Presentation by Stefanie Reetz on Eurisy's activities in supporting SMEs and local and regional governments in their access to satellite data.

1. Farmers and Public Authorities :
Implementing Satellite Information and
Services for Agriculture

2. Non-profit association of government institutions

3. Mission
Support SMEs and Local and Regional Authorities to
access the benefits of satellite services by
– Awareness raising
– Providing commercially neutral advice and
expertise
– Identifying relevant implementation models

4. Agriculture Challenges – Satellite
Service Answers
 Rising costs and falling prices
 Effects of climate change and scarcity of resources
 Continuous safety and quality of food supply
 Sustainable development
Satellite services enable:
 Resource efficiency
 Optimised yields
 Traceability
Naples, 11 February 2010

5. Obstacles
 Lack of awareness
 Technology can be intimidating
 Proportionality
 Resources
Naples, 11 February 2010

6. Agriculture
Good Practices

7. Northern Ireland - Iain McMordie
 GPS Precision Farming
(fertiliser and pesticides)
 Benefits: 10% savings in
fertiliser and fuel per
year
 Implementation
 Improving access to ICT
programme run by Department
for Agriculture
 Funding for GIS
 Advice on service and equipment
to choose
 8 farmers investing together

8. France – Chambre d’Agriculture Eure
et Loire
 Remote sensing to
analyse fertiliser and
irrigation needs
 Benefits: resource
efficiency, economic
boost to agricultural
sector
 Implementation
 CA acts as intermediary
 Offers service not-for-profit to
all farmers on the territory
 Provide information, capacity
building and technical support

9. France – Cooperative CapSeine
 Remote sensing to analyse
fertiliser and irrigation
needs
 Benefits: resource
efficiency, economic boost
to agricultural sector
 Implementation
 Cooperative acts as intermediary
 Economic actor takes over from
public institution
 Better placed to provide service to its
members

10. Italy – Regione Campania
 Remote sensing: Regional
Irrigation Advisory Plan
 Benefits: Optimised water
management,
modernisation of farming
practices
 Implementation
 Region has created research centre
that provides the information
 Personalised information provided
free of charge to farmers
 Part of regional policy to protect
water resources

11. Italy – Regione Campania

12. Conclusions
• The technology is there
• Innovation filters through by market mechanisms but needs
to be guided through pro-active approaches from farmers and
Local Authorities

13. Thank you!
Dr. Stefanie Reetz
PolicyCoordinator
stefanie.reetz@eurisy.org
www.eurisy.org