On 5 March 2025, Ecodevelopment participated in a workshop entitled “Precision Agriculture and Livestock: Policies – Perspectives – Practices”, held at the “Alexandros” Auditorium of the Alexandria University Campus.
The event was organized by the International Hellenic University, and in particular by the Departments of Agriculture and Production Engineering and Management, addressed students, agricultural professionals and the general public, and focused on precision technologies as a key element for sustainable and efficient primary production.
The speakers of the workshop were:
- Tasos Haniotis: Past Director-General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Union.
New technologies and challenges for European agriculture: the role of innovation and knowledge.
- Apostolos Tsagaris, Professor, President of the Department of Production Engineering and Management
Technology and Precision Agriculture
- Kostas Kousenidis, Associate Professor, Department of Agriculture
George Kountios, Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture
Precision technology in agriculture and livestock
- Spiros Mourelatos, President of Ecodevelopment
Precision agriculture in practice by Ecodevelopment
- Kostas Kravas, rice farmer
Precision agriculture in rice farming
- Sofoklis Filippidis, owner of a cattle farm
Precision farming in cattle farming
Spyros Mourelatos, President of Ecodevelopment, presented the company’s actions on precision agriculture, mainly in rice cultivation in the plain of Thessaloniki. He focused on the now stable provision of nitrogen fertilization advice in recent years on 5000 acres on behalf of 10 rice farmers and highlighted the importance of this unique project in Greece.
