Project description DEENESFRITPL Enhancing agricultural efficiency and reducing waste The global agricultural industry has been severely impacted by recent events such as conflicts, economic changes and climate-related disruptions, leading to a decline in resource optimisation and increased instability. The EU-funded Green-DROP project aims to support the agricultural sector by enhancing efficiency and reducing waste. Leveraging georeferenced layers and precision agriculture technologies, the project will deliver accurate and detailed data on the specific requirements of each farm subarea. This valuable information will empower farmers to optimise resource allocation, minimise waste, and foster sustainable practices. By embracing precision and sustainability, the project will help cultivate a resilient and prosperous future for agriculture. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Competitive global markets, rising fertilizer and energy costs, and growing uncertainties in water availability, due to a more and more uneven rainfall distribution, impose serious challenges on the European agricultural producers. Besides, wastes from farms with high nutrient availability as manure from animals, digestate from biogas plants and sewage sludge are becoming difficult and expensive to dispose.In response to these challenges and in order to achieve an efficient application of resources more and more farmers are introducing approaches of “precision agriculture” technologies for farming practices, such as Green-DROP. Green-DROP uses a number of georeferenced layers with different information: crop type, topography, weather distribution, field capacity, soil type, etc. This information gives the precise and specific requirements of water and nutrients for each subarea of the holding to be fertigated. Green-DROP makes possible to meet the exact fertilizer and water demands for all types of soils and crops. Thus, Green-DROP enables the farmer to increase productivity, resource efficiency, compliance and competitiveness in the production of raw materials, while mitigating environmental impacts from water abstractions and fertilizer application. Additionally, Green-DROP project will recover nutrients from farming wastes, and will use them as input for the fertilization of the land to close the nutrient cycle (Nutrients in waste-Nutrients as fertilizers-Nutrients in plants). Green-DROP reduces water and fertilizers consumption by 20 % making the agricultural sector more independent and profitable. It is designed for farms of all sizes but it will focus on holdings and agricultural cooperatives with at least 50 ha of surface area. Fields of science agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagricultureagronomyplant protectionengineering and technologycivil engineeringwater engineeringirrigationnatural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyplanetary sciencesplanetary geologyengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollution Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme H2020-EU.3.2.4. - Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries and supporting the development of a European bioeconomy H2020-EU.3.2.1. - Sustainable agriculture and forestry H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument H2020-EU.3.2.2. - Sustainable and competitive agri-food sector for a safe and healthy diet Topic(s) SMEInst-07-2016-2017 - Stimulating the innovation potential of SMEs for sustainable and competitive agriculture, forestry, agri-food and bio-based sectors Call for proposal H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEINST-2-2016-2017 Funding Scheme SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2 Coordinator HYDRO-AIR INTERNATIONAL IRRIGATION SYSTEMS GMBH Net EU contribution € 968 966,25 Address FLUGPLATZWEG 1 14913 NIEDERGOHRSDORF Germany See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Brandenburg Brandenburg Teltow-Fläming Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 1 384 237,50
