Diffusion of Innovative Solutions & Capacity Building for Smart Irrigation (SUDOE 2023 S1/1.4/F0080)
The great challenge for agriculture in the SUDOE area is to mitigate the consequences of climate change, in particular the increasingly frequent drought episodes. The availability of fresh water continues to decline, making the agricultural sector, which is highly dependent on water resources, especially vulnerable. It is necessary to create the conditions to promote the resilience of agriculture by improving the use of an increasingly scarce resource.
To address this challenge, the digital transformation of agriculture is essential. To support this transition, SMART GREEN WATER members will promote responses through the implementation of smart specialisation (S3) strategies for a more sustainable agricultural sector and by increasing digital skills in the sector, strengthening the social fabric. The project members will take advantage of transnational cooperation, the diversity of situations: types of crops and irrigation, water availability, collective water management organizations. The solutions, tested through pilot actions, replicable in different contexts, will identify the best tools to meet farmers’ needs. Innovative irrigation optimisation technologies will be consolidated and disseminated through experimentation in partner regions.
General objectives
The main objective of SMART GREEN WATER is to promote common responses to the challenges of agriculture in the SUDOE space, by implementing smart specialization strategies, for a more sustainable and intelligent agricultural sector that strengthens the socio-economic structure of rural areas. To this end, the partners will work together to implement solutions aimed at accelerating agriculture’s digital transition towards a more resilient, climate-resilient, optimized and a less water-consuming agricultural sector. The project will develop a transnational strategy that promotes the development, availability and dissemination of digital solutions to build the necessary capacities among key actors in the agricultural value chain and innovation.
Universidad de Córdoba participation
They contribute their experience in the field of digitalisation of irrigation systems and the efficient management of water resources in the agricultural sector.
Contact information:
Principal Investigator: Pilar Montesinos
Contact email: pmontesinos@uco.es
Project web site: https://interreg-sudoe.eu/proyecto-interreg/smart-green-water/