project - EIP-AGRI Operational Group
Rice FertiSat
Rice FertiSat
Objectives
The aim of this project is to map the different NDVI values to an estimated crop yield according to the different rice varieties most commonly used in Catalonia.
With this information, an efficient and simple methodology could be established to improve fertilisation plans, increasing the efficiency of nitrogen fertiliser use and reducing unnecessary fertilisation and the amount of nitrates released into the environment.
Furthermore, this technology would increase the degree of objectivity of fertilisation plans with verifiable data and substantially facilitate decision-making when developing fertilisation plans.
Objectives
El objetivo de este proyecto es relacionar los distintos valores de NDVI a un rendimiento del cultivo estimado en función de diferentes variedades de arroz más usadas en Cataluña.
Con esta información, se podría establecer una metodología eficiente y sencilla para mejorar los planes de fertilización, aumentando la eficiencia en el uso de los fertilizantes nitrogenados y reduciendo fertilizaciones innecesarias y la cantidad de nitratos liberados en el medio.
Además, esta tecnología supondría elevar el grado de objetividad de los planes de fertilización con datos contrastables a la vez que facilitaría la toma de decisiones en el marco de los planes de fertilización de una forma sustancial.
Activities
2023
−Contact members of the monitoring committee and interested farmers
− Define functions of the Monitoring Committee
− Define the participation of the members of the Monitoring Committee
− Define the degree of participation of interested companies and farmers.
− Discussion within the Monitoring Committee regarding the implementation of trials and the interests of the
Group.
2024
− Data processing and study of results − Soil analyses − Sowing of the crop − Data collection − Field day to show the state of the fields to the farmers (exchange of views with farmers and technicians) − Mowing of plots
Activities
2023
− Contacto con miembros de la comisión de seguimiento y agricultores interesados
− Definir funciones de la Comisión de Seguimiento
− Definir participación de los miembros de la Comisión de Seguimiento
− Definir grado de participación de empresas y agricultores interesados
− Debate en la Comisión de Seguimiento sobre ensayos a llevar a cabo e intereses del Grupo.
2024
− Tratamiento de datos i estudio de resultados
− Analíticas de suelos
− Siembra del cultivo
− Recogida de datos
− Desarrollo del cultivo
− Jornada de campo para mostrar el estado de los campos a agricultores (intercambio de impresiones con agricultores y técnicos)
− Siega de las parcelas
Kontext
Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources aims to reduce pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources and to take preventive action against further pollution of this kind. This Directive was transposed into Spanish law by Royal Decree 261/1996 of 16 February on the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources.
The Rice FertiSat project uses Sentinel 2 satellite imagery to map the NDVI spectrometry index of rice cultivation plots to the nitrogen requirements of the crop. To achieve this, the technology needs to be configured so that different NDVI values are correlated with the different vegetative stages of the crop and yields in an attempt to obtain optimal yields and maximum efficiency in the use and application of nitrogen fertilisation.The development and application of this technology would provide the Catalan rice production sector with an inexpensive and easy-to-implement tool for technical advisors in fertilisation while helping to meet the challenges of agricultural sustainability and competitiveness. This project would be the decisive step in taking advantage of technological advances in remote sensing and spectrometry
and would adapt this technology specifically to the area of rice cultivation. This development would provide knowledge on how to map Sentinel 2 image information to the state of the rice crop and its nutrient requirements, thus enabling a more efficient and rational use of nitrogen fertilisers in rice cultivation. In addition, it would substantially simplify and improve the quality of fertilisation planning and objective decision-making.
Project details
- Main funding source
- Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
- Rural Development Programme
- 2014ES06RDRP009 Spain - Rural Development Programme (Regional) - Cataluña
Ort
- Main geographical location
- Tarragona
- Other geographical location
- Girona
€ 234747.6
Total budget
Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.
Contacts
Project coordinator
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Marc Ibeas
Project coordinator