Seven areas of work, one shared objective
PrecisionFert’s activities are organised into seven areas of work (Work Packages, WP), each devoted to a specific operational field. Together they contribute to developing, applying and disseminating the solutions the project sets out to deliver.
Project timeline
The seven areas of work
Project management
Overall coordination, reporting and liaison between all partners for the entire duration of the project.
—Economic sustainability
Technical and economic analysis of precision fertilisation strategies, to assess whether variable-rate application pays off compared with uniform fertiliser spreading.
—Repository and DSS
Creation of a shared data infrastructure and enhancement of the SmartFit DSS, to give farms a practical tool for managing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilisation on arable land across the Veneto plain.
—Nitrogen metamodel
Development of an agronomic metamodel combining soil information, weather conditions and crop data to support the estimation of nitrogen requirements across the different areas of the field.
—Phosphorus and potassium
Extending precision fertilisation to phosphorus and potassium, combining information on soil nutrient status and field variability to define variable-rate application strategies.
—On-farm application of the methodology
The PrecisionFert methodology is applied on the farms taking part in the project, to assess how workable it is in practice and to define an application protocol suited to the management needs of different types of holding.
—Communication and dissemination
Outreach and dialogue with the farming community through digital channels, public events and stakeholder engagement, to share the project’s progress and support the transfer of the innovation.
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