A NEW ERA OF FARMING IS EMERGING
To feed a growing world population with the given amount of available farmland, there is a need to develop new methods of sustainable farming that increase production yield within agri-food production systems while minimizing environmental impact and improving the safety of workers treating crops. Digital farming as we see it has the potential to revolutionize agriculture and bring significant benefits for farmers and the society overall, as we need new ways to grow more food more sustainably. Smart agriculture seeks to address these challenges by upskilling farmers, machinery operators and other agricultural workforce with digital competency, contributing to a more precise, efficient, sustainable and competitive EU farming sector.
In order to meet these challenges, present and future skills shortfalls must be identified and addressed, and actions need to be done to provide learning opportunities for closing the skills gap that are deemed to be of strategic importance to the sector.
“IMPLEMENT 4.0 intends to address these challenges by developing awareness and competences of farmers towards an advanced
digital knowledge focused on smart and resilient farming.
IMPLEMENT 4.0 will raise the skills capacity and in-house functional knowledge and best practices in order to improve the overall competitiveness of the agriculture industry and succeed in an increasingly digital, green and knowledge driven economy.”
The IMPLEMENT4.0 project builds on the previous IMPLEMENT project and aims to continue on exploring digital solutions connected to use of machinery and farming equipment, such as hydraulic boom sprayers for extensive crops and hydro pneumatic sprayers (atomiser) for orchards and vineyards.
The key objectives of the project are :
- Build the training capacity of agriculture professionals and other target groups and encourage uptake of the new technologies which is adapted to their specific needs;
- Training support and exploitation of knowledge incentives to farmers to facilitate plant protection machinery efficiency
- Enhancement of professional skills and knowledge in farming management
- Development of an innovative materials and new training methods for embracing ‘digital future’ of European agriculture
A DIGITAL REVOLUTION IS COMING TO FARMING
Expected results and impacts of the project:
Digital agriculture has the potential to make agriculture more productive, more responsible and to use time and resources more efficiently thus contributing to Global Sustinable Devlopment Goals.
The overall impact of the project is foreseen to significantly contribute towards a sustainable and competitive European farming sector at local, regional, national and multi-national level. The project is expected to improve education and training on farming, in particular supporting efficient resource use and sustainable intensification of agriculture, therefore contributing to sustinable use of terrestrial ecosystems (SDG 15), responsible consumption and production (SDG 12) and advancing sustainable industrialization (SDG 9).
In addition, adavncing digital knowledge in farming can contribute to reducing poverty (SDG 1), ending hunger & acheiveng food security (SDG 2) and building resilience to climate change (SDG 13).
IMPLEMENT4.0 training platform will provide expert-led content and promote work-based learning in the agriculture sector. The platform will benefit agriculture workers, managers and technicians and other agriculture professionals, as well as agricultural machinery manufacturers providing them with the knowledge to carry out digital. Not only will this improve farming productivity, but this will also contribute to the modernization of the sector and improve its sustainability.
Main impacts are considered the following:
- Improvement in productivity and environmental performance of the farming sector
- Stimulation of the agriculture labour market through the improvement of their technical and digital skills
- Training support and exploitation of knowledge incentives to farmers to facilitate plant protection machinery efficiency
- Enhancement of professional skills and knowledge in farming management
- Development of an innovative materials and new training methods for embracing ‘digital future’ of European agriculture
- A more competitive European agriculture sector by improving quality of digital knowledge and generating highly-skilled workforce
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Project overview
AT A GLANCE
| PROGRAMME | Erasmus+ (2014-2020) |
| INSTRUMENT | KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices / KA202 - Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training |
| TOTAL BUDGET | 190.160 euros |
| DURATION | November 2019 - April 2022 |
| COORDINATOR | OMU - Ondokuz Mayis University (Turkey) |
| CONSORTIUM | 7 partners from three countries (Turkey, Spain, Italy) |
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