him make the right decision for the field.” “It’s quite a difficult process. But we have reached a level where and due to the regulatory obligations and due to this current in the EU that smart farming has, which has become a “trend”, I think that the producer is now interested, learns, buys, tastes and has become much more selective with whom he cooperates“, he concluded. “I am very optimistic about the future.” The annual Agrotechnology Conference has been organized continuously since 2012 and has now become an institution as the leading event of its kind, contributing to the successful course of the agricultural economy and the farmer-entrepreneur as a targeted, concise and interventional event. The 12th Conference was under the auspices of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food.