Project description
High-precision temperature data for water stress detection
Water scarcity, loss of arable land, and climate change pose a global challenge that threatens food security. Water stress, in particular, has a severe impact on crop yields, and inaccurate measurement of water stress leads to unpredictable and low yielding harvests. Additionally, current crop health data is inadequate, resulting in ineffective irrigation practices that consume 70 % of global freshwater. In this context, the EU-funded HiVE project will develop and deploy a uniquely scalable constellation of microsatellites to provide the first high-precision temperature data at the field level, daily and globally. It will enable timely detection of water stress, preventing yield loss and increasing global food production while reducing agricultural water waste and associated CO2 emissions.
Objective
Food security is an urgent global challenge. To feed a population of 10bn by 2050, we must produce 50% more food despite water scarcity, loss of arable land, & climate change. Lack of water (water stress) severely reduces crop yields. The inability to measure water stress accurately leads to unpredictable and low-yielding harvests, impacting the entire food supply chain from farm viability to food prices. Current crop health data is not fit for purpose, leading to ineffective irrigation consuming 70% of global freshwater. ConstellR will provide the first high-precision temperature data at field level, daily & globally from a uniquely scalable constellation of microsatellites (HiVE), enabling water stress detection in time to prevent yield loss. The EIC project will develop & launch an MVP constellation, generating the data required to increase global food production by up to 4%, reduce agricultural water waste by up to 180 gigatons, & avoid up to 94M tons of CO2 emissions.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringwater engineeringirrigation
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanets
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutrition
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
Keywords
Programme(s)
- HORIZON.3.1 - The European Innovation Council (EIC) Main Programme
Funding Scheme
HORIZON-EIC-ACC-BF - HORIZON EIC Accelerator Blended FinanceCoordinator
79104 Freiburg Im Breisgau
Germany
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.