HOLOSEU

STAGE 2 – 2026

HOLOSEU Consortium Mid-Term Meeting – Bucharest, 3 June 2026

The University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest (USAMV) hosted, on 3 June 2026, the HOLOSEU consortium mid-term meeting, bringing together 18 partners and consortium representatives from seven European countries. Coordinated by Dr. Ibrahim Khalil (University College Dublin), the session provided a structured review of the implementation status, more than one year after the project’s launch in January 2025 under the ERA-NET ICT-AGRI-FOOD framework (Contract no. 87/2025, PN IV). The evaluation confirmed that the majority of planned activities and deliverables are progressing according to schedule – a result reflecting both the soundness of the project design and the sustained commitment of all partners. Transnational coordination mechanisms, data collection protocols, and the first iterations of the integrated digital platform were examined in detail, with particular attention to the coherent alignment of contributions from the seven national funding agencies involved.

On the third day, partners conducted field visits across USAMV Bucharest’s experimental infrastructure. At the fruit tree orchard, they were presented with the existing varietal collections and the sensor installations deployed in the field, illustrating the concrete approach to collecting agrometeorological and phenological data within the project framework. The consortium subsequently visited the Moara Domnească Agricultural Research-Development Didactic Station, where partners observed the radar installation and the operational sensor network deployed at the cattle farms, gaining a comprehensive view of the integrated monitoring capacities supported by the Romanian institutional infrastructure.

HOLOSEU MODASYS Foresight Workshop – Bucharest, 4 June 2026

On 4 June 2026, USAMV Bucharest hosted the HOLOSEU MODASYS Foresight Workshop, attended by 37 participants – consortium partners, experts, and representatives from academic and research institutions across seven European countries. Organised in a World Café format – a participatory methodology that stimulates knowledge generation through facilitated dialogue in small groups, with the periodic rotation of participants between thematic tables, the workshop centred on the MODASYS decision-support model currently under development within the HOLOSEU project. Participants engaged in scenario-building exercises and deliberated on the prospective integration of a dedicated biodiversity module into the MODASYS framework, a component with significant implications for land-use planning and agri-food sustainability assessments at the European scale. The interdisciplinary dialogue held at USAMV Bucharest reinforced the development directions of the HOLOSEU digital platform, with completion scheduled for December 2027.

STAGE 1

Monitoring in the experimental plots

1. The greenhouse gas monitoring service was procured, and three sensors were installed to monitor in real time N2O, CH4, NH3, CO2, temperature, and humidity. One sensor was installed in Experimental Plot 1 – Agronomy Campus – Herăstrău Bucharest, and the other two at Moara Domnească, respectively in the plant experimental plot and in the beef cattle plot.

Parameters monitored in Experimental Plot 1, Agronomy Campus – Herăstrău Bucharest

Parameters monitored in Experimental Plot 2, Moara Domnească – plants

Parameters monitored in Experimental Plot 2, Moara Domnească – beef cattle

Published articles

1. Madjar, R.M.; Vasile Scăețeanu, G.; Butcaru, A.-C.; Moț, A. (2025). Sustainable approaches to agricultural greenhouse gas mitigation in the EU: practices, mechanisms, and policy integration. Sustainability, 17, 10228. https://doi.org/10.3390/su172210228
2. Madjar, R.M.; Vasile Scăețeanu, G.; Butcaru, A.-C.; Moț, A. (2025). Synergistic impacts of bioeconomy and circular economy practices on greenhouse gas dynamics in agriculture. AgroLife Scientific Journal.

Oral presentations (O)/poster (P) at international conferences

1. A.C. Butcaru, R. Ciceoi, C. Moise, O. Valta, A. Walkiewicz, T. Yakupoglu, J.P. Lindner, A. Voglhuber-Slavinsky, M.I. Khalil – HOLOSEU: advancing climate-resilient agriculture through integrated decision-support tools – Conference “Agriculture for Life, Life for Agriculture”, 5 – 7 June 2025, Bucharest.
2. Project presentation – CASEE, Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad, Serbia, 24 – 26 June 2025.
3. Project and thematic presentation – meeting of the Management Committee of the European network EUFRIN, Jelgava, Latvia, 24 – 26 August 2025.

Workshops

1. Workshop within the “International Workshop within Environ 2025” and “UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science”, at Belfield Campus Dublin and Environ 2025, 9–13 March 2025, with participation of the project coordinator and activity leaders – CS III Dr. Butcaru Ana Cornelia, CS II Dr. Ciceoi Roxana and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Moise Cristian.

Project meeting

1. The project management meeting, held on 10–11 March 2025, Dublin, with the participation of the project coordinator and activity leaders – CS III Dr. Butcaru Ana Cornelia, CS II Dr. Ciceoi Roxana and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Moise Cristian, conducted in a hybrid system, with the presence of members of the Steering Committee, focused on:
2. Presentation of the work packages within the project, analysis of activities and indicators to be achieved.
3. Discussions regarding the reallocation of assumed activities, following redistribution from partners not funded through the project (Hungary and Estonia).

Social media dissemination

1. Project website, Romanian and English language: https://usamv.ro/holoseu/ and https://usamv.ro/en/holoseu/
2. Social media pages:

• Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091396220439)
• Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/company/holoseu/posts/?feedView=all)
• X (former Twiter) (https://x.com/holos_ie)