The 1st Mediterranean Science Festival took place from 3rd to 6th of December at the Lanitis Carob Mill Complex in Limassol and it was organized by the educational organization SciCo-Cyprus, the Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation, along with the Cyprus Youth Organization.

Our participation consisted of an interactive seminar, carrying out activities for children aged 10-12 yrs old in the morning session and an informative presentation about the organic farming and the Organiko project for the general public during the afternoon. Around 40 children learnt and enjoyed our activities about organic products with the presentation, discussion, game and quiz, received activity books, comics, recipe books and tried delicious organic apples and tomatoes. During the afternoon session, the Organiko LIFE+ project was presented by Dr. Konstantinos Makris. The goal of this project is to highlight the comparative advantages of organic farming and organic products over conventional, by mitigating climate change and reducing pesticide exposure for children through organic food consumption.

Following the slogan “Discover Science in our Everyday Life!”, the aim of this event was bringing closer to young children, students and adults who are interested in knowledge and technology the latest science and innovation developments in Cyprus, the Mediterranean region and internationally by communicating, in an entertaining way, the importance of science. The various types of activities (life experiments, workshops, talks and lively discussions, among others) focused on a large diversity of scientific areas, were developed by notable Cypriot and foreign scientists and educators.