The fourth of five scheduled workshops of the Thyrea Living Lab took place on April 27th, 2025, in Kato Doliana, Arcadia. The event was organized by the Doliana Olive Producers Agricultural Cooperative, Meraki People, the Academy of Entrepreneurship, New Agriculture New Generation, and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, within the framework of the GOV4ALL project.

GOV4ALL is an EU-funded Horizon project that fosters sustainable agricultural initiatives across Europe. With five agro-innovation hubs in Greece, Spain, and France, the project aims to demonstrate that co-created systemic changes in soil management are achievable. These Living Labs put farmers and rural communities at the heart of soil health restoration efforts. The initiative is supported by 35 partners from Austria, Greece, France, Spain, and the Netherlands, with 12 Greek partners actively involved.

Thyrea Living Lab: A Historical and Environmental Context

North Kynouria, historically known as Thyreatis, spans 577 km², covering a diverse landscape of forests, grasslands, olive groves, and vineyards. Despite its rich biodiversity, the region faces pressing agricultural challenges, including poor fruit fly management, water scarcity, extreme weather events, and harmful soil practices that have led to severe erosion and loss of soil fertility.