project - EIP-AGRI Operational Group

MONITORA - Service of advanced monitoring for sustainable irrigation and integrated crop protection for horticultural crop
MONITORA - Servizio di monitoraggio avanzato per la irrigazione e fertilizzazione sostenibile e difesa integrata per le orticole di campo

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Completed | 2020 - 2024 Italy
Completed | 2020 - 2024 Italy
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Context

Open field horticultutral plants, either extensive and industrial, such as potatoes, onions and industry tomatoes, represent for some farms in Piedmont a valid solution for crop rotations and they guarantee higher levels of Gross Saleable Production (GSP) compared to cereal farming. This is why there’s actually a progressive expansion of areas interested with these type of crops. However, there are higher demands of inputs such as water resources, fertilisers and agrochemical products, useful, or even essentials, for reaching the quality characteristics requested by industries and markets.

Objectives

The aim of the project is to create an integrated service of advanced crop monitoring, accessible and usable by farmers and technicians through an online platform called "Monitora" that is based on a local network of sensors communicating through an innovative communication technology enabling long distance communication with lower costs. In this way, farmers and technicias can use real time data through a web app, available through different devices.

Objectives

L’obiettivo del progetto consiste nella creazione di un servizio integrato di monitoraggio avanzato, accessibile e fruibile dall’agricoltore e dal tecnico attraverso una piattaforma online semplificata chiamata “Monitora” che si appoggia ad una rete territoriale di sensori basata sulla tecnologia innovativa di comunicazione che permette di coprire larghe distanze a costi molto contenuti. In questo modo, l’agricoltore e i tecnici possono fruire in tempo reale dei dati del monitoraggio avanzato attraverso una Web App, fruibile da diversi dispositivi informatici.

Activities

The activities of the project include tasks of development and adaptation of the innovation and of introduction of the innovation through the farm of the OG. In a nutshell, alert models were implemented through the use of sentinel crop. Information about insect monitoring, water and nutrient balance were collected. After validation, all models were introduced in a web server to be availble by all users (OG farms) and connected to the monitoring network made of the weather station set up during the project. Trials and assays of application of the innovation, together with triaining, were performed.

Activities

Le attività del progetto comprendono azioni di sviluppo e adattamento dell'innovazione e di introduzione dell'innovazione all'interno della aziende del GO . Nello specifico sono stati sviluppati modelli di allerta attraverso sentinel crop, sono state raccolte tutte le informazioni riguardo al monitoraggio insetti, bilancio idrico e di fertilità. Dopo opportuna validazione, i modelli sono stati introdotti in un web server per renderli fruibili agli utenti (aziende agricole del GO) e collegati alla rete di monitoraggio composta dalle capannine meteo installate durante il progetto. Si sono effettuate prove di applicazione dell'innovazione. Si è fatta formazione alle aziende.

Project details
Main funding source
Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
Rural Development Programme
2014IT06RDRP009 Italy - Rural Development Programme (Regional) - Piemonte
Location
Main geographical location
Alessandria
Other geographical location
Cuneo

EUR 326700.72

Total budget

Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.

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