A new project will take agricultural and forestry related productivity to the next level. The consortium will develop European state-of-the-art technologies in electronic components and systems for future needs, building European resilience in critical sectors and strongly contribute to sustainability targets and climate change mitigation. Source: Timberbiz
Adequate food and its security are global challenges, impacted by rapidly compounding affects of climate change, supply chains, human labour shortage and political and military aggression to name a few.
There is a need for transparent and improved productivity of agriculture and forestry and easy access to state-of-the-art technological innovation and automation. Also, more sustainable fertilizers and irrigation use is additionally key to saving the climate. Hence, European resilience calls for efficient technological solutions ranging from hardware to holistic data management.
The AGRARSENSE project, launched in January 2023, responds to these needs by developing technologies for seven different use cases that represent seven different angles on today’s European agriculture and forestry: Greenhouses, vertical farming, precision viticulture, agriculture robotics, forestry machinery and optimal soil management and fertilization as well as agriculture related water management.
AGRARSENSE will bring together a total of 52 partners from 15 EU countries.
The electronics components and systems related technology R&D include plant, soil, and water sensors and related integration, as well as software, connectivity, and data management solutions. Safety, security, and reliability R&D as well as autonomous movement and robotics platforms pave the way to full commercial utilization of the project outcomes.
“We are proud to drive European innovation by the AGRARSENSE project,” said Peter Assarsson from Komatsu Forest AB, the overall Coordinator of the project.
“The project aims for remarkable technological and economic impacts, not only by developing cutting edge solutions for the end users, but also for the project partners and society at large. By 2030, the new technologies developed in AGRARSENSE are expected to generate 250M € new turnover for the participating companies. In addition, the project aims to develop 49 new products, 80 new partnerships, hundreds of new jobs, and many investments.”
