Developing an intelligent ICT system for environmentally optimized irrigation management in agriculture

Syropoulou, Panagiota and Symeonidou, Machi and Tekes, Stavros and Wawer, Rafal and Kazantzidis, Andreas and Crnojevic, Vladimir and Bruggeman, Adriana (2017) Developing an intelligent ICT system for environmentally optimized irrigation management in agriculture. AGRÁRINFORMATIKA / JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL INFORMATICS, 8 (2). pp. 22-32. ISSN 2061-862X

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Abstract

Globally, agriculture makes use of 70% of all water withdrawn from aquifers, streams and lakes. Agriculture accounts for 22% of freshwater abstraction in Europe, outnumbered only by freshwater abstraction for cooling in energy production (45%). In the light of the real need to practically improve the environmental performance of irrigation systems and prevent the misuse of water, the ENORASIS project was established aimed to develop an intelligent, integrated Decision Support System (ENORASIS Service Platform and Components) for environmentally optimized and thus, sustainable irrigation management to be used by farmers and water management organizations. To achieve so, the ENORASIS project developed and integrated a bouquet of advanced technologies, methodologies and models in the fields of: (i) weather prediction systems that exploit satellite observations; (ii) irrigation optimization techniques and (iii) smart irrigation systems; and (iv) wireless sensor networks (functioning with solar energy) as key enabling technology for field measurements and monitoring conditions.The system was tested in 5 pilot locations in Poland, Serbia, Cyprus and Turkey, providing large savings in water use as comparted to other irrigation practices while not compromising crop yields. The highest savings were observed in raspberry and potato plantations in Poland, reaching 90%and 59% respectively.

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