Pests and diseases of the olive tree
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How to increase the sustainability of olive growing, taking into account the risks brought by pests and diseases?
The final report of this Focus Group has been published.
Tasks:
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Make an inventory of the main pests and diseases affecting the olive tree, including their geographical distribution and economic impact.
- Summarise, where possible, how expected climatic changes are likely to impact the distribution and occurrence of such pests and diseases as well as their impact on olive growing, regarding current practices, socio-economic results and environmental conditions.
- Take stock of good farming practices across different regions in Europe regarding the whole cycle of diseases and pests in olive production, including IPM strategies and organic olive production. The Focus Group should take into account the experiences of farmers and advisers as well as the findings of potential innovation activities carried out by EIP-AGRI Operational Groups and research projects in this field.
- Explore potential solutions to manage pests/diseases based on agro-ecological principles such as biodiversity.
- Discuss these practices and highlight both existing success and fail factors in pest/disease management in olive production, including the socio-economic dimension.
- Identify needs from practice and possible gaps in knowledge which may be solved by further research.
- Suggest innovative solutions and provide ideas for EIP-AGRI Operational Groups and other innovative projects.
Results:
Other information:
- Agenda 1st meeting 15-16 January 2019 - Lisbon, Portugal
- Agenda 2nd meeting 18-19 September 2019 - Heraklion, Greece
- Article: Sicilian farmer uses ecological solutions to make olive groves climate resistant
- Minipaper: Biocontrol agents and cropping practices to control diseases
- Minipaper: Biological and biotechnical methods for pest control
- Minipaper: Biodiversity and pest management
- Minipaper: Effects of intensification on pests and diseases
Focus Group members:
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Surname, first name |
Profession | Country |
|---|---|---|
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Alarcon Roldan, Ricardo
|
Civil servant | Spain |
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Álvarez, Belén
|
Researcher | Spain |
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Bernardo, Umberto
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Researcher | Italy |
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Brito, António |
Farmer | Portugal |
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Canale, Marion |
Other | France |
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Couanon, Willy
|
Adviser | France |
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Ferrara, Vincenza
|
Farmer | Italy |
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Gkisakis, Vasileios
|
Researcher | Greece |
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Gouveia, Ana |
Farmer | Portugal |
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Kabourakis, Emmanouil
|
Researcher | Greece |
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Martinez Ferrer, Maria Teresa
|
Researcher | Spain |
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Milonas, Panagiotis
|
Researcher | Greece |
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Nigro, Franco
|
Researcher | Italy |
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Nobre, Tania
|
Researcher | Portugal |
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Olivares, Juan
|
Adviser | Spain |
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Pascual, Susana
|
Researcher | Spain |
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Santos, Sónia
|
Researcher | Portugal |
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Tinelli Roncalli, Fabio
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Farmer | Italy |
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Warlop, François
|
Researcher | France |
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Facilitation team |
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Landa Del Castillo, Blanca
|
Coordinating expert | Spain |
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Didicescu, Sergiu
|
Task manager | Romania |
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García Lamparte, Andrés M.
|
Backup | Spain |
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EIP-AGRI related videos:
- AGRI Challenge - Pests and diseases in olive trees in Mediterranean regions
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 fg33_casestudies_2018_en.pdf | 13.8 MB |
