The Success Stories section highlights the journeys of farmers and agri-food businesses that collaborated with #DigiAgriFood. Through the Hub’s services and tools, with vision and dedication to digital transformation, they are putting innovation into practice in the agri-food sector.
#DigiAgriFood continues to actively support every effort that leads to smarter, more sustainable, and more competitive agricultural production.
The Agro Cooperative “Eufori Gi – Goumenissa Vineyards” is dedicated to cultivating wine-producing grape varieties, with a focus on delivering high-quality grapes for premium wines.
The Challenge
Managing irrigation and vineyard health in a consistent and data-informed way was a major challenge, particularly due to weather variability and the need to optimize water usage for quality wine grape production.
The Service Provided
With the support of the American Farm School of Thessaloniki, partner of #DigiAgriFood, the cooperative received the Field Sensor Monitoring Ecosystem (TRL 9) service.
The solution included:
- IoT sensors for soil moisture and climate data.
- Smartphone-based monitoring platform.
- Automated irrigation control system.
- Periodic data analysis for adaptive vineyard management.
The Impact
The adoption of smart farming practices through field monitoring and real-time data collection led to:
- Reduction of unnecessary irrigation.
- Improvement of grape quality.
- More accurate and timely decision-making in vineyard management.
Conclusion
This success story demonstrates how leveraging technology and digital tools contributes to sustainability, efficiency, and quality enhancement in agriculture. #DigiAgriFood continues to stand by farmers and cooperatives, paving new ways for a digitally empowered agrifood future.
What the end users say about their collaboration with the Hub.
I recommend to all producers to benefit from the services of DigiAgriFood so that they have a digital
ally in their production.
Sanidas Giorgos, President of ‘Eufori Gi’ Cooperative in Goumenissa