Next-Gen Plant Pathogen Surveillance and Crop Protection in Europe
SENTRY is a Horizon Europe-funded research and innovation initiative transforming how plant diseases are detected and managed across Europe. By moving from reactive treatments to data-driven prevention, the project protects crop yields and drives sustainable agricultural management.
A future where crops are protected through data and precision — not broad-spectrum chemistry.
As climate change accelerates the spread of devastating plant diseases across Europe, modern agriculture faces unprecedented biological risks. SENTRY addresses this threat by building Europe’s first integrated plant health platform, combining digital twins, AI forecasting, and real-time environmental molecular sensing to stop crop outbreaks before they escalate.
SENTRY core goals: transforming sustainable agriculture
Reduce pesticide use
Empowering farmers with early-warning tools to target treatments precisely, drastically cutting unnecessary chemical inputs and supporting European Green Deal goals.
Extend product shelf-life
Deploying innovative physical sanitation and sustainable antimicrobial packaging to protect agricultural goods from the open field all the way to the supermarket shelf.
Strengthen resilience
Mitigating the direct impact of climate-driven plant pathogen risks across diverse agro-climatic zones, ensuring long-term food security and reduced post-harvest losses.
An integrated digital and precision phytosanitary system
Advanced monitoring
Deploying autonomous airborne pathogen diagnostics and smart environmental sensing arrays to continuously scan fields for early biological threats.
AI tools
Harnessing predictive AI models, digital twins, and data analytics to virtually simulate disease risks, outbreak pathways and allow farmers to evaluate potential phytosanitary interventions.
Control measures
Introducing eco-friendly, physical solutions like nanobubble water systems, UV-C sanitation, biocontrol agents and cold plasma to treat crops safely and minimize chemical dependencies.
21 partners across Europe. One mission
Coordinated by Stremble Ventures Ltd in Cyprus, the SENTRY consortium unites leading universities, research institutes, tech pioneers, and agricultural leaders across seven European nations — including Italy, Greece, Portugal, Belgium, Slovenia, and the Netherlands — combining scientific excellence with real-world farming experience.