1. What is Smart AKIS all about?

Smart AKIS www.smart-akis.com is a European funded research project aimed at assessing the use & promoting the adoption of Smart Farming Technologies in EU Agriculture involving farmers, the agricultural machinery industry, academia, research centres, agricultural engineering and public bodies.

Smart AKIS is looking at:

Crop types: Arable crops, tree crops, open field vegetables and vineyards.

Focus areas/Innovation Hubs: Greece, Germany, Western France, Netherlands, East UK, Northern Spain (Region of Navarre).

Partnership (1): 13 partners from 8 countries, representing research, farmer community, advisory/extension services and the agricultural equipment industry

2. Smart AKIS project - looking back

Since the project started in March 2016, CEMA has been actively involving farm equipment manufacturers to bring their expertise & hands-on views on Smart Farming Technologies ‘SFTs’ to the project through:

  • Guiding CEMA companies to fill up the unique Smart Farming Platform CLICK HERE collecting more than 1,200 SFTs available from all over Europe!!
  • Setting-up interviews with senior industry experts and
  • Encouraging the participation of industry managers to dedicated workshops in 7 countries to present SFTs solutions developed by the industry

IN FIGURES - Check here the type of users & latest search trends recorded on the Smart AKIS platform:

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3. What’s next?

If you are a Smart Farming Technology provider and you’d like to be part of the Smart AKIS community & promote your solution in 2 clicks:

Register on the Smart-AKIS online Platform and fill in your innovative product CLICKING HERE!

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Your product will be showcased in the form of a Technology Card featuring the main applications of your SFT, the benefits and direct links to your website.

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4. Take your chance!

If you are looking for promoting your technologies, increasing research opportunities under H2020 and strengthening partnerships with EU agri-actors JOIN the Smart-AKIS community!

Stay tuned on upcoming events organised by Smart AKIS:

  • 22 of March 2018 – Stakeholder event in Novi Sad (Serbia) – agenda to be announced soon
  • June 2018 – Final Smart AKIS conference 

Should you have any question, do not hesitate to get in touch with the CEMA Secretariat!

Smart AKIS partners (1): DLG (DE), University of Wageningen (NL), Leibiniz Centre for Ag Landscape Research (DE), BioSense Institute (Serbia), ACTA (FR), Navarra Institute for Agri-food Technologies and Infrastructures (ES), Delphy (NL), Regional Gov. of Vojvodina (Serbia), Iniciativas Innovadoras (ES), CEMA (BE), CUMA (FR), EurAgEng (UK).Coordinator: Agricultural University of Athens