TERRITORY
Lower Guadalquivir – Processing Tomato (IFAPA Chipiona Centre)
Improving the competitiveness and sustainability of processing tomatoes in the lower guadalquivir region.
SPAIN
AREA TO BE DIGITISED
Education and Training
SUBSECTOR #1
Agriculture
SUBSECTOR #2
Horticulture
CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEM 1, 2, 3
Rainfed
Conventional
Open-field
TECHNOLOGY
IoT, Telecommunications
DIGITAL SOLUTION CATEGORY
Precision farming
STAKEHOLDERS
Local and regional administrations
IMPACT
Productivity
Improving the competitiveness and sustainability of processing tomatoes in the lower guadalquivir region.
Farm challenges
- Lack of practical training in IoT technologies applied to agriculture.
- Difficulty accessing affordable digital solutions.
- Limited previous experience with sensors and connectivity in rural environments.
Innovative features of the initiative / solution
Improving the competitiveness and sustainability of the processing tomatoes of the “las marismas de lebrija sca” producers’ organization
Results obtanied
Precise management of water demand and feeding of industrial tomato crops using IoT technology with LoraWan communication.
Lessons learned
It was demonstrated that with a wireless remote management commercial irrigation system, higher efficiency values for water use and nitrogen fertilization were achieved.
