Details of the project EPI

Technological and organizational innovations in agriculture for precise fertilization and seed sowing using satellite data

01-01-2023 do 31-12-2024

2 558 972,18

EFRROW; national public funds; own funds; loan

http://iwnis.pl/

The main goal of the operation is to create technological and organizational innovations related to precise deep phosphorus fertilization and the use of a variable dose of seeding of seeds that will improve farms in the field of production profitability, environmental protection and mitigation of the climate change. The specific objectives are to develop an algorithm for planning and summarizing a fertilization treatment and an algorithm for generating a map for variable rate seeding based on the synthesis of soil and remote sensing data. Algorithms will be intended for various cultivation systems, but during research, great emphasis will be placed on plants produced in simplified systems, which are increasingly implemented into Polish and European farms. Organizational innovations will consist of creating a phosphorus enforcement and planning system, based on the data obtained from the corrective factor. Qualitative change can be verified by the possibility of generating a map of simu

The assumed operation will be carried out in 5 stages. As part of the stages, each member of the consortium will conduct a number of activities leading to the development of innovation as a result of research and development activities. The tasks will include the production and collection of plants and then analyzed to develop algorithms necessary to perform the operation. Tasks will include the generation of a survey grid, analysis of the obtained samples, verification of statistic hypotheses, analysis of samples needed to generate maps. ld work planned under the operation. Meetings will be held within the consortium to verify progress.

The need for the operation is justified by the results of scientific research within the meaning of art. 4. paragraph 2 of the Act of July 20, 2018 law on higher education and science. One of the main directions of activity of public entities, such as governments, international organizations and scientific units, is research in the above-mentioned area. The results of such research may contribute to a significant reduction of resources used for food production. The planned operation is very much in line with the assumptions of the Common Agricultural Policy in the field of competitive, low-emission and climate-friendly and climate-resistant solutions by focusing on the production of innovations related to the production and improvement of technological and organizational innovations focused around the optimization of basic resources used in agriculture and shaping the yield. Optimization of resources has many positive effects, both for the farmer and for the entire economy - fertilizer

The potential area of impact of the result of the operation extends beyond the territory of the Republic of Poland. Algorithms for variable rate nitrogen fertilization, have been widely used in many regions of the world for several years, thanks to their digital form. The same will happen with algorithms for precise phosphorus fertilization, using a phosphorus fertilization correction factor based on soil analysis, the agrotechnology of a given field and the correlation of phosphorus and nitrogen fertilization. cultural services. Low costs are a strong feature of the project's outcome, not only in countries with higher labor costs such as Germany Belgium or France, but also in countries with lower labor costs such as Poland. untries where mineral fertilizer consumption showed a clear upward trend. It should be emphasized that the increase in the consumption of mineral fertilizers in Poland was the highest among all the compared countries, amounting to 4.2 kg/ha/year." This

The operation will result in the production of two improved innovations in technology and an improved innovation in organizational methods. The main benefit of the operation is that agricultural producers will be able to use maps for precise phosphorus fertilization and maps for variable rate seeding. Producers will also be able to manage their fertilization processes digitally while using the information at any time. The developed innovations in the field of fertilization and sowing of seeds will be able to be used in one run of the cultivation machine - sowing seeds - as part of the machines purchased in the application, it will be possible to sow variable doses of seeds and fertilizers based on two maps of variable sowing. This treatment will also be able, under certain conditions, to be the only treatment affecting the soil, minimizing the number of passes.rotection and climate change mitigation. The reduction in production costs can be attributed to the following reasons: - Reducing the use of seed where it is not needed - Reducing fertilizer use by matching spatial application rates to plant needs - Reduction of leaching and fertilizer loss through depth seeding - Reduction of machine passes by combining two precision treatments into one - Better planning of purchases by helping to estimate and forecast soil fertilizer requirements

Implementation of the operation will be completed with the development of a digital solution that will successfully enable the farmer to use it. Digitization of agricultural processes carries the potential to increase farm productivity, while affecting the sustainability of the agricultural sector both economically and environmentally. The operation includes the creation of two improved technological innovations in the form of an algorithm for mapping phosphorus fertilization with a system for sub-component counting of plantation fertilization treatment, and an algorithm for producing a map for variable rate seeding. The combination of precision phosphorus fertilization technology and variable seeding will be a comprehensive solution, allowing farmers to realize the potential of the field and achieve the highest possible yields. The developed solution will be made available for use as a digital software solution. The software will be introduced as a new service. Due to the low distribution costs of digital solutions, the product will be a competitive offer in the market for digital agricultural services. Farmers are a group of users who expect interfaces such as those that do not deviate from common solutions, and present new functions with easy-to-use and familiar elements. Nevertheless, online platforms aimed at professionals also need to meet these expectations. Therefore, special attention will be paid to the field of user experience (UX). By using a digital form, the data will be mobile and the cost of implementing the technology on the farm will be low. The use of a digital solution will allow the farmer to plan agricultural treatments using the algorithm created, which will contribute to more efficient phosphorus fertilization, by minimizing zones of high phosphorus abundance and maximizing zones of medium phosphorus abundance, considered optimal. As part of the solution created in the proposed project, maps will be created to allow the seeding of spatiall

fertilization and nutrients