On 10–11 June 2025, a successful joint meeting of the PRIMA projects Safe-H2O-Farm, NPP-SOL and TELENITRO was held at the Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, hosted by Prof. Michela Farneselli (Safe-H2O-Farm Coordinator).

Throughout the two-day programme, participants presented key research results and exchanged knowledge on effective strategies to prevent and reduce water pollution and salinization caused by agri-food practices. Special attention was given to innovative approaches to sustainable water management in agriculture.

Our research team was represented by PhD Elda Vitanović and PhD Maja Jukić Špika, who actively contributed to discussions on the implementation of sustainable practices in the field.

The second day included a Safe-H2O-Farm field trip with site visits to:

-an open-field tomato research station in Papiano

-an olive farm in the Spello area

This joint meeting strengthened collaboration between the projects, fostered experience-sharing, and offered valuable field insights—further contributing to the overarching goals of the PRIMA initiative.

As part of the Competition for the co-financing of Croatian-Slovenian scientific research projects for the period 2023-2025, the project “Grapevine, viruses and mycorrhizal fungi – analysis of the complex interplay” was accepted. The leaders are collaborators on the Myco Grape project: Ph.D. Katarina Hancevic from the Croatian side and assistant. Ph.D. Matevž Likar from the Slovenian side. The main goal is to continue and improve the cooperation between the two teams through mutual visits and training, during which they will jointly work on the application of various statistical methods in a detailed analysis of the relationship between the grapevine, pathogenic and beneficial microorganisms.

This is an OPEN CALL for expressions of interest for the employment of postdoctoral student to work on the project “New methods in olive pests controlling using plant volatiles” (KK.01.1.1.04.0002) for a period until December 20, 2022.

In addition to the general conditions prescribed by the Labour Act, candidates must fulfill the requirements prescribed by the Scientific Activity and Higher Education Act.

Prerequisites for applying for the postdoctoral program are: (I) doctorate in natural or biotechnical sciences and (II) active knowledge of English.

The expression of interest, for the specified position, should include a CV and a motivation letter, which should be sent as a PDF document to the e-mail address of the project manager Dr. sc. Elda Vitanović: Elda.Vitanovic@krs.hr.

A detailed description of the project and research can be found on the project website http://lovefly.krs.hr/.