Proceedings, Volume 117, Issue 1

This second volume of short-paper proceedings contains a selection of 35 short papers presented at the 11th International Conference on Information and Communication technologies in Agriculture, Food & Environment (HAICTA 2024) that took place in...

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In recent years, non-conventional water (NCW) has been providing a promising alternative against increasing water scarcity in the Mediterranean. However, little work is available regarding the socioeconomic effects of its use. The purpose of this stu...

In recent decades, companies have developed innovative sustainable business management models capable of integrating green, resilient and inclusive approaches. Recently, partly as a result of EU and international regulatory guidelines, Corporate Sust...

Hydroponic systems, which use commercial hydroponics technologies, are cheaper and easier to maintain than traditional farming methods in soil. The objective of this study was to evaluate various salinity ranges (E.C.i from 1 dS/m to 14 dS/m) in wate...

The present project attempts to investigate students’ Environmental Attitudes based on the Theory of Ecological Attitude. The research methodology involves a literature review and questionnaires. The research is carried out in three countries:...

In the present study, we investigated the presence of single nucleotide polymorphisms at the Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 (FGF2) and Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5A (STAT5A) genes loci in the Greek Red Cow breed, using RFLP-PCR anal...

The communication of organizations with the internal and external environment is one of the most important tools for the growth and development of both an organization and its employees over time. Considerable importance is attached to the way in whi...

With global urbanization on the rise, urban and peri-urban forests (UPFs) have emerged as a critical source of green infrastructure. This study conducts a comprehensive analysis of soil conservation (SC) services provided by UPFs across European Unio...

Tree species composition, stand structure, and growth dynamics were evaluated within the priority habitat 91E0* (alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn., and Fraxinus excelsior L.) in the Nestos region of northeastern Greece. This study ai...

Functional foods are products that have clinically evidenced health benefits for consumers due to one or more of their ingredients. While research indicates that consumers are highly interested in these products and are often willing to pay premium p...

In the last two decades, rural regions have been suffering from profound populational abandonment due to a lack of economic dynamism and motivated by a declining agricultural sector. Conversely, in these regions, the tourism sector has been maintaini...

The aim of the present study was to assess the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the grapes and berries of seven different biotypes (A1–A7) of grapevine cultivar Assyrtiko, cultivated in Santorini. All biotypes of grapevine cultiv...

This paper explores the rice production changes spurred by the dissemination of Chinese rice technology across Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, and Tanzania (one group of the treated countries) through hybrid rice trials conducted from 1990 to...

Water pollution is a major environmental issue caused by the discharge of untreated or partially treated wastewater into rivers and oceans. Self-healing materials, which can repair localized damage, have become a promising approach to counter membran...

The priority habitat 91E0*, consisting of alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. and Fraxinus excelsior L., represents a vital ecosystem along Europe’s riverbanks and floodplains. In Greece, the alluvial forests of the Nestos Delta...

This paper examines the potential economic benefits of biological pest control in urban forests by evaluating its effectiveness in controlling these pests and assessing its economic benefits. It also analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of using...

The comprehensive environmental, economic, and societal analysis plays a vital role in the strategic planning and management process for wetlands in the Landscape of Outstanding Features—Vlasina, Serbia. Given its simplicity and practicality, a...

This paper presents a simulation study investigating the possible dispersal of the red palm weevil, a highly destructive pest affecting various palm species, across the island of Corfu, Greece. The simulation incorporates ecological modeling and geog...

Hippophae (sea buckthorn) is a plant valued for its berries in food manufacturing and medicinal properties. Despite growing research on its benefits, consumer perceptions of sea buckthorn-based products remain underexplored. This study examines Greek...

In Greece, water scarcity is a key factor limiting forest growth, with a strong correlation observed between water availability and tree ring growth in Mediterranean forests. The LIFE-PRIMED project in the Nestos Delta, northeastern Greece, studied t...

Potential evapotranspiration (PET) is a critical component of the water cycle, driving plants’ growth and survival. This study focused on estimating the daily potential evapotranspiration (PET) in a forest site in Northern Greece and assessing...

Environmental degradation combined with the need to ensure food security for a rapidly growing world population has prompted the adoption of Sustainable Weed Management Practices (SWMPs), which are expected to reduce crop losses while preserving natu...

The aim of this paper is to explore the Greek Generation Y cohorts’ food neophobia, intention to engage in entomophagy, self-assessed environmental concern, and intention to recommend entomophagy as an alternative to meat protein intake. Lastly...

The agricultural sector in the Mediterranean Basin is the largest consumer of water, using 70% of freshwater resources for crop irrigation, which accounts for 85% of the region’s agricultural output. With climate change and population growth ex...

In the wine production chain, climate change affects the yields and quality of the wine. Several studies have found that high temperatures have a significant impact on the value of wine production. In this context, adaptation measures represent a goo...

Fisheries management is a complex task aiming to ensure the long-term sustainability of fish populations and the ecosystems they depend on. To achieve those goals, it is essential that the fisheries are described with precise and non-ambiguous inform...

Olive fruit fly (Bactrocera oleae) is a pest affecting olive production, causing both qualitative and quantitative damage in all regions of the Mediterranean. This study investigates the spatiotemporal dynamics of olive fruit fly populations obtained...

Thornthwaite’s water balance approach serves as a fundamental tool for assessing hydrological dynamics, particularly in regions vulnerable to aridity and water stress. This study evaluates the performance of gridded datasets in estimating Thorn...

Xylella fastidiosa is a devastating pathogen that has significantly impacted olive cultivation, particularly in Southern Italy, since 2013. Monitoring and early identification are crucial for managing the spread of this disease and minimising associa...

Urban green infrastructure captures an appreciation of urban green as essential infrastructure that is as important to a good quality of urban life as technical or social infrastructures. The approach emphasizes the multitude of services and function...

Food resource management plays a pivotal role in addressing global challenges related to food security, sustainability, public health, and economic development. To facilitate the collection and identification of food resources, various collections an...

This paper examines farmers’ perceptions about organic certification procedures by focusing on the complexity and effectiveness of the procedures required. Also, this paper tries to shed some light on the challenges faced by farmers in implemen...

Advances in language modeling have provided affordances for term extraction based on the capture of the lexical context and its semantics and encoding this in real-valued vectors (embeddings). Term importance is usually computed using quantitative me...

In the present paper, the idea of regulating the vacuum level by means of a variable frequency drive (VFD) in order to control the speed of the vacuum pump of a milking system was considered. Wet tests (using water instead of milk) were performed in...

The Honey Cost project, conceived and developed by the CREA Policies and Bioeconomics research center (CREA PB), will develop a methodology and tools for ad hoc data collection and evaluation of the bee and honey sector and sets up a sample survey on...

This is the first empirical study which has segmented consumers based on cooperative product concepts and perceived the barriers in purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables. From this research, we analyzed specific factors of satisfaction and beliefs o...