Dr A. Efthimiadou is a researcher at the Hellenic Agricultural Organization-Demeter (ELGO-DIMITRA) since 2017. She belongs in the permanent research team of the Soil and Water research Institute and her research is on soil fertility, soil and plant microbiome, plant nutrition, sustainable agricultural practices and precision agriculture. She has graduated as Agriculturalist and Civil Engineer. She has an MSc in Environmental sustainability, MBA and a PhD from the University of Reading. Her Post doc research was conducted in the agricultural university of Athens. She has 20 years of academic experience and has worked in the Agricultural University of Athens, in the National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A.)., Open University of Cyprus and in the University of Thessalia in various projects. Her research activity includes participation in many sponsored research projects and more than 60 publications in International Journals with impact factor and Conference Proceedings. Her research interests are innovative agricultural practices and soil/plant microbiome.