Partners
Crop-MATCHING brings together leading research institutions and agricultural organizations from 16 countries across Europe and associated regions.
Organizations and Countries
Project Officer: Tiago Freitas
Coordinator: Prof Konstantinos Mattas
Partner Organizations
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Coordinator)
Greece University
Leads consortium with Mediterranean agriculture and EU project coordination expertise.
Partner Leader: Konstadinos Mattas
Team Members: Konstadinos Mattas, Anastasios Michailidis, Asterios Theofilou, Aikaterini Paltaki
Key Expertise Coordination Project Management Knowledge Dissemination Sustainable Agriculture
Agricultural University – Plovdiv
Bulgaria University
Leads review of existing knowledge and hosts a cross-fertilisation event.
Team Members: Stefan Shilev, Petar Borisov, Ivelina Neykova
Key Expertise Agronomy Environmental Biotechnologies Agricultural Economics Circular Bioeconomy
BIOAZUL S.L.
Spain SME
Responsible for stakeholder mobilisation, engagement, networking and co-creation.
Team Members: Pilar Zapata Aranda
Key Expertise Environmental Consultancy Participatory Process Enabler
EGE University
Turkey University
Leads analysis of farmers’/foresters’ information and training needs.
Team Members: Murat Yercan, Cihat Günden, Pelin Atakan
Key Expertise Questionnaire Research Data Analysis
Food4Sustainability CoLAB
Portugal Association
Leads selecting, developing and disseminating innovative crop consortium practices and tools.
Team Members: Silvia Moreira, Margarida Palma
Key Expertise Sustainable Agriculture Circular Economy Innovation R&D
Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania
Greece International Institute
Leads policy analysis for smallholder farms and hosts European Policy Exchange events.
Team Members: George Baourakis, Eleni Stamataki, Katerina Karapataki, George Angelakis
Key Expertise Mediterranean Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture Food Quality Rural Development
Noosware B.V.
Netherlands SME
Software partner leading e-learning platform personalization mechanisms.
Team Members: Anna-Maria Feneri, Periklis Kostamis, David Dokic
Key Expertise AI Solutions Software Design Software Development
Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
Norway Research Institute
Research partner with expertise in small-scale agriculture and horticulture.
Key Expertise Agricultural Economics Agronomy
PRISM Impresa Sociale S.r.l.
Italy NGO
Designs and coordinates the open e-learning platform and develops multilingual online courses.
Team Members: Alessandro Melillo, Gabriele Ganci, Anita Galasso
Key Expertise Digital Learning Design Capacity Building Knowledge Transfer
Szpirt & Company
Denmark Consultancy
Creates inspiring communication formats to translate success stories into motivating narratives.
Team Members: Jonathan Szpirt, Kristian Wilken, Nina Bechman
Key Expertise Strategic Communication Global PR and Public Affairs
The Polish Farm Advisory and Training Centre not-for-profit Sp. z o. o.
Poland SME
Leads communication & capacity building, ensuring strong visibility and uptake of results.
Team Members: Natalia Truszkowska, Ewa Bajno
Key Expertise Agricultural Advisory Digital Skills Training Knowledge Transfer Stakeholder Engagement
University of Parma
Italy University
UNIPR leads WP1
Working Team: Filippo Arfini, Elena Viti, Mariolina Gullì, Lisa Baldi, Mario Veneziani
Key Expertise Agricultural Economics and Sustainability Evaluation Agronomy
Newcastle University
UK University
Leads crop matching research and community building for UK agricultural innovation
Working Team: Matthew Gorton, Matthew Gorton, Paul Bilsborrow, Cezara Nicoara, Barbara Tocco
Key Expertise Agricultural economics food marketing rural development agronomy
CENCIRA Agrofood Research and Innovation Centre
Romania SME
Working Team: Claudia Socol, Daria Rus, Constantin Bitea
Key Expertise Agriculture Food Knowledge Transfer Biotechnology Agricultural Technologies Vocational Training
UNION OF CYPRIOT FARMES
CYPRUS NGO
Drives success story access, social norms, and dissemination
Working Team: Panicos Chambas, Panicos Chambas, Gainnis Dmetriou
Key Expertise Advocacy and claims management on various farmers’ issues Consulting services for agricultural holdings/farms Techno-economic studies for investment programs
European Organisation for Certification
Greece SME/CERT
Self-declaration labels through online; freely available labelling tools (QR code generators)
Working Team: Efstratios Michailidis
Key Expertise Certification/Quality Assurance/Labelling