Promoting water efficiency and supporting the shift towards a climate resilient agriculture in Mediterranean countries (LIFE AgroClimaWater)

Description:

The LIFE AgroClimaWater project aims to promote water efficiency and support the shift towards climate resilient agriculture in three Farmers’ Organizations (FORs) located in Crete, Greece (Platanias and Mirabello) and in Basilicata, Italy (Metapontino). Water Management Adaptation Strategies will be developed and implemented at FORs level in order to increase water efficiency in the cultivation of perennial crops and establish pilot farms adapted to water scarcity.

Project information

Lead

Elisavet Pavlidou, SPYRIDIS A. - KOUTALOU V. G.P., HYETOS

Partners

University of Basilicata - Dipartimento delle Culture Europee e del Mediterraneo (Italy), Hellenic Agricultural Organization “DEMETER” - Institute for Olive Tree, Subtropical Plants and Viticulture and Soil and Water Resources Institute (Greece), RodaxAgro Ltd - Environmental & Quality Management Systems (Greece), Agricultural Cooperative Partnership Mirabello Union S.A. (Greece), Assofruit Italia (Italy), Platanias Municipality Development Enterprise (Greece)

Source of funding

The project LIFE AgroCLimaWater with total budget 2,423,223 € is co-financed by: The programme LIFE of Euroepan Union: 1,395,749 € (57.8%). The project partnerhip: 1,027,474 € (42.2%).