Operational Group: Development of information systems to improve the management of irrigation communities
- Type Operational group
- Execution 2017
- Assigned Budget 4.450,00 €
- Scope Autonómico
- Autonomous community Andalucía
- Main source of financing PEPAC 2014-2020
The objective of this Operational Group is to articulate a consortium of CC.RR., technology companies, administration, agriculture, and the environment of Andalusia and public research organizations
This objective is embedded in the Andalusian Rural Development Plan (RDP) as it seeks to "improve the economic results of (irrigated) farms and facilitate their restructuring and modernization, particularly with a view to increasing their (competitiveness and) diversification (focus area 2a of the Andalusian RDP).
Additionally, the Government seeks to: improve water management (focus area 4b), increase water use efficiency in agriculture (focus area 5a), and increase energy use efficiency in irrigation (focus area 5b). Collaterally, the Government will: Contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases (focus area 5d) and facilitate the development of small businesses and job creation (focus area 6a).
- Identify technological innovations that can improve the information systems that feed water management support systems in regional governments.
- Identify the demands of the CC.RR. in order to modernize their management.
- The architecture of a new help system.
- The formulation of a project that will allow for the construction of a new tool aimed at improving water management, traceability, and accounting.
- Coordinator/entity name: Feragua Association of Irrigation Communities of Andalusia
- Coordinator/entity email: info@feragua.com
- Asociación Feragua de comunidades de regantes de Andalucía