Partnership members
Benaki Phytopathological Institute (BPI)
Established in 1929, Benaki Phytopathological Institute (BPI)MFI, Legal Entity of Public Law (NPDD), is a non-profit research body supervised by the Ministry of Rural Development and Food. It was the first Greek research institute to have a broad scientific basis in plant health and plant protection. Since then, the Institute has earned itself a reputation as a guardian of quality, safety and sustainable development in agriculture. Those of us working here today are mindful of this legacy and remain committed to the highest standards of respect for the environment and human health, thereby supporting the wider economy and civil society of Greece.
The scientific activities of the Institute are organized in three Scientific Directorates:
- Phytopathology
- Entomology and Agricultural Zoology
- Control of Agricultural Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals
The strength of the Institute today is the breadth and depth of the scientific specialization of its staff, making it unique in terms of the combination of specialties from agronomists and specialized toxicologists, ecotoxicologists, analytical chemists, environmentalists and environmental engineers. More than 100 scientists make up the Institute's workforce, which is dedicated to applied research, providing technical information, advice and services to the Ministry of Rural Development and Food, to producers and to Greek and European industry.
Laboratory of Non-Parasitic Diseases, Soil Resources and Geoinformatics
The Laboratory carries out research on the protection and improvement of soil quality, the restoration of contaminated soils as well as on the sustainability of natural resources. The research and scientific staff of the Laboratory has extensive experience in the identification of non-parasitic plant diseases (toxicities, environmental and climatic effects), in the preparation of soil studies and in particular in the mapping of soils in the field, in digital mapping, in remote sensing and photo interpretation of land uses with use of UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System), in land assessment according to FAO, in crop monitoring using UAS, in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), in geostatistical spatial analysis, in the development of geodatabases, in the development of web GIS services , in the development of mobile GIS apps, in the development of applications in a GIS environment (GIS software), in soil and water management, in the study of the fate and behavior of nutrients and pollutants in the soil, in desertification processes and countermeasures of agricultural waste properties and management, waste reuse in agriculture, European and national environmental policy on soil and waste management and the development of integrated agri-environment management systems.
Green Projects S.A
The company Green Projects S.A. . is a high-tech SME established in 2006, focusing on analysis and development of integrated software systems supporting the implementation of complex multi-sided operations by using cutting edge approaches and technologies. During the last seven years we are focused on developing software platforms and IoT solutions in the field of agriculture and agro-logistics.
Molos Cooperative Thermopyles Pistachio
The Molos Cooperative Thermopyles Pistachiohas been established since July 27, 2011. It consists of 70 producers, whose estates are located around and within the wider estate area of the Municipal District of Molos and the historical area of Thermopylae.
It consists of an area of approximately 1,800 acres, which extends from the coastal zone to the southern mountains at an altitude of 400-500 meters.
Around 35,000 of our members's pistachio trees are planted in this area, producing around 150 tons (two-year average) of shelled pistachios.
The goal of the Cooperative is to offer directly to the consumer the variety of standardized-packaged salted and roasted pistachio products, making them available in food stores, meeting all hygiene and traceability rules (HACCP, ISO), inside and outside Greece, to the benefit of our growers enjoying a better price on his product, and to the benefit of the consumer enjoying a lower price on an identified and tested product with great nutritional value.