PHYTODRON Operational Group: Validation and safety of aerial drone applications in agroforestry environments
- Type Operational group
- Execution 2021 -2023
- Assigned Budget 567.924,4 €
- Scope Supraautonómico
- Autonomous community Andalucía; Cataluña; Madrid, Comunidad de; País Vasco
- Main source of financing PEPAC 2014-2020
- Project website https://gophytodron.es/
Description
Validation of the use of drones as a safe and effective alternative compared to conventional pesticide applications (rigorous analysis of risks, scenarios, applications, and equipment).
Objectives
- Define the protocol for conducting tests to determine drift and potential environmental risks
- Comparative assessment of operator exposure values and risks using unmanned aerial equipment
- Develop the technical characterization protocol for unmanned aerial application equipment
- Comparative assessment of quality, accuracy, and efficiency of application with unmanned aerial vehicles, and comparative analysis of application effectiveness, range, and cost.
- Generation of a proposal for consideration by the competent authority on the regulation of the application of phytosanitary products with unmanned aerial equipment
Results
- Comparison of the results obtained with the soil drift and deposition values used for the current EU assessment to determine aquatic and terrestrial risk
- Development of the first non-dietary human exposure testing protocol, published with ISBN: 978-84-17528-69-0
- Preparation of the technical characterization report for unmanned aerial equipment for the application of phytosanitary products and evaluation of commercial equipment
- Development of the first testing protocol for determining the efficacy of drone treatment in citrus fruits, as well as residues in the fruit, published with ISBN: 978-84-17528-69-0
- Document with a regulatory proposal for the new regulation of aerial applications of phytosanitary products with unmanned aerial equipment
Contact information
- Coordinator/entity name: AEPLA
- Coordinator/entity email: registrocorteva@corteva.com | proyectos@aepla.es
Beneficiaries
- AEPLA - ASOCIACIÓN EMPRESARIAL PARA LA PROTECCIÓN DE LAS PLANTAS
- BASKEGUR
- Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Agrónomos de Centro y Canarias
- CORTEVA (DOW AGROSCIENCES IBERICA S.A.)
- Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria (IRTA)
- Universidad de Sevilla
- # Colaboradores: BASF ESPAÑOLA
- S.L.
- DCOOP Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza
- INSST - INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SEGURIDAD Y SALUD EN EL TRABAJO
- PLATAFORMA TECNOLÓGICA DEL VINO
- SYNGENTA ESPAÑA S.A.U.
Outsourced
- INIA - Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria
- NEIKER-Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario S.A..
- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
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