Objective Increasing water scarcity and environmental concerns have urged the search for solutions for better water management in irrigated agriculture. Precision irrigation is one of these solutions.Technologies have developed potential systems, although effective partnerships have to be fostered between private industry and scientific community to shape up some common and complementary solutions.The project proposes the development of an expert system, based on the exploitation of results from three previous projects in order to acquire data from sensors, match it against a data base, produce decisions on water and energy savingsThe innovative solution of the proposal resides (1) on his historical database built upon real case studies, (2) is shared on the web which guarantees cheaper access to this technology and (3) helps changing the current culture and behavior and into getting agricultural exploitation into the use of ICTs.A) Direct benefits are:1)Saving water, especially where annual traditional amount of irrigation water is beyond average crop water requirements.2)Saving energy and manpower required to pump and distribute excess water.B) Indirect benefits are:1)Reducing leaching of fertilizers out of the plant root zone2)Improving water and fertilizers availability for the plant3)Reducing deep water percolation and contamination to underground aquifer by agricultural chemicals.4)Providing information about the local soil hydrodynamic characteristics, the advance of wetting front during irrigation events and the depth and daily pattern of root water uptake.5)Providing information on the hydraulic performance of the irrigation system in use.6)Providing information on the current crop development and growing stages.7)Creating a closer relationship between the farmer and his production system. It offers him a better real understanding of water and nutrient balance within water-soil-plant system.8)Creating consistency in yields between years. Fields of science engineering and technologycivil engineeringwater engineeringirrigationnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligenceexpert systemsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementwater management Programme(s) FP7-KBBE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology Topic(s) KBBE.2013.1.4-07 - Boosting the translation of FP projects' results into innovative applications in the field of agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture Call for proposal FP7-KBBE-2013-7-single-stage See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-TP - Collaborative Project targeted to a special group (such as SMEs) Coordinator AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS EU contribution € 230 205,50 Address CALLE SERRANO 117 28006 Madrid Spain See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact María ángeles López Vázquez (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (12) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all RIEGOS Y TECNOLOGIA SL Spain EU contribution € 64 640,40 Address CALLE CIRCUNVALACION CALABARDIN AGUILAS 30880 MURCIA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Sebastián Roman Morata (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data GARCIA VARGAS ANTONIO Spain EU contribution € 18 088,00 Address CALLE LOS RASALES 6 30520 JUMILLA MURCIA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Antonio García Vargas (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS Greece EU contribution € 124 682,00 Address CHARILAOU THERMI ROAD 6 KM 57001 Thermi Thessaloniki See on map Region Βόρεια Ελλάδα Κεντρική Μακεδονία Θεσσαλονίκη Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Georgia Pahlitzanaki (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ALIKI NIKOLAOU-NIKITA Greece EU contribution € 56 647,20 Address ODOS EKALIS 17 14562 KIFISIA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Aliki Nikolaou (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data KALLIANTZIS I KAI SIA EE Greece EU contribution € 55 270,00 Address PYRGETOS 40007 PYRGETOS See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Maria Tsatsani (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data SEEDRI PUUKOOL OU Estonia EU contribution € 52 490,80 Address POLLI 69104 KARSKI NUIA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Grete Laansoo (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data D STROGYLIS KAI SIA OE THERMOKIPIA SYKEONOS Greece EU contribution € 53 259,95 Address SYKEONAS 43062 SYKEONAS KARDITSAS See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Apostolos Strogilis (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data DONA HORTA - SOCIEDADE AGRICOLA LDA Portugal EU contribution € 55 001,25 Address TRAVESSA DO VALE DO ARCO 10 2460-302 BARRIO ALCOBACA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Joana Rafaela Bento Soares (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data EUROMEDITERRANEAN IRRIGATORS COMMUNITY Spain EU contribution € 20 119,50 Address PASEO DE LA HABANA 26 28036 Madrid See on map Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Other Administrative Contact Margarita Molina (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNITE TECHNIQUE DU SEMIDE GEIE France EU contribution € 21 646,20 Address PLACE SOPHIE LAFFITTE OFFICE INTERNATIONAL DE L'EAU 06902 SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS VALBONNE See on map Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Alpes-Maritimes Activity type Other Administrative Contact Lidy Thomas (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data DAVENPORT JOHN ROBERT United Kingdom EU contribution € 54 163,20 Address FALCON LANE LILLY HALL FARM HR8 2JN LEDBURY HEREFORSHIRE See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact John Davenport (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PROGEAGRO,S.L Spain EU contribution € 33 350,00 Address CALLE DOCTOR FLEMING 1 BAJO 30520 JUMILLA See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Mari Carmen Marín Rodríguez (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
