What’s new in FOODAKAI?
During October, our technology team had their hands full, our sprint planning was showing that by the end of the month our new module was to be released! And this was one of the most exciting modules in our platform: [...]
Can we really prevent food fraud and safety incidents from happening?
Predictive analytics are so cool. Nowadays, you can find their application in many sectors, for many critical business decisions. Everyone seems to be discussing the so-called ‘Prediction Machines’ that promises to enhance any type of software system with cheap and easy-to-use AI algorithmic [...]
Data-empowering the Food Safety Sector
Ensuring global food safety depends on data. There is data concerning food recalls and border rejections, data pertaining to a huge amount of raw ingredients and commodities, and data unpacking all the possible hazards behind a food safety incident. When [...]
“It is the process of community building that really makes a difference”
I recently gave an interview at the European Commission’s Digital Single Market web site about a 3-year innovation project that we have been coordinating. The project aimed to explore how digital infrastructures may support scientists in food and agriculture, by [...]
Should we still aim for a collaborative data ecosystem in food & agriculture?
In the GODAN Data Ecosystem White Paper of 2016, it was boldly stated: Agriculture would benefit hugely from a common data ecosystem. Produced and used by diverse stakeholders, from smallholders to multinational conglomerates, a shared global data space would help [...]
Call to European data science startups: who is going to win the €10,000 prize?
European research hub invites data science start-ups working in food and agriculture to participate in a competition to win 10,000 euros Are you a European startup working in food and agriculture? Do you use data science to fuel a part [...]
Science Forum 2019 — FSMA, FDA and the vision of a transparent food supply chain
Events like the GMA Science Forum are where the latest updates on regulation, consumer trends and new technologies that can solve food industry challenges are presented and discussed. This year, the GMA Science Forum will cover: regulatory and legislative issues [...]
4 challenges that (almost) every digital agriculture project will face
Digital agriculture projects typically put in place software and hardware systems that perceive their environment through appropriate sensor devices, process the right variety and amount of environmental and historical data, and take actions that maximize the chances of successfully achieving [...]
Reporting on the EIP-AGRI Workshop on Data Sharing
As the phrase “data is the new oil” becomes more and more popular, there is also much uncertainty about the impact of data governance and sharing models. There is a variety of sharing models that have different degrees of openness, [...]
Α short report from the RDA’s IGAD pre-meeting
The 9th Plenary Meeting of the Research Data Alliance (RDA) took place in Barcelona, Spain, from 5 to 7 April 2017. The RDA Plenary Meetings constitute a major event where more than 4000 members from 100 countries come together to [...]
VITIS Big Data Demonstrator @ Agricultural University of Athens
On February 20th 2017, we had the pleasure to host a workshop at the premises of the Agricultural University of Athens (AUA), co-organized together with the colleagues from the Laboratory of Viticulture. Delegates from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), [...]
Lessons learned from the Ontario Open Agri-Food Data meetup
As part of the Ontario Open Agri-Food Data meetup that we have co-organised in Canada earlier this year, we had the opportunity to meet with a range of academics from the University of Guelph and staff from Grey County to [...]