Presentation at the EFITA2019 conference: Use of IoT technologies for irrigation and plant protection: the case for Cypriot fruits and vegetables

1. USE OF IOT TECHNOLOGIES FOR IRRIGATION
AND PLANT PROTECTION: THE CASE FOR
CYPRIOT FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM UTILISATION
GEORGE ADAMIDES
SENIOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH OFFICER
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CYPRUS
EFITA-HAICTA-WCCA Congress, June 28 2019

2. PROJECT
OBJECTIVES
IoF2020 fosters a large-scale uptake of IoT in the
European farming and food sector. In brief, it aims to:
1. Demonstrate the business case of IoT for a large
number of application areas in farming and food sector;
2. Integrate and reuse available IoT technologies by
exploiting open infrastructures and standards;
3. Ensure user acceptability of IoT solutions in farming
and food sector by addressing user needs, including
security, privacy and trust issues;
4. Ensure the sustainability of IoT solutions beyond the
project by validating the related business models and
setting up an IoT ecosystem for large scale uptake.
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3. 3
5 TRIALS, 33 USE CASES
MEAT
ARABLE
VEGETABLES
FRUITS
DAIRY

4. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN THE EU
• 920,000 holdings grow fresh vegetables
(including melons and strawberries)
• 2.2 million hectares (1.9% of all EU arable
land)
• 65.5% (population aged 15 or over) eat at
least one portion of fruit and vegetables on a
daily basis.
• The vegetable sector amounts to around
10% of the total agricultural output value in
the EU
Source: ec.europa.eu/eurostat (March 2018 data)

5. CYPRIOT AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
• 2% to Gross Domestic Product
• 4% of labor force
• Main crop products:
• Potatoes, citrus, vegetables and grapes
• Main structural problems:
• Small and fragmented farm holdings
• High input costs
• Ageing for rural population
• Land degradation and water scarcity
• Marketing problems
Sources: Cyprus Statistical Service (2017 data), Adamides et al. (2013)

6. FRESH VEGETABLES IN CYPRUS
(INCLUDING MELONS AND STRAWBERRIES)
• Area: 2.79 (1000 ha)
• Agricultural holdings: 4.28 (1000
holdings)
• Production value at basic price: 84.30
Million euro
• Fruit consumption (at least once a day)
58.4%
• Vegetables consumption (at least once a
day) 51.2%
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat

7. DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM UTILISATION (CYSLOP)
Fruits
Vegetables

8. CYSLOP SELECTED PILOT STUDIES (6)
Pilot 1 Ammochostos
Pilot 2 Ammochostos
Pilot 3 Omodos
Pilot 4 Foini
Pilot 5 Agios Ioannis
Pilot 6 Agridia

9. CYSLOP SPECIFIC GOALS
• To work on the technology part by enhancing a FIWARE platform with tailored
IoT services for farmers regarding irrigation and plant protection.
• To incorporate traceability technology developed within the IoF2020 use case
“Meat Transparency and Traceability”.
• To foster IoT technologies’ market uptake by justifying benefits in cost
reduction
• To validate results to reduce plant protection product application and
increase irrigation efficiency, enable data-access for consumers to acquire
information about products, and to strengthen data sharing within agrifood’s
value chain taking into account privacy and security issues.

10. IMPACT CATEGORIES AND KPIs
Impact Category Key Performance Indicator Measuring technique Target
Economic impact Efficiency improvement Farm visits <20%
Cost of Pesticide use Ratio of initial kg product/ kg
input
5-10%
Cost of Water use Ratio of initial kg product/ kg
(m3)input
5-10%
Overall Cost reduction Kg input 10%
Environmental
impact
Pesticide use reduction Kg input 5-10%
Reduced water use m3 5-10%
Social Impact Increased IoT pilots in EU Number of new IoT pilots >23 devices
Increase IoT uptake by end users Authorized users in CYSLOP >30
CYSLOP data marketplace Authorized users in CYSLOP >20

11. CYSLOP TECHNOLOGY
 6LoWPAN Mesh
Network
 FINoT® microclimate
node
 FINoT ® irrigation
controller
 FINoT ® irrigation
scheduler
 FINoT ® edge
gateways
 More than 20 IoT
devices in Cyprus

12. CYSLOP
After IoF2020, Replication phase  minimum hardware pricing with
minimum subscription-based services + pay per performance

13. IoF2020 is funded by the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme of the European Union.
Grant Agreement no. 731884. Visit iof2020.eu for more information about the project.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Theocharis Moysiadis
tmoysiadis@f-in.gr
George Adamides
gadamides@ari.gov.cy
Andreas Stylianou
a.stylianou@ari.gov.cy
Nicolaos Zotos
nzotos@f-in.gr
Marianthi Giannakopoulou
marianthym@ari.gov.cy
Twitter: @IoF2020
Facebook: IoF2020
LinkedIn: IoF2020
Web:
https://www.iof2020.eu/trials/vegetables/digital-ecosystem-utilisation