Objective
The overall innovation project is intended to bring our novel ‘OrchardMan’ vision-based tree-fruit measurement technology to
European market-readiness. This will provide in-field data based on cost-effective image capture technology and novel
image processing algorithms, which can identify commercially relevant yield factors such as fruit size, growth and tree
architecture automatically in the difficult environment of the orchard under variable weather and lighting conditions. The
project will demonstrate that that the developed system has the capability to support precision horticultural management at
the single tree level, reducing waste from growing undersize fruit by up to 50%, and increasing overall tree yields by up to
20%, This would give European users a cumulative benefit of €1bn from 500 units implemented over the first five years.
This work is relevant to topic SFS-08-2014-1: “Resource efficient, eco-innovative food production and processing”,
particularly optimization of current food production systems, in the SME sector, with the aim of reducing water and energy
use and waste generation, and improving food quality, through the improving growers’ ability to increase overall fruit yield
per tree and the percentage of Class 1 quality reducing quality-reject waste, and reduction of imports, reducing transport
CO2.
There are techno-economic uncertainties that we must clarify before investing in a full development project, so we need to
carry out a thorough feasibility study, including the business plan for the phase 2 development and subsequent
commercialisation. Specific objective for the feasibility study is the elaboration and production of the Business Plan to
specify the second phase work needed to bring this technology to commercial readiness and replicate it through Europe,
including Techno-economic feasibility, Market studies, IP and dissemination work.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy
MAIN PROGRAMME
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H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument
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Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
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Call for proposal
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Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
(opens in new window) H2020-SMEInst-2014-2015
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Net EU financial contribution. The sum of money that the participant receives, deducted by the EU contribution to its linked third party. It considers the distribution of the EU financial contribution between direct beneficiaries of the project and other types of participants, like third-party participants.
CT5 3QT Whitstable
United Kingdom
The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.