Hellenic Agricultural Organization "Demeter" - Dept. of Agricultural Engineering

Hellenic Agricultural Organization "Demeter" - Dept. of Agricultural Engineering

Organisation type: 
Research institutions
Research organisations
Country: 
Greece
Short name: 
DEA
Description: 

The Department of Agricultural Engineering of the Hellenic Agricultural Organization "Demeter" was initially founded in 1937, as an "Agricultural Machinery Testing" Station. Upon the creation of the National Agricultural Research Foundation of Greece (NAGREF), it formed one of its research institutes (Institute of Agricultural Machinery and Constructions). It was finally transformed into a Department upon the founding of the Hellenic Agricultural Organization "Demeter". It is one of the four departments of the Institute of Soil and Water Resources.

The Department focuses on both applied research and specialized services in the domain of Agricultural Engineering. Its general research areas and services include the following:
- Smart agriculture and ICT applications in agriculture
- Controlled Environment Agriculture
- Inspection & certification of agricultural machinery

International: 
No