1. FATIMA Optimisation of external nutrient inputs & water management in crop production
Massimo Burioni
European Commission
DG R&I – Directorate F - Bioeconomy
Unit F.3 – Agri-Food Chain
Fertiliser WG, Brussels, 13 February 2017
Research and
Innovation

2. Agriculture = Food & Nutrition Security
Food is the very basic need for all living beings, and humans make no exception
Agriculture provides most of our food supply since more than 10,000 years
As far as we know today, agriculture will be the main source of our food in the future as well

3. Wise cropping for Food & Nutrition Security
Wise intensification of crop production systems:
"Produce more…"
More yield per kg of fertiliser spread
per drop of water used
per unit of cropped land
…with less negative impact"
Less pollution of water and soil
chemical residues in our food
emissions of GHGs

4. Topic on External nutrient inputs
SC WP
Topic on External nutrient inputs
Research & Innovation Action (RIA) - 8M € of EU contribution
Overall objective:
Innovative & effective strategies to increase crop yields by optimising the use of external nutrient inputs and water at farm level
Expected impacts:
Improvement of ground and surface water quality
Reduction of soil contaminations from toxic compounds and heavy metals
Increased farmers’ competitiveness through the reduction of production costs

5. Research & Innovation Action, Co-funded by Horizon 2020 - Grant 633945
FARMING TOOLS FOR EXTERNAL NUTRIENTS INPUTS AND WATER MANAGEMENT
PURPOSE
New farm tools and service capacities
to help EU intensive farm sector to optimise nutrients & water management and productivity
VISION Bridging sustainable crop production
with fair economic competitiveness
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (ES) (Anna Osann & Alfonso Calera)
Research & Innovation Action, Co-funded by Horizon Grant

6. RIA project 3-year duration 21 beneficiaries 12 countries
(Mar-2015 to Feb-2018)
21 beneficiaries
12 countries
7 pilot areas

8. Integration of different technologies into a practical Variable-Rate delivery system of high resolution

10. VR delivery decreased N inputs by 38% without losses of grain yield in replicated wheat strips
Source, Project FATIMA, H2020 GA

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