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==Bioproduction System for Circular Precision Integrated Farming to Encounter Climate Change - Abstract==
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        Bioproduction System for Circular Precision
    Integrated Farming to Encounter Climate Change -
                        Abstract

   Christos Dordas1, Georgios Arsenos2, Dionysis Bochtis3, Maria Laskari1, George
 Menexes1, Nikolaos Panousis2, Ilias Kalfas4, Ioannis Gatzolis4, George Georgiadis4,
                              Evdokia Krystallidou4
     1
       Laboratory of Agronomy, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
                              Greece; e-mail: chdordas@agro.auth.gr
   2
    Laboratory of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of
                                       Thessaloniki, Greece
       3
        Institute of Bio-economy and Agri-technology, Center for Research and Technology
                  Hellas, 6th Charilaou Thermi Rd, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
   4
     Strategic Project Management Office, American Farm School, 54 Marinou Antypa Street,
                                   57001 Thessaloniki, Greece



Summary

   Climate change is dictating natural environment and availability of natural
resources. Agricultural activities contribute to greenhouse gas emission and pollution
from nitrogen fertilizers used in modern agriculture. The cost of such activities is
quite high and can reach up to 320 billion euros. The notion is that modern
agriculture should adopt smart farming systems and smart processing methodologies
to reduce its impact on climate change. Therefore, we developed BIOCIRCULAR, a
multidisciplinary project linking circular economy, precision agriculture and
livestock management with the overall aim to increase efficiency of resources
utilization and reduce carbon footprint. The project was co-financed by the European
Union and Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness,
Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH – CREATE –
INNOVATE. The partners that are involved are Aristotle University of Thessaloniki,
Institute of Bio-economy and Agri-technology of the Center for Research and
Technology Hellas, American Farm School, Engineers for Business, and
Ergoplanning. It involved integrated soil fertility management of maize which
combines the use of appropriate amounts of organic and inorganic fertilizers together
with green manure and good agronomic practices. In addition, integrated water
management was used with different irrigation levels and deficit irrigation as well as
fixed partial root zone drying to increase efficiency of water management. The
results showed that cattle manure can provide the available nutrients for plant growth
water-holding properties, leading to increased productivity of maize. Also, green
manure with common vetch can provide adequate amounts of nitrogen which is very
important for maize. Therefore, efficient management of natural resources together
with integrative crop management approaches can reduce inputs in crop plants and




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minimize the impact of agriculture on climate change. Adopted livestock
management practices for cattle such as using locally produced feeds, close
monitoring of animal health and timely veterinary interventions improved animal
performance and productivity. In addition, it will be determined the greenhouse gas
emission from all the treatments in order to reduce them. BIOCIRCULAR work
continues towards an integrating system of smart farming and smart processing for
optimal management of farms to minimize carbon footprint.

      Keywords: bioeconomy; precision farming; smart farming; sustainability.


Acknowledgment: This research has been co-financed by the European Union and
Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness,
Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH – CREATE –
INNOVATE (project code: T1EDK- 03987) Biocircular: Bioproduction System for
Circular Precision Farming».




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