Both producers and consumers in the agro-food sector are more and more interested in monitoring the sustainability of food production, from the environmental, social and economic point of view. The…
Since France has taken over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on 1st January 2022, phasing out pesticides has become a EU priority. This objective stands…
The New Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which is due to enter into force in 2023, proposes a more flexible approach based on performance and results while taking into account local…
Matting Disruption (MD) is a well known control method, developed more than 30 years ago and extensively used in agriculture, specially against Lepidopteran species, but not only. Being an indirect…
Prays oleae is the main insect pest threatening olive crop productions across the Mediterranean region. Farmers are used to conventional insecticides, which usually have a wide window of application and…
Various sensors such as color cameras and soil humidity sensors have made their way in agricultural fields over the last few years, increasing yields and optimising the use of resources.…
Whether caused by a fungus, bacteria, or virus, plant diseases can cause significant economic damage to growers. The damage can be direct such as yield loss or indirect through product…
Consumers are increasingly demanding, both from the point of view of the quality of the products and above all from the point of view of the socio-economic and environmental sustainability…
Until the end of the 20th century, we witnessed an enormous use of plant protection products, however, with the introduction of the concepts of Integrated Protection, farmers gained a greater…
In modern Integrated Pest Management (IPM) systems innovative methods, technologies and methodologies are exploited in order to achieve optimum management. Prevention, together with detection and proactivity facilitate pest and disease…
Integrated novel strategies for reducing the use and impact of pesticides, towards sustainable mediterranean vineyards and olive groves
The NOVATERRA project has received funding from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 grant agreement number 101000554.