Turning field and lab data into decisions for drought-resilient farming.

Within Smart BioFert, an R&D consortium backed by the Andalusian Regional Government, Dempo is building the cloud platform that brings field sensors, climate data and lab results together.

Project in progress · December 2024 – December 2026
Smart BioFert

At a glance

6 partners

Research, biotechnology, agricultural production and technology in one consortium.

24 months

December 2024 to December 2026.

85%

ERDF (FEDER) co-funding.

The project

Consortium

onTech Innovation · University of Granada · CIDAF · Herogra Especiales · Eurocastell Caña · Dempo

Funding

Junta de Andalucía, PlanD Sequía · ERDF Andalusia 2021–2027

Budget

Total €735,095.86 · Grant €595,705.92

Industry

Agri-food

Service

Build

The challenge

Smart BioFert is developing smart biofertilisers adapted to drought, based on PGPR bacterial consortia that improve soil water retention, soil structure and nutrient uptake. This first phase focuses on cherry tomatoes.

To prove the approach in the field, researchers and growers need to combine data from very different sources and turn it into irrigation monitoring and agronomic decisions.

What we are building

  1. Cloud, microservices architectureA platform designed to interconnect agricultural technologies, IoT devices and research labs.
  2. One multiparameter databaseField sensor data, climate information, lab analyses and technical observations in a single system, accessible from anywhere.
  3. Ready for researchersResearchers upload their own data and compare it with field data, building a shared digital ecosystem.
  4. Automated analysis and reportingSmart irrigation monitoring, automated analyses and technical reports that support agronomic decisions.

Technology

Architecture

  • Cloud
  • Microservices

Data

  • Multiparameter database

Integrations

  • IoT devices
  • Field sensors
  • Climate data
  • Research labs

Stack

  • Python, PHP, Laravel, R, PostgreSQL, Grafana, Sentry.

Where the project stands

The project runs until December 2026. We will update this case with results when the consortium publishes them.

Project funded by the Junta de Andalucía (Ministry of University, Research and Innovation) under PlanD Sequía Andalucía, within the ERDF Andalusia 2021–2027 programme.

ERDF (FEDER) · Co-funded by the European Union · Government of Spain · European Funds
Junta de Andalucía

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