Next Generation Training on Intelligent Greenhouses Erasmus Project

Project Title

Next Generation Training on Intelligent Greenhouses

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Knowledge Alliances for higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2020

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Next Generation Training on Intelligent Greenhouses (NEGHTRA) is a specialized training project that addresses knowledge transfer in precision agriculture focusing on specific needs and challenges, identified from a comprehensive need analysis. It aims to provide innovative training on smart greenhouse technologies coupled with selected optimum matchings of technologies/cultivations with regions including conditions for economic and environmental sustainability.NEGHTRA aims at the development of an adaptable and flexible lifelong learning system, ensuring high quality and efficient teaching. It aspires the delivery of knowledge to young farmers of how innovation, entrepreneurship and technology utilization can benefit their businesses, personal skills and competence development.The target groups are a) HEIs and RIs which will update the training curricula portfolio, b) agricultural intermediaries that provide counseling and training to the farming communities and c) the farming community of the participating countries and beyond.The project will be implemented by a comprehensive consortium of 5 HEIs, 4 specialized SMEs, and 7 intermediaries, each contributing from its collective expertise and dissemination capacity, in seven languages. This will be complimented by 5 Associate Partners with direct access to existing and potential farming communities. The training material will be broadly accessible, promoted by virtual reality tools, instructional videos, e-platform training delivery, presentations of best practices, etc. The training will be delivered to two distinct groups: a) 1st tier learners including staff/researchers of HEIs/RIs, intermediary staff and trainers, local stakeholders, regional authorities engaged in agricultural development and b) 2nd tier learners including farmers of any size and type of cultivation.The project contributes to higher growing efficiency and greater economic potential in view of environmental challenges.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 980348 Eur

Project Coordinator

PANEPISTIMIO PATRON & Country: EL

Project Partners

• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI BARI ALDO MORO
• FEDERAZIONE REGIONALE AGRICOLTORI DI PUGLIA
• ISTITUTO FORMAZIONE OPERATORI AZIENDALI
• LEAF NET LTD
• ITC – INOVACIJSKO TEHNOLOSKI GROZD MURSKA SOBOTA
• INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L’AGRICULTURE, L’ALIMENTATION ET L’ENVIRONNEMENT
• GIP FORMATION ET INSERTION PROFESSINNELLE DE L ACADEMIE DE NICE