Peloponnese: €7.71 million for four agrotechnology and cultural laboratories
The projects join the Just Development Transition programme, covering hydroponics, natural products and facilities in Megalopoli and Oichalia.
Four projects with combined public expenditure of €7,710,135.39 have been included in the co-financed Just Development Transition 2021–2027 programme, Greece's Ministry of National Economy and Finance announced on 22 October 2026.
Deputy Minister Nikos Papathanasis's decisions cover research and testing facilities linking agricultural production with technology and processing.
Funding breakdown
- AgroTechLivingLab — €1,842,531.62: agrotechnology and industrial processing of primary products in Megalopoli.
- MegaNatPro — €1,979,440: a natural-products laboratory in Megalopoli, with applications in food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics.
- SmartAgroLab — €1,980,797.10: a planned 1,000-square-metre hydroponic greenhouse on land owned by the University of the Peloponnese, using sensors and automation.
- AgroDigiLab & Maria Kallas–CCILab — €1,907,366.67: digital agriculture and creative industries in Oichalia, including completion of Maria Callas's ancestral family home.
What inclusion means
The announcement confirms inclusion for funding. It does not announce that the laboratories are already operating or open a grant application call for individual farmers. It gives neither a farmer application deadline nor a specific operational start date for the facilities.
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