MIDAS Project

🌱 Camelina & Carinata Cultivation Highlighted at Agrothessaly 2025! 💡 On March 7, 2025, our project partner Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES) hosted a workshop at the 14th Agrothessaly Exhibition, focusing on the cultivation of camelina and carinata. Organized within the framework of the CARINA, MIDAS, and IASIS projects, the session provided farmers with key insights into these oilseed crops, their agronomic potential, and their role in sustainable agriculture. #CARINAproject #camelina #carinata #oilseedcrop #climatechange #agriculture #agronomy #sustainableagriculture

Tomorrow at Agrothessaly exhibition in Larisa our project coordinator Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES) will host a workshop on the opportunities and challenges of growing camelina, carinata and other industrial crops in agricultural marginal land, the workshop is organized as part of the activities of MIDAS Project , IASIS Project and CARINA PROJECT

Ημερίδα για την ενημέρωση των αγροτών σε θέματα καλλιέργειας της καμελίνας και της καρινάτας διοργανώνει τo τμήμα Βιομάζας του ΚΑΠΕ, στην14η Agrothessaly 2025 (Δημοτική Σκεπαστή Αγορά Νεάπολης Λάρισας, 6-9/3/25). Η εκδήλωση που πραγματοποιείται στο πλαίσιο των έργων CARINA (https://lnkd.in/d9AG56Ra), MIDAS (https://lnkd.in/ebiWT8x2) & IASIS θα λάβει χώρα την Παρασκευή 7 Μαρτίου, 12:00-14:00, στην αίθουσα εκδηλώσεων της έκθεσης. #AgroThessaly2025 #camelina #Carinata #oilseedcrop #agriculture #agronomy #SustainableAgriculture

We're glad to see the early results of MIDAS now starting to get published. Congratulations to all authors! Luigi Pari, Simone Bergonzoli, Luca Cozzolino, Gian Maria Baldi, Michele Falce, Efthymia ALEXOPOULOU CREA Ricerca, Novamont, Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving (CRES)

🎄 Our holy Miscanthus (2)🎅 🤶 #Miscanthus is a perennial, rhizomatous biomass grass with C4 photosynthetic pathway 👆 Known for its high biomass yield and low input requirements, it thrives on #marginal #soils with minimal fertilizers and pesticides. Its versatility spans multiple sectors: miscanthus biomass fuels bioenergy through combustion, co-firing, or ethanol production, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 📊 Cultivating miscanthus on just 10% of Europe’s marginal farmland could meet 3.65% of the EU’s energy needs and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 4%. 👉Beyond energy, miscanthus is used for bioplastics, building materials, and high-quality animal bedding. It combats climate change by sequestering carbon, stabilizing soil, preventing erosion, and managing floodwaters. Its minimal input needs promote biodiversity and sustainable farming, making it a cornerstone of sustainable development 💡To unlock its full potential, we need #policy #support, #trading #platforms, and #incentives for #ecosystem #services. Miscanthus isn’t just a crop—it’s a cornerstone for sustainable development and a greener, more resilient bioeconomy. 👀 Miscanthus grows so fast and tall, it’s like grass after three espressos. It thrives on bad soils, absorbs CO₂ like a champ, and could easily moonlight as the Hulk of the plant world! MIDAS Project Elena Magenau Andreas Kiesel Iris Lewandowski Moritz von Cossel Dr. Moritz Wagner John Clifton-Brown Francesco Pancaldi Luisa Trindade Miscanthus Society

🎄Agroforestry & Bioeconomy (3)🎅 🤶 👀Agroforestry (AFS) is like a farm's version of a treehouse party—trees, crops, and animals all hang out together, making life better for everyone! 🎉🌳🐓   👉AFS combine both the #production of #annual food crops and #perennial #crops for material and energy use on the same land area. Therefore, the production system / land area provides different types of biomass that serve #multiple #uses. 🗨️ In addition to the #provisioning #service, especially the perennial crops can increase #regulating and #cultural #ecosystem #services such as carbon sequestration, soil fertility increase, erosion control and landscape aesthetics. 👆The new coordination office for Agroforestry system research conducts research, provides education and acts as networking platform within and beyond the Universität Hohenheim . Visit our #website for more information and to get in contact: https://lnkd.in/eHh7VfZK Dr. Bastian Winkler Jakob Hörl Michael Cormann MIDAS Project Simone Bergonzoli Luca Cozzolino

🐝 🐜 🪲 Call for Papers: Special Issue on Advances on Conservation of Biodiversity, Monitoring Programs and Trend Assessment 🐞 🪳 🦗 🔥Thrilled to announce my role as the Special Issue Guest Editor with Antonio Scarfone Ph.D. for the Journal Insects MDPI! 🐞 This Special Issue of Insects MDPI welcomes original research and/or review articles related to insect (soil and flying) biodiversity assessment, the application of new technologies, and AI systems to increase insect (including pollinators) health and biodiversity. The goal is to find new strategies across diverse landscapes to increase insect health and biodiversity, as well as to assess the effects of habitat destruction, intensified agriculture, invasive organisms, and climate change on insect populations worldwide. We welcome contributions that explore these themes and their impact on Advances on Conservation of Biodiversity, Monitoring Programs and Trend Assessment. 📖 More details here: https://lnkd.in/daSpr5Pr #insect #biodiversity #pollinators

🎄 Our holy Miscanthus (2)🎅 🤶 #Miscanthus is a perennial, rhizomatous biomass grass with C4 photosynthetic pathway 👆 Known for its high biomass yield and low input requirements, it thrives on #marginal #soils with minimal fertilizers and pesticides. Its versatility spans multiple sectors: miscanthus biomass fuels bioenergy through combustion, co-firing, or ethanol production, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 📊 Cultivating miscanthus on just 10% of Europe’s marginal farmland could meet 3.65% of the EU’s energy needs and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 4%. 👉Beyond energy, miscanthus is used for bioplastics, building materials, and high-quality animal bedding. It combats climate change by sequestering carbon, stabilizing soil, preventing erosion, and managing floodwaters. Its minimal input needs promote biodiversity and sustainable farming, making it a cornerstone of sustainable development 💡To unlock its full potential, we need #policy #support, #trading #platforms, and #incentives for #ecosystem #services. Miscanthus isn’t just a crop—it’s a cornerstone for sustainable development and a greener, more resilient bioeconomy. 👀 Miscanthus grows so fast and tall, it’s like grass after three espressos. It thrives on bad soils, absorbs CO₂ like a champ, and could easily moonlight as the Hulk of the plant world! MIDAS Project Elena Magenau Andreas Kiesel Iris Lewandowski Moritz von Cossel Dr. Moritz Wagner John Clifton-Brown Francesco Pancaldi Luisa Trindade Miscanthus Society

Today at #Ecomondo in Rimini, we held the first meeting of the MIDAS Italian Regional Advisory Group, hosted by Novamont and moderated by Prof. Andrea Monti Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna. 🌱 This gathering brought together 20 participants representing farmers associations, farmers, service providers, consultants, and researchers. We engaged in a lively discussion, gaining insightful perspectives on the challenges and opportunities facing agriculture on marginal lands in Italy. Key themes included: The unique challenges of farming on marginal lands: participants shared their experiences and insights into the specific obstacles faced in these areas. The potential of bio-based value chains and industrial crops: we explored how these can provide solutions for farmers seeking to cultivate marginal lands sustainably. Synergies with regenerative agriculture: the group discussed how industrial crops and bio-based value chains can complement regenerative practices, promoting soil health and biodiversity. We are grateful for the diverse perspectives shared and the collaborative spirit of the meeting. The insights gathered will be instrumental in guiding the MIDAS project as we continue to develop and demonstrate sustainable bio-based value chains for marginal lands across Europe. Together with the other MIDAS Italian partner Università di Catania , CREA Ricerca, ETA Florence Renewable Energies, RE-CORD #bioeconomy #regenerativeagriculture #biobased #biodiversity #soilhealth #horizoneurope

Explore our agri-food climate action: EU Commission website now live! 🌱 Trinomics, together with Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP), Wageningen University & Research, and Ricardo plc, is currently carrying out a project for DG CLIMA to assess options for incentives for climate change mitigation across the agri-food value chain🔗 As part of this study, we are organizing key stakeholder workshops to gather diverse perspectives from across the agri-food sector, ensuring the new policy options not only aim to decarbonize agriculture but also gain broad acceptance and legitimacy 👩🌾 📢 Interested to know what is being discussed? The European Commission has now launched a dedicated website (link below) where you can access the recordings and discussions from our initial event and first technical workshop. Stay tuned as more workshop recordings will be made available! 💬 Your insights are valuable! If you have any input you would like to share, reach out at agri-food-climate@trinomics.eu