Our Ambition
The overall ambition of ASTER is to offer to small tomato farmers in the Mediterranean basin (and particularly to women and young farmers) an innovative management model founded on the agroecology principles that combines sustainability, reliability, productivity and income security. This will be feasible through the development of new concepts in crop management based on the exploitation of ecosystem services increased by the adoption of specific strategies and tools. ASTER model aims at reducing drastically the external inputs, particularly pesticide, fertilizer and herbicide applications, in those countries where they represent the only way to realize satisfactory levels of production. ASTER ambition is also to push small farmers to produce quality products in terms of nutraceutical features while minimizing the environmental impact. ASTER management protocol for tomato crop could be also become a model for both annual and perennial crops all over the Mediterranean Basin. In this direction goes the large effort that ASTER poses on communication, dissemination and on formation targeting where possible young and women farmers. The large support received by stakeholders (Participant 8 and 19 supporters) from all countries participating indicates how ASTER is needed, realistic and feasible. Finally, ASTER has the ambition of fostering the creation of new business through start-up enterprises in Mediterranean markets producing some of the new tools, in some cases tested in the field for the first time.
Latest Dissemination Activities
Project Advertisement
Emilio Guerrieri Presents Project Aster at Biotic Networks Conference
On October 2nd, Emilio Guerrieri, coordinator of Project Aster, presented at the Biotic Networks: Interactions between Microorganisms, Insects, and Plants conference, held at the Canary Islands Institute for Agricultural Research (ICIA). Emilio showcased Project...
Open Workshops & Project Meetings
Second Annual Meeting
We are excited to share that the second Annual Meeting of the Aster Prima project took place in the prestigious "Salão Nobre" hall at the Instituto Superior de Agronomia in Tapada da Ajuda, Lisbon. During this event, all partners came together to discuss and update...
Scientific Publications
HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU OUR PUBLICATION ON Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
We are excited to announce our latest publication, "Exploring the effects of entomopathogenic nematode symbiotic bacteria and their cell-free filtrates on the tomato leafminer Tuta absoluta and its predator Nesidiocoris tenuis," authored by Nathalie Kamou, Ariadni...
Leaflets & Posters
Exploring Insecticidal Potency at the EPN 100th Anniversary Conference
We are thrilled to announce that Apostolo Kapranas and Ariadni Papafoti will be presenting a poster at the prestigious "EPN 100th Anniversary" conference in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, from April 9th to 12th, 2024. Their research, titled "Evaluating the insecticidal...
Lectures
Lecture by Professor Lucia Zappalà at the Blended Intensive Programme on Agroecology
Professor Lucia Zappalà delivered a lecture titled "AGROECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS" for the Blended Intensive Programme on Agroecology organized by the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (PT)
Demonstrating Videos
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