On May 2nd – 4th, 2023, The 15th edition of the International Agricultural Exhibition (SIAM) took place in Meknes, Morocco. The ENAM Team presented the ASTER project on conference organized on sidelines of SIAM.
The event was attended by stakeholders, agricultural researcher, representative of different departments of the Ministry of Agriculture, and representatives of international organization as FAO and others.
On March 9th, 2023, Cooperatives Agroalimentàries de la Comunitat Valenciana organized a Coordination Meeting for Horticulture at the Valencian Institute for Agricultural Research (IVIA). The meeting brought together specialists in the field of plant health in horticultural crops, who discussed the challenges faced by different crops and strategies to overcome them.
During the meeting, IVIA researchers Alberto Urbaneja and Meritxell Pérez-Hedo presented the PRIMA project “Agroecology-inspired Strategies and Tools to Enhance Resilience and Ecosystem Services in Tomato Crop ASTER.” The ASTER project aims to promote the implementation of agroecology strategies to improve tomato production and ensure its resilience to climate change. The project also aims to enhance ecosystem services in tomato cultivation, which will contribute to improving the quality of life for those working in production and protect the biodiversity of the area. The meeting also discussed potential collaborations between IVIA and Federació Cooperatives to further improve the results of the ASTER project.
The meeting concluded with a visit to the ongoing tomato pest control trials within the ASTER project at IVIA.
During the 8th National Crop Protection Conference in Greece on February 21, 2023, Apostolos Kapranas delivered a presentation titled “Biological Control: Emerging Challenges and Trends in a Changing Environment.” The conference boasted a substantial attendance of approximately 800 participants.
For the “Agrotica 2022” on 20 October 2022, the conference “Emerging challenges and trends οn integrated agricultural insect pest control in a changing environment”. took place in Thessaloniki, Greece.
In this context, Apostolos Kapranas, Assistant Professor at the School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki presented the project aster.
The event was attended by ~200 students, Farmers, agriculturists in crop protection,
Researchers, National PPO representatives
IVIA Team presented a poster entitled:"Agroecology-inspired Strategies and Tools to Enhance...
DUTH Team presented a poster entitled:". Plant-mediated effects of native mycorrhizal fungi...
IPSP Team presented a poster entitled:"The predator Nesidiocoris tenuis triggers the response of...
AUTH Team presented a poster entitled:"Protecting and enhancing ecosystem services and plant...
Ricupero Michele, Biondi Antonio, Campolo, Orlando, Alonso-Valiente Miquel, Gallego Carolina,...
Alberto Urbaneja, Raúl Ortells-Fabra, Meritxell Pérez-Hedo published an article in "IOBC-WPRS...
Michele Ricupero, Antonio Biondi, Orlando Campolo, Miquel Alonso-Valiente, Carolina Gallego, Lucia...
Saoussen Ben Abdallah, Chaymaa Riahi, Sandra Vacas, Vicente Navarro-Llopis, Alberto Urbaneja,...
Emilio Guerrieri, Valeria Todeschini, Lucia Zappalà, José Carlos Franco, Alberto Urbaneja, George...
On July 27th, 2022, at 9.00 am, the Università del Piemonte Orientale (UNIUPO, P2) in Alessandria,...