ChallengeUpdated on 23 April 2026
Precision Irrigation Intelligence for Olive Groves
Head of Marketing Growth at ACUSHLA SA
About
Acushla is seeking a technology partner for the GATE5.0 Open Call to co-develop and validate an Agriculture 5.0 solution for smart irrigation management in olive groves. Our company already uses digital tools for field-book management and traceability. Therefore, our innovation need is not focused on basic digitalisation, but on a more advanced layer of agronomic intelligence aimed at optimising water use and improving irrigation decision-making.
The challenge is to enhance irrigation management by combining drone-based crop monitoring, soil and climate data, and decision-support analytics. The goal is to detect water stress earlier, identify priority intervention areas, and support more precise irrigation strategies across the farm.
We are looking for a technology SME with an already mature solution or module that can be adapted to our operational context, piloted under real conditions, and scaled after validation.
What we are looking for:
- Drone-based monitoring capabilities
- Integration of soil moisture and climate data
- Agronomic analytics or AI-based recommendation systems
- A dashboard or decision-support interface
- Pilot-ready technology with strong scalability potential
Expected impact
- Improved irrigation decision-making
- Reduced water consumption
- Earlier detection of crop stress
- Better agronomic consistency across plots
- Scalable model for permanent Mediterranean crops
Topic
- Productivity optimisation
- Water management
- Precision agriculture
- Automation needs
- Data integration
- Sustainability monitoring
Organisation
Vila Flor, Portugal
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Solution
Weather-Driven Smart Irrigation Intelligence Platform (WRF + IoT + Satellite)
- IoT & Smart Sensors
- Robotics & Automation
- UAV / Drone solutions
- Other digital solution
- Farm management software
- Smart irrigation systems
- Quality monitoring systems
- Energy efficiency solutions
- Water management technologies
- Precision farming technologies
- Decision Support Systems (DSS)
- Sustainable production technologies
- Data analytics & predictive modelling
- Artificial Intelligence for agriculture
- Custom software development for agrifood
- Traceability & supply chain digitalisation
- Carbon footprint & environmental monitoring
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Solution
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- IoT & Smart Sensors
- Farm management software
- Smart irrigation systems
- Water management technologies
- Precision farming technologies
- Sustainable production technologies
- Data analytics & predictive modelling
- Artificial Intelligence for agriculture
Eduardo Vias
Head of Water Stewardship and Business Development at Agrow Analytics
Solution
AI-Powered Modular Control System for Greenhouses & Open-Field Precision Agriculture
- IoT & Smart Sensors
- Robotics & Automation
- Smart irrigation systems
- Energy efficiency solutions
- Water management technologies
- Precision farming technologies
- Decision Support Systems (DSS)
- Data analytics & predictive modelling
- Artificial Intelligence for agriculture
Paolo Roncaglia
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