FIGARO precision irrigation: an independent record of the EU project (2012–2016)
FIGARO (Flexible and Precise Irrigation Platform to Improve Farm Scale Water Productivity) was a European research project that ran from October 2012 to September 2016. Its goal: help farmers irrigate with less fresh water by combining field sensors, weather forecasts and crop models in one decision-support platform.
This site is an independent record of that work: what the platform did, where it was tested, what was published and how precision irrigation has been discussed since. It is not the project's official website.
48 monthsOct 2012 – Sep 2016
17 partnerscompanies, universities, FAO, a regional authority
≈ €6 millionEU contribution (FP7)
6 countriesdemonstration sites in 2016
Start here
- What FIGARO wasAims and context of the project.
- The platformSensors, models, optimisation: how the system worked.
- ResultsField tests and public deliverables.
- Closing conferenceBrussels, 19 September 2016.