Greece
The Messinia Living Lab is representative of the 8M ha of olive orchards ecosystems across the the MED. In Messinia, the improvement of watersheds’ hydrology and soil fertility will be addressed by combining bio-based and digital agriculture technologies with modelling approaches.
Technologies and Practical solutions developed here
Irrigation management in olive orchard
Soil management in olive orchard
Leader
Research Centre for Atmospheric Physics and Climatology
Area
Profile
Altitude: 50 – 400 m a.s.l.
Coordinates: 37.0096N, 21.6911E
Size: 250 km2
Mean annual temp: 18.0 °C
Mean annual prec: 696 mm
Mean annual ETo: 889 mm
Aridity index: 0.78
Local population: 10500
Main land uses, crops and
animals: olives (70% coverage),
vineyards, vegetables
Coordinates: 37.0096N, 21.6911E
Size: 250 km2
Mean annual temp: 18.0 °C
Mean annual prec: 696 mm
Mean annual ETo: 889 mm
Aridity index: 0.78
Local population: 10500
Main land uses, crops and
animals: olives (70% coverage),
vineyards, vegetables
Technologies and Practical solutions developed in this Living Lab
The olive orchards are a typical MED ecosystem covering over 8 M ha in the MED (FAOSTAT). The watersheds’ hydrology and soil fertility can be improved by combining bio-based and digital agriculture technologies with modelling approaches.
Click on the cards below to learn more about the individual technologies tested in the living lab.
Irrigation management in olive orchard
Soil management in olive orchard
Use Case Contact
Stavros Solomos ssolomos@Academyofathens.gr
Giorgos Maneas giorgos.maneas@natgeo.su.se
References
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