Alejandro García-Gasco, from the Union of Small Farmers, is one of the winegrowers who participated in the project.As shown, the project played a key role in transferring valuable knowledge from…
"The impact on sustainable agriculture will be possible if we influence and follow the farmers who accept to experiment these new systems."- Zein Kallas, Researcher at CREDA Center NOVATERRA explored…
"The tools developed can identify the potential threats of the management and suggest implementations that farmers can apply." - Giorgia Fedele, Researcher at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza A key…
"Results demonstrate we can control diseases by using less pesticides to save money and environmental problems, but we need very well-trained farmers."- Emilio Gil, Full Professor at The Polytechnic University…
"The predictive model applied to these products could reduce more than 75% of the use of bio fungicides, which is an impressive result."- María Torné, Global Biology Leader, Biological Insect…
Meet Athanasios Demeslis, a dedicated olive farmer from the Greek region of Magnesia, and an active member of the NOVATERRA Consortium. His olive orchards serve as a vital testing ground…
A consortium of 23 international organisations has been researching, over the last four years, how to use more sustainable solutions without losing yield and quality.Trials have been carried out in…
NOVATERRA, which stands for "Integrated Novel Strategies for Reducing the Use and Impact of Pesticides, Towards Sustainable Mediterranean Vineyards and Olive Groves," aims to mitigate the negative effects of pesticides…
Use of prediction models in crop protection Plant disease models are a key part in the implementation of IPM (Integrated Pest Management), as they provide useful information for deciding whether…
The olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae, causes the highest economic impact in Mediterranean olive crops. Pesticide applications are the most used strategy to control this pest. Through the NOVATERRA project,…
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.