ALGAVID Operational Group: Digitalization of the effect produced by biostimulants and soil bioregenerators based on microALGAe, produced in the same facility as the farmer

The overall objective of the project is to develop an advanced decision-support system and issue recommendations in the agricultural sector for the dosage of microalgae-based biostimulants, fertilizers, and soil amendments incorporated into microalgae and water from irrigation canals, wells, etc., with their specific characteristics.

To this end, the implementation of sensors and the development of new data generation and capture systems are proposed, allowing for the real-time measurement of new magnitudes not previously taken into account in agricultural production, such as soil porosity, temperature at a depth of 10-15-20 cm and CO2 absorption capacity, as well as other well-known magnitudes such as pH, NPK, EC, etc., among others, which favor the optimization of the aforementioned resources and maximize crop production and quality.

After a preparation phase of the data obtained through sensor technology, which highlights the automatic detection and correction of measurement errors, predictive algorithms will be used to generate recommendations for actions to be taken regarding irrigation timing or products to be applied, with the aim of improving soil productivity while preserving its value, improving the quality of the product obtained, and reducing the application of chemicals.