What was the challenge/problem addressed?
At La Vega Innova, Pilot Projects are essential to take innovation from concept to execution. These initiatives focus on the implementation and validation of emerging technologies in the agricultural sector.
How did you solve the problem?
Each pilot project is a case study in itself, providing valuable insights and practical recommendations for the sector. All the information and data generated in the pilot project will be integrated into the La Vega Innova FIWARE platform.
What is innovative in your practical case?
Visiting users of the iHUB will be able to access the results from dedicated platforms in each pilot and from dashboards available on the FIWARE La Vega Innova platform. They will also be able to obtain information on the technology used in each pilot through the mentors. Agro-food technology companies in the iHUB will be able to use the information and data generated to develop new products and services or improve existing ones.
What are the success factors in solving the problem?
– Expose all actors in the agri-food sector to various agrotech technologies, the adoption of which will allow them to improve the productivity and/or management of the farm or agri-food enterprise.
– Enable iHub users to benefit from AgriFoodTech solutions with free advice from the Hub team.
– The result of the Pilots conducted in the iHub will be a variety of data that will be available “opendata” in the FIWARE platform of La Vega Innova
– To learn real experiences of projects conducted in situ, with direct monitoring, and to see their deployment in the field. Contribute to greater sustainability in the agri-food sector, as these are solutions that seek to improve resource efficiency and reduce the carbon footprint.
Lessons learned
In our DIH we invite everybody to participate through the application form on the La Vega Innova website by submitting ideas that will allow us to validate emerging technologies for future pilot projects. Our team of experts at La Vega Innova will evaluate the submitted ideas based on the requirements of the agri-food sector.
The selected idea will be marketed, and the company offering the most innovative and technically feasible solution will be chosen to develop and implement the pilot, receiving a grant in the process.
What role does the advisor or advisory service play with the practical case?
Advisors can act as facilitators and provide users and other stakeholders the application form and the website where the pilot projects are located.
Can your approach be transferred and/or adapted for other innovation challenges and regions?
Yes
Estimated transferability on a scale from 1 to 5
(where 1 is easy and 5 very difficult)
2
For sharing the experience on the good practice, please contact
Juan Pedro Romero Trueba
jpromero@mapa.es
Link to external information
https://lavegainnova.es/en/pilots/