Flexible and PrecIse IrriGation PlAtform to Improve FaRm Scale Water PrOductivity

Project Information

FIGARO

Grant agreement ID: 311903

Project closed

Start date 1 October 2012

End date 30 September 2016

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Total cost € 8 036 698,20

EU contribution € 5 999 987,00

Coordinated by

NETAFIM LTD
Israel

Objective

The objective of the FIGARO project is to significantly reduce the use of fresh water on farm level through developing a cost-effective, precision irrigation management platform. The platform will be structured for data acquisition from monitoring devices and forecasting tools, data interpretation, system control, and evaluation mechanisms enabling full decision support for end users at farm scale. These tools will be integrated with multiple state-of-the-art irrigation technologies and strategies as well as newly adapted devices leading to further increased water productivity. The flexibility, cost-effectiveness, ease of use, minimal maintenance of the system and often, increases in crop yield, will boost its acceptance and up-take by the end-users (the farmers, extension workers). In addition, as added value the system will enable reduction of fertilizer use, further supporting sustainable use of natural resources and adaptation of agricultural practice to climate change. To achieve this, the FIGARO project will develop a holistic and structured precision irrigation platform which will offer farmers flexible, crop-tailored irrigation scheduling protocols for their specific fields taking into account spatial variability management.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › civil engineering › water engineering › irrigation
• social sciences › economics and business › economics › production economics › productivity
• agricultural sciences › agriculture, forestry, and fisheries › agriculture
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › atmospheric sciences › climatology › climatic changes

Programme(s)

• FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Topic(s)

• KBBE.2012.1.1-03 - Precision technologies to improve irrigation management and increase water productivity in major water-demanding crops in Europe

Call for proposal

FP7-KBBE-2012-6-singlestage
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Funding Scheme

CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs)

Coordinator

NETAFIM LTD

• EU contribution: € 705 988,00
• Address: DERECH HASHALOM 10 ; 67892 Tel-Aviv ; Israel
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Lior Doron (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (17)

AARHUS UNIVERSITET

Denmark

• EU contribution: € 787 802,00
• Address: NORDRE RINGGADE 1 ; 8000 Aarhus C
• Region: Danmark › Midtjylland › Østjylland
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Britta Breinbjerg Andersen (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

WATER PLATFORM COMPANY BV

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 399 050,00
• Address: STADSRING 57 ; 3811 HN Amersfoort
• Region: West-Nederland › Utrecht › Utrecht
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Carolien Van De Graaff (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 400 262,00
• Address: CAMINO DE VERA SN EDIFICIO 3A ; 46022 Valencia
• Region: Este › Comunitat Valenciana › Valencia/València
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Jose Antonio Perez Garcia (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

C-TECH INNOVATION LIMITED

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 547 258,00
• Address: CAPENHURST TECHNOLOGY PARK ; CH1 6EH Chester
• Region: North West (England) › Cheshire › Cheshire West and Chester
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Andrew Rowley (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

EDEN IRRIGATION CONSULTANCY LIMITED

Participation ended

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: € 76 203,60
• Address: SCHOOL LANE 149 ; L39 7JF DOWNHOLLAND ORMSKIRK
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Julian Gruzelier (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

HIDROMOD MODELACAO EM ENGENHARIA LDA

Portugal

• EU contribution: € 305 840,00
• Address: RUA RUI TELES PALHINHA, 8, 3D ; 2740-278 Porto Salvo
• Region: Continente › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Adélio Silva (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

THOMSEN ANTON GAARDE

Denmark

• EU contribution: € 219 600,00
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Anton G. Thomsen (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO

Portugal

• EU contribution: € 197 956,00
• Address: AVENIDA ROVISCO PAIS 1 ; 1049 001 Lisboa
• Region: Continente › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Teresa Cristina Oliveira Malhoa (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 254 400,00
• Address: VIA ZAMBONI 33 ; 40126 Bologna
• Region: Nord-Est › Emilia-Romagna › Bologna
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Diego Torresan (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

CONSORZIO DI BONIFICA DI SECONDO GRADO PER IL CANALE EMILIANO ROMAGNOLO CANALE GIANDOTTI

Italy

• EU contribution: € 405 890,00
• Address: VIA ERNESTO MASI 8 ; 40137 Bologna
• Region: Nord-Est › Emilia-Romagna › Bologna
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Claudia Zucchini (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

TECHNION - ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Israel

• EU contribution: € 263 999,00
• Address: SENATE BUILDING TECHNION CITY ; 32000 Haifa
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Jack Lavan (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

DIMOKRITIO PANEPISTIMIO THRAKIS

Greece

• EU contribution: € 211 201,60
• Address: PANEPISTIMIOUPOLI RECTORATE BUILDING ; 691 00 KOMOTINI
• Region: Βόρεια Ελλάδα › Aνατολική Μακεδονία › Ροδόπη
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Georgios Sylaios (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

PERIFEREIAKI ENOSI DIMON ANATOLIKIS MAKEDONIAS THRAKIS

Greece

• EU contribution: € 145 200,00
• Address: ODOS KYRIAKIDI 17 ; 69100 KOMOTINI
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Menelaos Hatziapostolidis (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITEIT TWENTE

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 374 400,00
• Address: DRIENERLOLAAN 5 ; 7522 NB Enschede
• Region: Oost-Nederland › Overijssel › Twente
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Coby Van Houten-Vos (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Italy

• EU contribution: € 211 700,00
• Address: VIALE DELLE TERME DI CARACALLA ; 00153 Roma
• Region: Centro (IT) › Lazio › Roma
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Bart Van Ommen (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

AGORA P.S.V.D.

Israel

• EU contribution: € 326 996,80
• Address: HAMAPILIEMSTREET 17/3 ; 92545 Jerusalem
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Simon Van Dam (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

OREV APS

Denmark

• EU contribution: € 166 240,00
• Address: VESTRE KONGEVEJ 7 ; 8260 VIBY J
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Raz Chen (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data