Irrigation 2.0: Which water when and where?
This project "Irrigation 2.0" aims to improve the efficiency of farm irrigation to ensure an optimal application of the available water sources.
This project "Irrigation 2.0" aims to improve the efficiency of farm irrigation to ensure an optimal application of the available water sources.
In drought periods irrigation is economically justified for some high value crops like vegetables and (early) potato.
... dependent agriculture in this region actually is on a fresh water supply during a temporary ban on irrigation with ground or surface water.
... 3) infiltration pools in fields, and 4) infiltration reservoirs with active supply from rivers for irrigation and groundwater recharge. The decision support framework is being developed and valida...
...cally, the necessary expertise is also being built up around 3 knowledge gaps: the potential of sub-irrigation (bringing water underground via the drainage system), the influence of CD on salinizat...
...ted platform of platforms. This will detect and improve sub-optimal performance: such as over-irrigation, excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides (which increase production costs, contaminate g...
We aim to map rice water status using remote sensing from drones and satellites, to better tune the irrigation scheduling to the crop water demand.