Among the activities of the program LIFE ANDROS, the Municipality of Andros, the LIFE program and the Agricultural University of Athens organized in the weekend 25-26 April two workshops / lectures on “Local varieties in today’s agriculture.”

The lectures took place in the multi-purpose building of Batsi as well as at the Gavrio high school  and scientists analysed the following topics:

– Ms. Penelopi Bebeli,  professor at the Agricultural University of Athens, was the rapporteur of the issue: “What are the local varieties and what is their importance for today’s agriculture.”

-Mr. Frangiskos Loukrezis, agronomist of the Municipality of Andros, presented the results of the research made on the local varieties of fruit trees and vines of Andros.

– Finally, Mr. RoikosThanopoulos, agronomist at the Agricultural University of Athens, presented the results of the collection of the annual local varieties in Andros and submitted several proposals for their utilization.

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