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Flexible Irrigation Platform for Farm Scale Water Productivity

This project focuses on developing an irrigation platform that improves water productivity on farms. Tasks include key performance indicators, development methods and tools, quantification of water and energy savings, and lessons learned and policy guidelines.

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Flexible Irrigation Platform for Farm Scale Water Productivity

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  1. FIGARO – WP 7 Status – up to Midterm Next steps – as of Midterm WP-leader Meeting Enschede June 2015

  2. Status V V Flexible and precIse irriGation plAtform to improve faRm scale water prOductivity Task 7.1 Key performance indicators (M1-M6) Task 7.2 Development methods & tools (M5-30) Task 7.3 Quantification water / energy savings (M19-42) Task 7.6 Lessons learned / policy guidelines (M4-48) contributing to • MS 7.1 KPIs report [M 6] • MS 7.2 Assessment tools adapted [M 30] • MS7.3 Workshop Stakeholders , Advisory Board [M 42] • D7.1 Adapted assessment tools [M 30] • D7.2 Quantification water energy savings [M 48]

  3. Task 7.2 Assessment tools Flexible and precIse irriGation plAtform to improve faRm scale water prOductivity • CBA Unibo • LCA C-tech - IIT • WFA UT Joint activity 2014/2105 • FinalizingStandard Inventory Request Form CBA: e.g. attention forlabourdemand, cost LCA: e.g. attention formaterialsconsumed • Pre-testing form on CER-site

  4. Task 7.2 - CBA Flexible and precIse irriGation plAtform to improve faRm scale water prOductivity CBA conceptualization CBA for Figaro (D2.1 chapter 9) - (small) specification / update operationalization: - link to Data Form - software implementation LCA WFA

  5. Task 7.2 - LCA Flexible and precIse irriGation plAtform to improve faRm scale water prOductivity CBA LCA regularskype meetings coordinating C-Tech - IIT operationalization: - link to Data Form - software implementation(GaBi) reporting: - Figaro LCA approach currentlybeingfinalised WFA

  6. Task 7.2 - WFA Flexible and precIse irriGation plAtform to improve faRm scale water prOductivity CBA LCA WFA conceptualisation - consistent integration blue-green partitioning operationalization: - software implementation(Python scripts toa.o. operate / post-processAquaCrop) reporting: - journal paper currently in open review HESS-D

  7. Task 7.2 - Delivery Flexible and precIse irriGation plAtform to improve faRm scale water prOductivity • CBA Unibo • LCA C-tech - IIT • WFA UT D 7.1: delivery assessment tools finalisedcoming week • cover document + for LCA / CBA / WFA each • conceptual / model-technicaldescriptions • (software) implementation details • possibly a first illustrativeapplication

  8. Task 7.3 Quantification savings Flexible and precIse irriGation plAtform to improve faRm scale water prOductivity First application WFA at field scale in HESS-D

  9. Task 7.6 Guidelines / lessons Flexible and precIse irriGation plAtform to improve faRm scale water prOductivity Delphi survey UniBo + SWOT analysis Reported on earlier

  10. Status V V 10%V 33%V V V V next week Flexible and precIse irriGation plAtform to improve faRm scale water prOductivity Task 7.1 Key performance indicators (M1-M6) Task 7.2 Development methods & tools (M5-30) Task 7.3 Quantification water / energy savings (M19-42) Task 7.6 Lessons learned / policy guidelines (M4-48) contributing to • MS 7.1 KPIs report [M 6] • MS 7.2 Assessment tools adapted [M 30] • MS7.3 Workshop Stakeholders , Advisory Board [M 42] • D7.1 Adapted assessment tools [M 30] • D7.2 Quantification water energy savings [M 48]

  11. Next steps Flexible and precIse irriGation plAtform to improve faRm scale water prOductivity Task 7.3 Quantification water / energy savings (M19-42) Task 7.4 Techno-economic assessment (M25-45) Task 7.5 Environmental impact assessment (M31-48) Task 7.6 Lessons learned and policy guidelines (M4-48) contributing to • MS7.3 Workshop Stakeholders , Advisory Board [M 42] • D7.2 Quantification water energy savings [M 48]

  12. Task 7.3 Quantification savings (farm level) Flexible and precIse irriGation plAtform to improve faRm scale water prOductivity Base information on impact categories in LCA Structured analysis of data that will be collected through Standard Form using LCA, WFA Savings: in energy, irrigation water, blue/green WF (in form: Figaro vs Traditional, with sprinkler vs drip and full irrigation vs deficit as characteristics) Energy savings through smart network operation (UPVLC)

  13. Task 7.4 Techno-economic assessment Flexible and precIse irriGation plAtform to improve faRm scale water prOductivity Technology diffusion potential (UniBo D2.1 chapter 9) depends on influencing factors identified. Results from SWOT on farm-scale adoption of technology and scenarios (7.5) will be integrated Technology diffusion and farm scale effects are combined

  14. Task 7.5 EIA Flexible and precIse irriGation plAtform to improve faRm scale water prOductivity Farm scale: • LCA: 7.4 + other impact categories + aggregation • WFA: extend analyses to irrigation + nutrients • Autumn 2015, to feed discussions Bologna January 2016 Scenario scale targetting EU policy: • Scenarios developing based on UniBo SWOT & insights in diffusion of innovation & potential changes in underlying influencing factors (from Bologna 2016) • Directly following Bologna January 2016

  15. Task 7.6 Guidelines / lessons Flexible and precIse irriGation plAtform to improve faRm scale water prOductivity Collect opinions on statements, basedon limited SWOT / literature, concerning • potentialsfor PI (using Figaro platform) • actions of stakeholders on influencing factors Bologna, January 2016 7.5: useresultstodefine / complete scenarios Discuss in meeting no later than September 2016 Report in final lessons / guidelines

  16. Next steps Flexible and precIse irriGation plAtform to improve faRm scale water prOductivity Critical success factors • Coordination between CBA – LCA – WFA partners • Delivery of data in Standard Forms • Stakeholder participation in Bologna January 2016 • Relevant policy-makers in a meeting no later than September 2016

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