Issues of productivity, food safety, sustainability and climate neutrality in line with the objectives of the European Green Deal, through the lens of data collection, exchange and use in agri-food, were addressed in an online seminar held in the framework of BDVA Data Week 2022, on Wednesday 1 June.

Nikos Kalatzis, Head of Technical Project Management at NEUROPUBLIC, was among the speakers, with a presentation focused on good practice regarding the use of agricultural data. Specifically, he spoke about smart farming as a service, sharing agricultural data for policy monitoring and evaluation, the role of farm management information systems, and the path towards a federal agri-environmental data warehouse system.

“Farming practices are changing, data collection and processing mechanisms are evolving and can now help farmers in a meaningful way”, he argued, while shortly afterwards stressing that “the new agricultural policies are broadening their scope to contribute to the achievement of environmental objectives”.

Finally, Kalatzis explained the operation of NEUROPUBLIC’s gaiasense smart farming system and how it uses the data collected from the field to provide advice to farmers. At the same time, he underlined the contribution of gaiasense to faster subsidy payments and reduction of bureaucracy, increased efficiency and effectiveness in monitoring agro-ecological indicators, and improved transparency in food production (traceability).

About BDVA Data Week

BDVA Data Week is the leading annual event of the European research and innovation community BDVA in relation to Big Data and Artificial Intelligence – of which NEUROPUBLIC is a member – and for another year its main objective was to exchange views and knowledge, strengthen international relations, disseminate policies and initiatives, and identify potential problems.

BDVA Data Week, which kicked off on 24 May, will conclude with a two-day physical event on 8 and 9 June in Naples, Italy, where speakers and experts of international standing will address the main topics discussed throughout the event.