We are excited to announce the official launch of the LIFE-ACCLIMATE project, “Cultivating Resilience: Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Greenhouses to Enhance Yield and Resource Efficiency”, a groundbreaking initiative led by Universidad de Almería and Innovalia Association, in collaboration with 9 other organisations:
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Fundación Grupo Cajamar
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Fundación Centro Tecnológico de Componentes
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Domca
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Alerion Technologies
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AGrowingData Solutions
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Garaia Sociedad Cooperativa
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Acorde Technologies
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CEIGRAM – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
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Agrobio
Over the next 47 months, with a total budget of €4.68 million, the consortium will demonstrate how the integration of aerial and ground robotics, data analytics, and artificial intelligence can revolutionize greenhouse agriculture and enable climate change adaptation by enhancing productivity, reducing resource use, and fostering sustainability.
The project LIFE23-CCA-ES-LIFE-ACCLIMATE is co-financed by the European Union through the LIFE Programme, under Grant Agreement No. 101157315.
Project Scope and Activities
The LIFE-ACCLIMATE project will focus on both demonstration and replication activities across two key regions in Spain: Almería and the province of Bizkaia. The planned demonstration activities will take place in tomato greenhouses, while replication efforts will focus on lettuce, cucumber, and pepper greenhouse crops.
The primary goal is to show how the synergy of 3 innovative technologies can support greenhouse producers in optimizing decision-making across three critical production areas:
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Climate Control
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Fertigation
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Integrated Pest and Disease Management (IPM and IDM)
Key performance indicators (KPIs) for the project include increased productivity, reduced use of water, energy, and fertilizers, and the elimination of chemical pesticides. These factors are vital in helping the greenhouse sector adapt to the challenges posed by climate change.
Coordinators: Jorge Sánchez (jorgesanchez@ual.es) & Óscar Rey (orey@innovalia.org)
