DS4CANOLA Operational Group: Digital Parameterization of Spring Rapeseed Crops Sown in Autumn
- Type Operational group
- Status In progress
- Execution 2022 -2024
- Assigned Budget 257.816,00 €
- Scope Autonómico
- Autonomous community Andalucía
- Main source of financing PEPAC 2023-2027
- Project website DS4Canola
The DS4Canola project seeks to digitally transform rapeseed cultivation in Andalusia through the use of advanced techniques and decision-making models to improve yields and optimize profits. The approach encompasses aspects such as sowing timing, nutrient supply, and reducing nitrate pollution. Advanced monitoring systems, machine learning algorithms, and connected machinery will be used.
There are four specific objectives:
- Collection, structuring, and analysis of agronomic data for rapeseed cultivation using crop, soil, and climate sensors, creating a robust digital solution for farmers.
- Automation of multispectral satellite and drone image processing to extract agronomic information related to rapeseed plot management, using artificial intelligence for time series analysis and pattern detection.
- Integration of data from Objectives 1 and 2 to create an automated agronomic decision-support system, generating prescriptions and variable input doses based on the needs of the rapeseed crop.
- Design of a digital traceability system for rapeseed oil to ensure the sustainability and safety of the final product. It includes training and awareness-raising activities to promote rapeseed oil as a safe and nutritionally beneficial product. Framed within the objectives of the European Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability Innovation (AEI-AGRI), the DS4Canola project has a distinctly innovative focus, promoting a more efficient and sustainable agricultural sector and boosting digitalization and traceability in agriculture.
Rapeseed cultivation in Andalusia, planted in autumn and winter, has a 180-day crop cycle, a high capacity for climate adaptation, and similar water requirements to cereals. Despite its technical management, especially during sowing, technologies such as variable seeding, sowing alerts, and hydrothermal models can eliminate barriers to its implementation, making it a viable option in water-scarce areas such as the Guadalquivir Valley. The DS4Canola project seeks to increase the efficiency of rapeseed production, reduce inputs, and promote sustainable strategies aligned with the European From Farm to Fork strategy.
Rapeseed, a neglected crop with outdated management techniques, requires developments in data capture, analysis, and digital traceability to ensure its viability and market acceptance. Precision Agriculture tools and digital technology are essential for managing crop variability and updating rapeseed management. To optimize agricultural practices, minimize their economic and environmental impact, and meet the sustainability expectations of the European Union's Green Deal for 2030, DS4Canola proposes a rapeseed oil production model based on the collection of data relevant to its cultivation, condition, and evolution.
The project consists of four phases:
- Documentary, Experimental, Report Writing, and Outreach. The documentary phase includes an analysis of the technology, market, data, and target audience.
- The experimental phase involves the management of images, data, and AI algorithms, the integration of diverse data, and the generation of automatic prescription maps.
- The report writing phase includes reports on agronomic management, technologies, AI models, and decision-making systems.
- The dissemination phase focuses on the communication and dissemination of the project.
The DS4Canola project aims to digitalize the spring rapeseed crop sown in autumn in Andalusia to improve cultivation practices, profitability, and sustainability. To achieve this, the project proposes:
- collect and analyze agronomic data by monitoring crop conditions;
- automate the analysis of satellite images for crop management;
- integrate collected data to assist in agronomic decision-making;
- create a digital traceability system. DS4Canola aligns with AEI-AGRI's innovation and sustainability goals.
- Coordinator/entity name: Pioneer Hi-Bred Spain SL
- Postal address: Carretera Sevilla Cazalla C433, KM 4-6 La Rinconada, Seville
- Coordinator/entity email: jorge.martinezguanter@corteva.com
- Telephone: 627835465
- Pioneer Hi-Bred Spain SL
- Universidad de Sevilla (manuelperez@us.es)
- Asociación Agraria Jóvenes Agricultores de Sevilla ( ASAJA-Sevilla), (fernando.rodriguez@asajasevilla.es)
- ACEITES DEL SUR-COOSUR S.A. ( Acesur), (mmartinez@acesur.com)
- SEMILLAS GUADALSEM, S.L. ( Guadalsem), (francisco.romero@guadalsem.com)
- Pioneer Hi-Bred Spain SL
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