Nestler Newsletter – 2nd Newsletter

NESTLER Newsletter – 2nd Newsletter

We are pleased to present the 2nd newsletter of NESTLER, offering a comprehensive overview of the project’s news, recent developments and ongoing activities. We invite all stakeholders, policy makers, researchers, farmers, and agri-tech providers, to stay informed and engaged with NESTLER’s ongoing work.

NESTLER is a joint project between the EU and African member states designed to promote One-Health sustainable partnership. With the collaboration of partners across Europe and Africa, the project aims to bring together interdisciplinary technological advances to effectively monitor the well-being of animals, plants, and humans in a holistic approach.

News

NESTLER at Zootechnia 2025

The NESTLER project was showcased at the Zootechnia 2025 Exhibition by the project coordinator, Dr. Theodore Zahariadis. Zootechnia is the only specialized exhibition in Greece dedicated to the livestock and poultry sector.

NESTLER Presents Two Papers at the 2nd IEEE Conference on Agrifood Electronics (CAFÉ 2024)

NESTLER participated in the 2nd IEEE Conference on Agrifood Electronics (CAFÉ 2024), held from 26-28 September 2024 in the historic city of Xanthi, Greece.

Farmers’ Training on Black Soldier Fly (BSF) Larvae Farming

Farmers participated in a training program on Black Soldier Fly (BSF) larvae farming, using Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) developed under the NESTLER Project. Protein derived from Black Soldier Fly larvae meal has the potential to replace soybean or fish meal protein in aquaculture feed.

Events

NESTLER 6th Plenary Online Meeting

The partners of the NESTLER project convened for the 6th Plenary Meeting, held online on the 8th of July 2025, to discuss key project developments and ensure alignment across all work packages.

The 1st One-Health Agri-Tech Workshop in Athens Concludes with Great Success

On May 27th, 2025, the 1st One-Health Agri-Tech Workshop, organized by the Horizon Europe project NESTLER, was concluded with great success, marking a key milestone in the advancement of one-health initiative.

NESTLER 5th plenary meeting in Cyprus

The partners of the NESTLER project have gathered to address project related issues in a two-day hybrid meeting. The fifth plenary meeting hosted by EBOS, in Cyprus, on the 26th and 27th of March 2025.

NESTLER 1st Advisory Board Meeting

The 1st Advisory Board meeting for NESTLER was held online on the 5th of March 2025. It was attended by external advisory board members and the consortium partners. The advisory board consists of four external experts, namely Prof. C. Egesi, Prof. D. Ladakis, Dr. E. Baafi and Mr. D. Skias.

Blogs

Wild Animal Recognition Video Dataset Released

NESTLER has released the “Wild Animal Recognition Video Dataset”, created as part of the project’s activities. This dataset is designed to support research in wildlife monitoring, computer vision, and AI-driven animal recognition.

Replacement of Fishmeal with Black Soldier Fly Larvae Enhances the Growth Performance of Nile Tilapia.

NESTLER has published a study based on an experiment conducted under the project’s fish pilot in Ethiopia. The study demonstrates that Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) can completely replace fish meal (FM) without negatively impacting the growth of Nile tilapia or water quality parameters.

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