During the 30 months of the project, the work performed by the partners allowed to produce multiple outputs. The first months of the project were dedicated to the creation of an interactive structure and network of around 180 actors in 10 European regions. Eight FA meetings (virtual and face-to-face) were organised during the life of the project, a clear methodology and a continuous support and communication allowed to monitor and to guarantee the adequate operation of the network. Eventually, a network of 200 experts from all Europe, 182 with a technical profile and 18 with a scientific profile was launched. The created network is powerful, due to the excellent relationship between FAs, regular exchanges between FAs, complementary skills, experience and knowledge.
Objectives of WP2 were achieved through 219 winegrowers’ interviews to collect practical information and through the work of the 2 SWGs gathering scientific knowledge. The practical information on knowledge and management on both diseases was collected by FAs in the 10 regions during 6 months and the collection of scientific data was done by the Scientific Working Groups on GTDs and FD for the same period. Technical meetings with TWG were organized to support FA in the analysis of the practice. Collected knowledge focuses on both scientific knowledge and technical practices, by setting aside the economic incidence of grapevine trunk diseases and Flavescence Dorée. The interviews and the work with TWG raised the need for an European, national and regional economic value of the losses caused by these diseases.
Web gate for the knowledge reservoir was created in April 2016 by VINIDEA and was open online on November 2016. It contains now more than 531 documents of several types: technical datasheets, technical articles, scientific articles, power-points, videos, training and flyers. In the objective to disseminate knowledge to ISS and winegrowers, FAs worked with SWGs to create updated material.
Dissemination activities were performed from the beginning of the project, with first the creation of synergies with other initiatives and then with the dissemination of the results of the project to winegrowers and ISS. Dissemination was pursued by the organisation of workshops, articles, oral presentations and posters. During the project, and due to limited time for this task, dissemination was bounded at regional level. Dissemination will now occur at national level, to benefit to the entire sector and transmit this updated information to the wider possible audience. Three communication campaigns allowed to raise awareness on the project and to inform the European wine community of its existence. The good involvement of all partners in communication activities led to be successful in dissemination and to interest a large number of people. Even after its end, the project keeps raising interests and publications on journals keep being released.
