gaiasense at the AgreXa 2025 Fair The advanced smart farming system gaiasense by NEUROPUBLIC was extensively presented at the company’s booth at the 22nd Agricultural Exhibition of Chalandritsa – AgreXa 2025. The event attracted a large number of targeted visitors from areas such as Achaia, Ilia, Aitoloakarnania and Arcadia, who showed particular interest in gaiasense and the gaiasense app as well as in the digital olive fruit fly gaiaTRAP for the monitoring of the olive fruit fly. Professionals who are active in the primary sector had the opportunity to be informed in detail about the benefits of the above technologies, as well as to discuss with the NEUROPUBLIC team about the modern challenges faced by the agricultural sector. Through a rich four-day program of events, actions, collaborations and commercial agreements, AgreXa 2025 confirmed that it is one of the most important exhibitions in Southwestern Greece and the Peloponnese and at the same time proved the dynamics of the institution that has been consistently organized for so many consecutive years. At the opening ceremony of the exhibition, statements were made by Iason Fotilas, Deputy Minister of Culture, Theodoros Baris, Mayor of Erymanthos, Antonis Filippis, Secretary General of Agricultural Policy and International Relations, Nektarios Farmakis, Regional Governor of Western Greece, Thanasis Papadopoulos, President of the Regional Association of Municipalities of Western Greece. Greece, Mayor of Kalavryta, Antonis Kounavis, First Vice President of the Chamber of Achaia. Afterwards, the MPs, A. Katsanioti and A. Panagiotopoulos, the representative of PASOK – KINAL, Anna Diamantopoulou, the representative of the Democracy Movement, Dimitris Deligeorgopoulos, the president of Chalandritsa, P. Mavroeidis and the president of the Cultural Association of Chalandritsa, Antonia Sgoura, addressed a greeting. The presence of gaiasense in this event further strengthened NEUROPUBLIC’s role as a technological leader in the digital transformation of Greek agri-food based on respect for humans and their natural environment.
New functionalities of the gaiasense app: Batch farming tasks for your parcels The gaiasense app continues to evolve based on the needs of its users. The new gaiasense version 1.6.0 brings an important new feature that simplifies the daily management of agricultural work for each user with multiple parcels of the same type. What is changing? The new Batch Task Entry feature allows the user to easily and quickly enter multiple tasks on multiple parcels at the same time, saving valuable time and, above all, reducing the likelihood of data entry errors. The types of tasks supported With one click, the user of the gaiasense app can set up the following types of tasks for all his parcels: Irrigation (with automatic water quantity calculation) Lubrication Plant protection Soil Management Cultivation Care Harvest Whether farmers or geotechnicians, this new feature will make it easier to monitor agricultural activities efficiently and quickly. What are the steps? Below in pictures, the steps by which the user of the gaiasense app can simultaneously register his tasks in several fields of the same type are described in detail. On the home page, the user selects the TASKS category. The user then selects NEW TASK. Then, he chooses the type of work he is interested in. The new version of the gaiasense app enables the user to choose between his parcels of land, which are the ones he is interested in registering his work. After selecting them, he continues by pressing the Select button. Once the user has filled in all the required fields requested in relation to their task, the user finishes the entry by pressing the Save button. After receiving the information message regarding the specific type of work, he can press Continue to proceed within the application.
gaiasense at the 11th Congress on the Development of Greek Agriculture With great success and with the participation of leading institutional and business representatives from Greece and the European Union, the 11the Conference on the Development of Greek Agriculture, organized by GAIA EPICHEIREIN on Thursday 22 and Friday 23 May, in the crowded Grand Pietra Hall of the Porto Palace Hotel in Thessaloniki. This year’s Gaia CONGRESS was held with the central theme: “The power of collaboration as a catalyst for achieving sustainability goals” and of course gaiasense could not be missing from such a venture. Cooperation between technology and traditional structures of the agricultural sector More than 2,500 people active in the agri-food sector, both with a physical and online presence, participated in the work of the Conference, attending the presentations of about 40 distinguished speakers from Greece and the European Union. Their interventions highlighted, with particular emphasis, the need to strengthen cooperation between technology and traditional structures of the agricultural sector, as a fundamental factor for the formulation and adoption of innovative solutions. At the entrance of the hall, the delegates had the opportunity to see up close an agrometeorological station in a special showcase but also to learn more about how it works and what it can offer to the producer. Rosa Gargalakou on the digital transition «The future of Greek agriculture is being built now – and it inevitably passes through technological innovation.” With these words, the CEO of NEUROPUBLIC, Rosa Gargalakou, opened the 11th GAIA EPICHEIREIN Conference, sending a strong message about the need to accelerate the digital transformation in agricultural production. Speaking to an audience that included government officials, scientists, farmers and institutional bodies, Ms. Gargalakou stressed that technology is no longer an auxiliary means, but the very “core” of modern agriculture. As he characteristically said: “The next day does not wait. Digitization is not an option, it is a one-way street.” The example of gaiasense Looking back at the beginning of the effort, Ms. Gargalakou referred to the distant 2012, when “the first ‘seeds’ of smart farming were planted in Greece. Today, the gaiasense platform has over 100,000 users, offering technological tools that improve yields, reduce costs and enhance producer decision-making.” At the same time, she referred to the developments in telemetry stations, which from 2015 until today have passed through three technological generations, with the fourth already in the development phase. The new stations, energy autonomous and equipped with remotely controlled irrigation systems, promise even greater precision and convenience for producers.
gaiasense at the 14th AgroThessaly Fair The gaisense smart farming system was present at the Panhellenic Exhibition for Agriculture and Livestock AgroThessaly, which took place from 6 to 9 March 2025 at the Covered Market of Neapoli, Larissa, Greece. This event, which takes place every two years, is a pole of attraction for the primary sector, for the developments and new data concerning agriculture and livestock, as well as the products of Greek and global agro-livestock production. This year, those visitors who were at TENTA: A / Stand: C03 at the booth of NEUROPUBLIC, the pioneering company in the field of smart farming, had the opportunity to learn about the possibilities given to the producer by the integrated gaiasense system as well as the gaiasense mobile app which provide a significant reduction in production costs but also a substantial improvement in the quantity and quality of products. Finally, they had the opportunity to see up close the innovative digital olive fruit fly trap, gaiaTRAP by NEUROPUBLIC. With the support of TIF-HELEXPO and the Municipality of Larissa, the 14th edition of AgroThessaly aimed to inform about developments in technology, but also to become a point of commercial contacts and networking for both specialised trade visitors and the general public, while hosting interesting information days and events on agricultural entrepreneurship.
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.