Objective "Rice is the main crop in wet areas such as river deltas and is an essential tool in Europe in managing protected ecosystems. Irrigation water is a key factor in the production of rice and water quality has a major impact on crop yield as a result of tolerance of rice to factors such as dissolved salts. Rice is more water consuming than many other crops: in continuous flooding cultivation it takes about 6 times the water required by wheat. Due to increased water use in coastal areas, the sea intrudes the water table and seawater floods nearby fields during storms in the Mediterranean area. The result is increased water salinity, which reduces yield in rice crops and increases soil salinity. Nowadays, water condition is for the most part assessed by visual inspection of the crops and, when excess water salinity is suspected, fields are irrigated by flooding them. In areas where water salinity is endemic, rice paddies are continuously irrigated with river water to reduce water salinity. This is a remedial solution that requires enormous volumes of water and considerable energy to pump water.Water salinity can be accurately determined by measuring its electrical conductivity (EC). Measuring EC at the water inlet and outlet of each paddy field can help in monitoring the “washing” effect of irrigation. Moreover, measuring EC at points far from water inlets and outlets can help in assessing water salinity in a given paddy field and at different depths in drainage channels can help in managing water salinity in larger areas. This project will develop a wireless sensor network comprised of low-cost EC measurement nodes and an autonomous power supply based on energy harvesting, that will be capable of transmitting readings in real-time to a central server. This data will enable cultivators to effectively manage and protect of their paddy fields and greatly reduce flood water consumption." Fields of science natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicsengineering and technologycivil engineeringwater engineeringirrigationnatural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorssmart sensorsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture Programme(s) FP7-SME - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs Topic(s) SME-2011-1 - Research for SMEs Call for proposal FP7-SME-2011 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme BSG-SME - Research for SMEs Coordinator IRIS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, SOCIEDAD LIMITADA EU contribution € 29 514,40 Address CARRETERA D ESPLUGUES 39 41 08940 CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT Spain See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Digby Colm (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all SYNDICAT DES RIZICULTEURS DE FRANCE France EU contribution € 198 266,50 Address "MAS DU SONNAILLIER 80, VC 108 ROUTE DE GIMEAUX" 13200 ARLES See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Yves Amiet (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STAVROS G. BEGAS AE GEORGIKON - VIOMICHANIKON KAI EMPORIKON EDICHIRISEON Greece EU contribution € 77 776,25 Address KM 18 NR THESSALONIKI ATHINA 57300 CHALASTRA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Nasia Papadimitriou (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data CAMARA ARROSSERA DEL MONTSIA I SECCIO DE CREDIT SCCL Spain EU contribution € 115 735,55 Address SALVADOR DALI 27 43870 AMPOSTA See on map Region Este Cataluña Tarragona Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Roser Llao Garcia (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data OSV SRL Italy EU contribution € 137 214,25 Address Via Roma Nord 135 46020 VILLA POMA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Roberta Gorni (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data LNL ELEKTRIK ELEKTRONIK BILISIM VEDANISMANLIK LIMITED SIRKETI Türkiye EU contribution € 189 799,30 Address ODTU TEKNOKENT KOSGEB TEKNOLOJI GELISTIRME MERKEZI 402 06531 ANKARA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Faysal Basci (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FEDERACION DE ARROCEROS DE SEVILLA Spain EU contribution € 57 697,60 Address AVENIDA SAN FRANCISCO JAVIER 9-3 41018 SEVILLA See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Manuel Cano López (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA Spain EU contribution € 6 785,00 Address CALLE JORDI GIRONA 31 08034 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Cristina Costa (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ELLINIKOS GEORGIKOS ORGANISMOS - DIMITRA Greece EU contribution € 2 352,00 Address KOURTIDOU 56-58 11145 Athina See on map Region Αττική Aττική Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Dimitris Katsantonis (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION. Participation ended Greece EU contribution No data Address Egialias And Chalepa Street, Maroussi 19 15125 ATHENS See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Dimitris Katsantonis (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
