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Environmentally effective control of key-pests for olive, peach and citrus crops is of paramount socio-economic importance for the Mediterranean region. This requires effective e-monitoring and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) ground spraying control e-solutions based on technological innovations. The former FruitFlyNet project, funded under the 2007-2013 ENPI CBC Med Programme, introduced a Location Aware System (LAS) which has been tested, evaluated, and demonstrated in small-scale crop areas, with very promising results, although they are fragmented and not marketed yet. FruitFlyNet-ii project aims to develop a complete package solution for the farmers to e-monitor the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae) and the medfly (Ceratitis capitata) pests. The final LAS solution provides two prototypes, namely, the OliveFlyNet and the MedFlyNet, consisting of two e-traps, one per pest examined and a set of e-services. The two LAS prototypes will be optimized by the inputs of living labs, which include startups, specialized SMEs, IPM industry and other stakeholders. They will demonstrate their performance and functionality in 8 large-scale, olive, peach, and citrus crop sites. Better optimization of targeted market establishment and operation of start-ups will lead to a co-patented product and will prepare the LAS prototypes for commercialization.
Key information
FruitFlyNet-ii
Commercialization of an Automated Monitoring and Control System against the Olive and Med Fruit Flies of the Mediterranean Region
A.2 Support to education, research, technological development and innovation
A.2.1 Technological transfer and commercialisation of research results
Greece,Spain,Italy,Lebanon,Tunisia
Financial data
3.6 million
Total budget
3.2 million
EU contribution
%
10%
Project co-financing
Highlights
Project in numbers
6
Partners
5
Countries
23
Technical outputs
Project duration
Start date
End date
Partnership
News
Events
Library
Deliverables
Documents
Videos
Objective
To facilitate cleantech sharing between research Institutions and SMEs against specific pests in the Mediterranean region basin, by commercializing two prototypes, each with a set of e-services for effective e-monitoring and ground spray control
What will be improved?
The project will develop an innovative e-solution by integrating for the first time, the automatic real-time field data acquisition, the innovative e-trap, the spraying, the e-guidance, and the traceability. New products/e-services will be added to cover the needs for the control of similar pests, such as fruit flies and moths on many crops. The involved regions share a range of variable crops, climatic and cropping characteristics and Integrated Pest Management strategies. LAS will have a significant impact in all countries involved and will offer clear economic benefits in the monitoring, control, fast decision-making.
Who will benefit?
1,000 farmers in olive, peaches and citrus cultivation
100 cooperative unions
120 agro-industries exporters
100 local authorities and policy-makers
Entomologists, engineers, geoinformatics
SMEs and Agricultural Trade Unions
Integrated Pest Management industry
Certification bodies, Payment Authorities of Common Agricultural Policy Aid Schemes
Consumers and public
Expected achievements
2 prototypes of e-traps, one per targeted pest
2 sets of e-services, one per prototype
2 demand-driven cross-border living labs
16 demonstration events
3 startups
1 co-patent
6 scientific publications in peer review journals
Contribution to policy-making
The FruitFlyNet-ii project has clear links to the policy developments in EU Mediterranean Countries and Mediterranean Partner Countries offering an e-service platform for e-monitoring and sprayings to be possibly included in the EU and national legislation rules. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) agricultural practices, national IPM action plans, directives and/or recommendations can be applied accurately by the LAS prototypes. In particular, the proposal directly promotes the sustainable use of pesticides and IPM application (2009/128/EC) and foster several priorities of the EU for rural development (EU 1035/2013 or later) such as, knowledge transfer and innovation actions, diffusion of best IPM practices, ICT and organic farming for sustainable agriculture, application of practices that contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, support low carbon agricultural economy, setting up new and quality jobs, and stop brain drain from rural areas and support food traceability by food and feed business operators (EC 178/2002 or later).
About the project
FruitFlyNet-ii
Commercialization of an Automated Monitoring and Control System against the Olive and Med Fruit Flies of the Mediterranean Region
Environmentally effective control of key-pests for olive, peach, and citrus crops is paramount socio-economic importance for huge Med basin areas. It requires effective e-monitoring and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) ground spraying control solutions based on technological innovations, which have to be developed and commercialized. FruitFlyNet/ENPICBCNET/II-B/2.1/0856 project introduced a Location Aware System (LAS) which has been tested, evaluated, and demonstrated in small-scale crop areas, with very promising results for these particular key-pests. Various efforts have focused on this so far, but their results are fragmented and not marketed yet.
FruitFlyNet-ii is a continuation project aiming to develop a complete package solution for the farmer to e-monitor the olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae) and the Medfly (Ceratitis capitata) pests. The final LAS solution provides two prototypes, namely, the OliveFlyNet and the MedFlyNet, consisting of two e-traps, one per pest examined, and a set of e-services. The two LAS prototypes will be optimized by the inputs of living labs, which include spin-offs, specialized SMEs/SFBs, IPM industry, and other stakeholders. They will be used and shared by all partners to establish, operate and demonstrate their functionality in 8 large-scale, olive, peach, and citrus crop sites, in 5 EUMC and 3 MPC partners' regions, including an automatic identification and e-counting pest mechanism, spraying track path recording, spraying risk maps based on Decision Support Systems (DSSs), and e-guides for precise IPM spraying.
The LAS will integrate IPM knowledge and local farmers’ needs introducing novel and clean technologies enforcing policy changes, at a rational cost. Communication activities will attract stakeholders to test the LAS functionalities. Market targeted optimizations, establishment and operation of spin-offs will, presumably, lead to a co-patent product and will prepare the LAS prototypes for commercialization.
Lead beneficiary
Agricultural University of Athens - Special Account for Research Funds
Greece
Attiki
Contact
Thomas Bartzanas
Professor, Vice Rector, President of the SARF
00305294821
vr1@aua.gr
Theodore Tsiligiridis
Professor
00302195294176
tsili@aua.gr
Giolanda Giakoumatou
Financial Manager - SARF
+302105294860
ggiakou@aua.gr
Anastasios Liapakis
Project Financial manager
+302105294175
anastasiosliapakis@aua.gr
Dionysios Perdikis
Assoc. Professor
2105294581
dperdikis@aua.gr
Vasilis Ntinos
Media
6977670752
bildin@hotmail.gr
Panagiotis Christopoulos
Financial
-
Panagiotis.christopoulos@gr.gt.com
Partner 1
University of Cordoba
Spain
Andalucía
Contact
Maria José Polo Gómez
Vice-rector of Science Policy
0034 957218039
vr.pcientifica@uco.es
Meelad Yousef
Assistant Professor
0034678302857
melad-1986@hotmail.com
Luz Maria Morales Expósito
Project Manager at the International Project Office of UCO
-
justificacion.opi@uco.es
Alvaro-Marin Estevez
Financial
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amarin@gestion5.es
Partner 2
University of Molise
Italy
Molise
Contact
Donato Vito Casamassima
Professor, Decano con funzioni rettorali
00390874404704
casamassima.d@unimol.it
Andrea Sciarretta
Professor
00390874404704
sciarretta@unimol.it
Paola Fiacco
Administrative secretary
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fiacco@unimol.it
Mariagrazia Calamo
Administrative secretary
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mariagrazia.calamo@unimol.it
Arcangelo Bicchieri
Accountant and Statutory auditor
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arcangelo.bicchieri@pec.it
Nicola De Lisio
Dr
+39 0874 404 772
nicola.delisio@unimol.it
Partner 3
Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute
Lebanon
Contact
Michel Afram
Dr, President of General Director
009618901575
lari@lari.gov.lb
Elia Choueri
Head of Laboratory of plant protection
009613833142
echoueiri@lari.gov.lb
Khouloud Ghraizi
Expense Contract Monitor
-
Khouloud.ghraizi@yahoo.com
Ahmad Bitar
Research Assistant, Head of Plant Biotechnology Department at LARI
00 961 8 900 037/47
abitar@lari.gov.lb
Joanna Nader
Audit Manager
00961 4 717 781
j.nader@uhy-lb.com
Partner 4
Tunisian Olive Institute
Tunisia
Sfax
Contact
Kamel Gargouri
Professor, General Director
00216 74 246 368
dg.io@iresa.agrinet.tn
Ines Ksentini
Assistant Proessor
0021674241240
ines.ksentini@gmail.com
Sana Rekik
Financial Administration at IO
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sanarekik77@yahoo.com
Kouther Bourbita
Administrative
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kaoutherbourbita@gmail.com
Khaled Thabet1
Expert computable
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ckt.informatique@cktaudit.com
Partner 5
Regional Research Centre on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture
Farm owners in Italy, Spain, Lebanon, Tunisia, Greece have agreed to run the systems implemented by the project against the olive fly and the Mediterranean fruit fly.
In the infographic made by the research team of Institut de l'Olivier, Sfax, Tunisia, project partner, Med farmers can find relevant information for controlling olive fly…
The updated version of FruitFlyNet-ii decision support system (DSS) that allow farmers to take the right decisions on medfly pest control was discussed on the project working …
On behalf of the Regional Research Centre on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture at Chott-Mariem. Deadline for receiving offers: Friday 26th of August 2022.
The Institut de l’Olivier, project partner based in Sfax, Tunisia, proposes to purchase 12 3D printed e-traps skeleton. Deadline for receipt of bids via the public procurement…
In an open dissemination event organized by the Lebanese Agriculture Research Institute (LARI) in Tal Amara Bekaa and attended by more than 100 persons.
According to Ahmed Moussa, project IT engineer, the new solution developed by the project, will help farmers to collect data about the distribution of the Medfly in their orch…
In a meeting organized by the research team of Agricultural University of Athens, lead beneficiary, with olive groves' owners participated in the development of the proje…
Τhe Regional Research Centre on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture (CRRHAB), project partner, intends to recruit a technical manager. Deadline for submitting applications: 2…
Τhe Regional Research Centre on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture at Chott-Mariem (CRRHAB) in Sousse, Tunisian project partner, intends to recruit a technician. Deadline for submitting applications: 15th of …
Minimize the use of pesticides and help farmers to take the right decisions according to Mrs Manel BenAmeur, agricultural engineer and technical manager at the Institut de l’Olivier, Tunisian partner of the pro…
The Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute, project partner, is seeking for subcontracting an audit company for the implementation of the project. New deadline: 23 June 2022…
The Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI), project partner, is hiring a technical manager. Deadline for submitting applications: 13th of May 2022.
The Agricultural University of Athens launches a call for the recruitment of an agronomist with professional experience in olive fly and Med fruit fly treatment. Deadline for applications: 3rd of May 2022.
The Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI), project partner, is hiring a communication manager. Deadline for submitting applications: 15th of April 2022. Extension to…
The event "Green Deal & Great Skills" organized by the University of Molise, on 6th of April 2022 will be an opportunity to explain how e-traps can help farmers fight Medflies that damage their cr…
Medfly damaged up to 80% of a peach variety in certain orchards in Tunisia. By using FruitFlyNet-ii monitoring system, the figure could be reduced significantly.
The Agricultural University of Athens is seeking for a researcher with MSc in PC Networks, Geoinformatics or Artificial Intelligence. Deadline of applications: 28th of March 2022.
Professor Andrea Sciarretta, Project Coordinator at the University of Molise, describes the benefits created for farmers and consumers from project implementation.
The new approaches set by Location Aware System (LAS) implementation in pest control strategies will be examined through the webinar that will take place on 21st of February …
A step forward for the development of a system allowing farmers to monitor online basic parameters that characterizes an orchard and assess its health.
The Centre Régional des Recherches en Horticulture et Agriculture Biologique, project partner, is hiring a network engineer. Deadline for submission: 11th of February 2021.
Extension to 21st March 2022
The call is addressed to individuals of Tunisian nationality meeting the criteria cited by the Institute de l'Olivier, project partner. Deadline for submission is the 3rd…
The selected person will join the project team of Institut de l'Olivier in Sfax. Deadline for submission is the 3rd of February 2022.
Deadline is extended to 21st March 2022.
Diego Obrero, a local farmer and technician from Alcolea (Córdoba), explains why he decided to put his olive groove in the service of the project for conducting research for olive fly control.
The meeting between the Greek and Spanish partners was an opportunity to learn more about the OliveFlyNet electronic trap that allows remote counting of capture, decision process and spraying processes and visi…
Deadline for applications: 9th of November 2021. The Regional Research Centre on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture at Chott-Mariem, is hiring a financial manager.
Dr. Hassib Ben Khedher, technical manager of FruitFlyNet-ii project, explains the methodology implemented to develop a reliable pest management technology.
Meet our technical manager of University of Molise (Italy), the agronomist Tania Travaglini, responsible for the field activities regarding Location Aware System deployment and operation.
A meeting was held on 22-23 of June for the presentation of the first draft prototype for monitoring of the Medfly, combined by the visit of a wide-area where OliveFlyNet will…
The University of Molise, is seeking for an individual with specialization in electronic and computer engineering. Deadline for applications: 2nd of August 2021 (12.00 Rome local time).
The Centre Régional des Recherches en Horticulture et Agriculture Biologique will conduct a study of Integrated Pest Management industry in Tunisia and Lebanon. Deadline for submission: 14th of July.
The Agricultural University of Athens, lead beneficiary of FruitFlyNet-ii is seeking for a network engineer with specialization in wireless sensor networks. Deadline for submission: 29th of June 2021.
The Institut de l’Olivier, partner of FruitFlyNet-ii, is seeking for an agricultural assistant to work within the framework of the project. Deadline for submissions: 29th of June 2021.
The University of Molise, partner of FruitFlyNet-ii, has published a call of interest for the selection of an external auditor. Deadline for the submission of applications: 9t…
The Centre Régional des Recherches en Horticulture et Agriculture Biologique, partner of FruitFlyNet-ii project, is seeking for a technical manager to conduct research in the field.
The Institut de l'Olivier, partner of Fruitflynet-ii project, is looking for a technical and a communication manager. Deadline for submission: 20th of June 2021.
The Centre Régional des Recherches en Horticulture et Agriculture Biologique, partner of FruitFlyNet-ii project, is hiring a communication manager. Deadline for submitting applications: 31st of May 2021.
The University of Molise, partner of FruitFlyNet-ii project, is organizing the seminar "Agri for Food Protagonist in Europe" addressed to high school students intere…
The Agricultural University of Athens is seeking for a network engineer with specialization in Wireless Sensor Networks. Application deadline: 22/4/2021.
Three newspapers of Andalusia region have a tribute in their electronic version to the initiatives implemented by the University of Cordoba in the context of the project.
The Olive Tree Institute, partner of FruitFlyNet-ii project, is hiring an external auditor. Deadline for submission of offers until the 8th of March 2021.
The University of Cordoba, partner of FruitFlyNet-ii, is seeking for technicians to support its activities in the context of the project. Deadline for applicants: 8th of March 2021.
The University of Molise, partner of FruitFlyNet-ii, is seeking for a financial and communication manager. Deadline for submissions: 22th of Μarch 2021.
The Olive Tree Institute, partner of FruitFlyNet-ii, is looking for an external auditor. Deadline for submission of offers until the 10th of February 2021.
