The University of Western Macedonia, under the scientific responsibility of the associate professor of the ECE Department, Panagiotis Sarigiannidis, in collaboration with the company Agros of Pindos, began the production of mushrooms in controlled areas within the framework of the project “Βελτιστοποίηση καλλιεργειών μανιταριών στην περιοχή της Δυτικής Μακεδονίας με τη χρήση γεωργίας ακριβείας” (act code: ΔΜR1-0016521).
The project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) within the framework of the “Περιφερειακού Επιχειρησιακού Προγράμματος Περιφέρειας Δυτικής Μακεδονίας” (WFP) of the NSRF 2014-2020, and is part of the action “Actions of collaborations and networking between research institutions, educational institutions and enterprises in priority areas of the region’s smart specialization strategy plan”.