The 2nd Panhellenic Congress for Cotton, organized by the Interprofessional Cotton Organization in cooperation with ELGO Demetra, under the auspices of the Ministry of Rural Development & Food, was successfully completed on 17 September in Larissa.

The aim of the Congress was to provide a platform for dialogue to all those related to cotton and to discuss key issues that concern the Greek cotton cultivation with the main purpose of developing a new development strategy and adding value to the product.

With topics such as quality, the European perspective of the product, the future of cotton through a sustainable development, the pests and diseases that threaten it, precision agriculture, the improvement of production systems to reduce environmental impact, the national strategy, modern cultivation methods, as well as the position of Greek cotton in international markets, the Congress was the ideal forum for the promotion of NEUROPUBLIC’s gaiasense smart farming system.

Specifically, during the Congress, Yannis Mavroudis, founding member and member of the Board of Directors of NEUROPUBLIC, presented gaiasense and the cotton growing areas where it is already applied, while he analyzed the results it brings to cotton farmers in terms of fertilization, irrigation and plant protection.

They also discussed the benefits of smart farming in Greek agricultural production and, especially, as far as cotton is concerned, how technology can help to increase the quantity, quality and competitiveness, given the great interest that seems to exist for certified Greek cotton from major brands abroad.