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FERTINNOWA – WP4: Transfer of innovative technologies to the horticultural sector

2nd EUVRIN workshop EUVRIN Working Group Fertilization and Irrigation, 14 sept. 2018

Wilfred Appelman & Willy van Tongeren, Wageningen Food & Biobased Research

http://www.wur.nl/


FERTINNOWA’s passport

EU Call: WATER-4b-2015 (one-stage)

Water innovation: boosting its value for Europe

Type of action: Coordination and Support Action

Focus: fertigated crops (vegetables, fruits & ornamentals)

Start: 01/01/2016 – 31/12 /2018

Horizon 2020


FERTINNOWA’s Consortium

Horizon 2020

23 partners + 1 linked third party

9 European Member States (BE, NL, DE, PL, SI, FR, IT, ES, UK) and South-Africa


Issues to be solved

Growers struggle to

achieve sufficient and qualitative irrigation water

use irrigation water in an efficient way

avoid run-off leaching and to manage waste fertigatedwater.

Knowledge & innovative technologies are available but are not implemented by the growers.


Objectives and aim

To collect, exchange, showcase and transfer innovative water management solutions and best practices in order to:

– improve water use efficiency

– reduce environmental impact

Bringing knowledge and innovation to implementation, on a short term & to bring the current state-of-the-art (WP3), to the next level.


Benchmark survey: WP3

371 companies, 9 countries (april – nov 2016)

Issues:

- Availability of sufficient and qualitative water critical factor for optimal production of horticultural crops.

- Interest for alternative water sources, such as rainwater or mixed water that is provided by irrigator communities.

WP3 - D3.3 Benchmark report (CATE 31-Mar-17):https://www.fertinnowa.com/project/deliverables/

https://www.fertinnowa.com/project/deliverables/


The FERTIGATION Bible

Prepared to provide useful practical information to the horticultural sector of the diverse technologies.

WP3 D3.4 Reference documents UAL 31-Dec-17:




Identification of Gaps: WP4.1General conclusions and remarks

• Gaps are both generic as specific for one technology, area or subject

• Gaps do often have not only a technological background

• A combination of technological and non-technological solutions can help to bring the grower to a next level of sustainability


General gaps

Lack of awareness of innovations and need:

• Growers think they operate already very sustainable

• Growers think that the solution does not work for his specific situation

• Lack of experience in practice of innovations

High costs expected, often due to a relatively small scale needed compared to the current applications

Lack of Knowledge is the main general Gap

Projects like Fertinnowa can fill this gap


Gaps in technologies, methods and tools: Storage

Storage

• Dimensioning tools of water storage are not available for all situations

• Limited knowledge on applicability subsoil systems

• Need for uniform guidelines

Algae Bloom

• Need for long-term low-cost system

• Limited knowledge of biological systems


Gaps: Technologies, Methods & Tools: Optimizing Water Quality

• Insufficient selectivity (Na, Cl)

• Fouling and plugging of filters

• Fouling membrane systems

• Concentrates and other waste streams

• Insight in water quality demands


Gaps: Technologies, Methods & Tools: Improving Phytosanity

• Lack of reliable, quick and payable DNA analyses for hazardous and beneficial micro-organisms

• Lack of safe and selective disinfection techniques

• Lack of knowledge concerning biological disinfection

• Lack of insight in by-products of chemical disinfection

• No uniform legislation


Gaps: Technologies, Methods & Tools: Fertigation Management (1)

Irrigation equipment

• Need for durable, environmental friendly and payable materials for irrigation equipment

• Fouling and clogging by biofilms and precipitation of salts

Preparation of nutrient solution

• Improvement of (organic) fertilisers

• Continuous and accurate injection system

• Direct, specific and real time measurement of ion-concentrations in the solutions


Gaps: Technologies, Methods & Tools: Fertigation management (2)

Irrigation Management

• Irrigation management tools require high level knowledge

• Lack of agronomic knowledge

• Heterogenity of the soil ask for better irrigation systems and dsstools

Nutrient Management

• Suitable fertiliser and /or DSS are not available for all crops

• Crop monitoring techniques not fast enough to make correction in time

• Lack of knowledge in soil nitrogen balance


Gaps: Technologies, Methods & Tools: Limiting Environmental impact

Nutrient removal and recovery

• Combinations of technologies for N and P removal often complex

• Absence of harmonized EU regulation regarding production and reuse of recovered fertilisers

Emission of Pesticides

• Lack of small scale systems (EU)

• Efficiency and effectivity uncertain, by-products not always known


FERTINOWA’s answer: scouting and selecting Innovative technologies

Identification and Selection of solutions to gaps:

• Criteria for the selection of technologies: From longlist to short list

• Not only from outside the sector, but innovative for the sector and not applied yet in fertigation

• Technological Readiness Level (TRL)


Innovative technologies, some examples

(from other sectors)

Concept of Subsoil Urban Water Buffer in Rotterdam https://www.urbanwaterbuffer.nl)

https://www.urbanwaterbuffer.nl/


Innovative technologies, some examples

ED system for selective sodium removal (Waterfuture)


Innovative technologies, example

Monitoring of the farm by wireless communication systems


Business model developmentHow to Bring Innovations to the Growers ?

• Three cases selected:

– Electro-dialysis (WUR, Waterfuture)

– Ephos (Fraunhofer)

– DSS on Fertigation Management (Cycitex)


The Business Model Canvas, Customer Orientation

Key Partners

Key Activities

Value Propositions

Customer segment

Customer Relation

Cost StructureRevenue Stream

Key Resources

Distribution

Business case


Invitation Final ConferenceOur Final Conference will be held in Almeria, Spain at the Aguadulce Congress Hall on 3-5 October 2018.

You are welcome to register and visit our Final conference in Almeria


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FERTINNOWA WP4: Transfer of innovative technologies to the ... Fertinnowa WP4.pdf · (WP3), to the next level. ... Identification of Gaps: WP4.1 General conclusions and remarks •Gaps