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Sustainable strategies for the improvement of seriously degraded agricultural areas: The example of Pistachia vera L. (AgroStrat)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

Background Greece is Europe's number one producer of pistachios and the sixth largest producer worldwide, with an annual production volume of about 9,500 tonnes. The variety of pistachio produced on the island of Aegina is the most famous in Greece, and has been awarded a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). However, little is known about the management ...
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Use of innovative practices and new technology in the production of wide variety and high quality forestry seedlings in order to enhance regeneration success and increase biodiversity (VERENIKE)

Start date: Sep 1, 2010, End date: Sep 30, 2014,

Background Forests are of utmost importance to the Earth’s climate and biodiversity. They are make an important contribution to rural development, providing important social, economic and environmental functions. Every year, thousands of hectares of forests are damaged in the Mediterranean region by wildfires. The conditions that prevail after these fir ...
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Establishment of Impact Assessment Procedure as a tool for the sustainability of agroecosystem: the case of mediterranean olives (SAGE10)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Jun 30, 2014,

Background Olive groves have been the backbone of the rural economy and ecology in Greece for thousands of years. However, farmers are increasingly abandoning olive groves due the decline in income from olive products, particularly olive oil. The environmental risks of extensive olive grove abandonment are high. The demise of olive groves will have negat ...
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Innovative precision technologies for optimised irrigation and integrated crop management in a water-limited agrosystem (HydroSense)

Start date: Jan 1, 2010, End date: Dec 31, 2012,

Background In Greece and adjacent Mediterranean countries, conventional agricultural practices are affected by water scarcity due to the great demands for water for irrigating crops, the intensive use of pesticides and chemical fertilisers and the depletion and contamination of ground water. Consequently, there is an increased interest in crop production ...
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Soil Sustainable Management in a Mediterranean River basin based on the European Soil Thematic Strategy (Soil Sustainability(So.S))

Start date: Jan 1, 2009, End date: Jun 30, 2012,

Background Soil is a fundamental element of the environment, performing vital ecological, social and economic services for European citizens. It filters and buffers contaminants, allowing us to have clean drinking water, wide biodiversity, a source of raw materials, a sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide and an archive of our cultural heritage. The importa ...
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