Deputy Head:

Christina Migkirou, tel.: 210-529 4935, e-mail: cmigirou@aua.gr

Directorate’s Responsibilities among its Departments:

Department A: “Farm Management”

The Department is responsible for the:

1. Preparation for:
2. the Annual Cultivation Plan concerning Institution’s farms and
3. the Utilization of the Institution’s Agricultural Facilities,

and their submission for approval to the Institution’s competent corporate bodies.

• Drawing up and implementation of the Department’s budget, on annual and monthly basis.

• Programming and Monitoring of the Cultivation Process (soil preparation, planting seeds, pest management, fertilization and managing the crops until harvest) and care for the maintenance and repair of the agricultural facilities.
• Cooperation with Institute’s competent Laboratories concerning fertilization and irrigation issues, crop diseases control, soil management.   

Deputy Head:

Efstratios Kanaros, tel.: 210-529 4961, e-mail: stratos@aua.gr

Staff:

• Dimitrios Athanasakis, tel.: 22680 22015
• Alexandros Dimitriou, tel.: 22680 22015

Department B: “Horticulture”

The Department is responsible for the:

1. Preparation for the annual and monthly gardening working-program concerning Institution’s gardens and landscapes.
2. Waste collection and cleanness of Institution’s gardens and landscapes.
3. Annual plant production at the Institution’s Greenhouse of Ornamental Plants.
4. Maintenance and operation of the greenhouse’s installations and systems (climate control systems, irrigation systems, ventilation systems, growing system, heating and cooling system), the irrigation systems at the Institution’s gardens and of all the gardening machines and tools.
5. Drawing up and implementation of the Department’s budget, on annual and monthly basis.

Deputy Head

Christina Migkirou, tel.: 210-529 4935, e-mail: cmigirou@aua.gr

Staff:

• Ioannis Anagnostaras, tel.: 210-529 4950, email: i.anagnostaras@aua.gr
• Aggelos Margaritis, tel.: 210 3474765, e-mail: amargaritis@aua.gr
• Ioannis Zafeiroulis, tel.: 210 3474765, e-mail: zafeiroulis@aua.gr

Agricultural Holdings

• Agricultural holding (farm) at Kopaida: 

It is located at Aliarto in the Boeotia regional unit, 120 kilometers north of Athens. Its area is about 100 hectares, and it is divided into eleven (11) plots that are cultivated with arable crops (cotton, corn, alfalfa, cereals, etc.). The soil is rich in organic matter and calcium. There is an underground irrigation system with surface leads and synchronous meteorological station with automatic data recording- system and sensors that measure air and soil temperature profiles, solar radiation, atmospheric humidity and wind speed at various levels. The farm is fully equipped with agricultural machinery and tools. At the holding ,there is also a small house for the staff, two storage sheds for the mechanical equipment, the agricultural supplies and the harvested products.

• Agricultural holding (farm) at Spata,  Attiki: 

It is located 35 kilometers west of Athens, a short distance from the municipality of Spata. Its area is ​​37,5 hectares and is mainly cultivated with vines and olives. The vineyard is about ​​24 hectares, where five wine grape varieties are cultivated (Savatiano, Roditis, Asyrtiko, Athiri and Malagouzia). The vines have a linear configuration and are irrigated with drip irrigation system. The production process complies with the requirements of the Integrated Production Management System AGRO 2.1/2.2, aiming at α balanced environmental management and high-quality products. Part of the production is vinified and promoted for sale under the brand name "GNOSI" of the University (by the Asset Management and Development Company of Agriculture University of Athens S.A.). The olive grove covers an area of ​​4,5 hectares and the old olive mill 0.45 hectares. The holding is equipped with synchronous agricultural machinery and tools. There is also a small house for the staff, a storage shed for agricultural supplies and products and a shed for the mechanical equipment.

• Agricultural holding (farm) at Oropos, in East Attiki: The holding is an irrigated area of 2,7 hectares.

• Agricultural holding (farm) at Mavromati, Boeotia: It’s an area of 7,2 hectares, left fallow. 

•  Ornamental Plants Greenhouse, at the campus of the University:

It was built in the 1970s and was completely renovated in 2018. Its extent is about 0.17 hectares. It consists of four (4) rooms, a mother plantation room where there are the main species of ornamental plants that are produced, a propagation room with heated rooting benches and a misting system and two other rooms that host over one hundred (100) indoor and outdoor ornamental plants, in pots, for sale. At the same time, there is an outdoor area, ​​approximately 0.1 hectares, which hosts over fifty (50) species of plants for sale, outdoor ornamentals, seasonal flowering plants, perennial flowering and herbs, olive trees and citrus trees. Also, three (3) types of molts (soil mix for plants) are produced and available for sale with the University's brand name "GNOSI" (one for General Use, one for Acidophilus Plants and one for Cacti & Succulents).

The farms and the greenhouse are being “good standards” which are also used for educational and research purposes, as well as places for internships and seasonal work for the students.

The “Asset Management and Development Company of Agriculture University of Athens S.A”, which was founded in 1993 (Government Gazette 114/09.07.1993), https://aua-gnosis.gr/, is responsible for the financial management of the holdings.

The earnings from the management of these holdings are intended for the operational and production costs at the farms, as well as, for part of the needs of the University.