Efficiency in the use of resources for the improvement of sustainability of vine and wine sector at Priorat region
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FEFTS Specifications
Research project
for Energy efficiency improvement
Suitable for
Precision agriculture
Special type
Water reduction
Agricultural domain
Open-field agriculture
Suitable for
Farmer
Applications
Agricultural field practices
Especially
Irrigation
Type of solution
Methodology, Procedure
Details
Project`s acronym: LIFE PRIORAT+MONTSANT
Project funding type: EU
Project funding source: LIFE
Project coordinator: Fundaci Parc Tecnolgic del Vi
Coordinator location: Spain
Coordinator email / Contact form: sergi.delamo@vitec.cat
Project status: Finished
Total budget: 1 529 153 EUR
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During 3 field campaigns (2017, 2018 and 2019), weekly irrigation recommendations were provided and applied over 240 ha of vineyards. Results:
- a reduction in water consumption of between 22% and 29% was achieved in the areas where the recommendations were strictly followed.
- a 100% reduction in the use of synthetic chemical fertilisers in the targeted estates on an area of 406 ha of vineyards through the use of organic fertilisation.
- a selection of 24 energy saving measures and 18 water saving measures were proposed to the wineries. These wineries saved on average 8 220 kWh/year during the project (a reduced consumption of 42.5%, on average).
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Assessment
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General
This FEFTS contributes to improve the energy profiles of farming systems:Environmental
The application of this FEFTS directly reduces fossil energy use, in terms of:- Tools and equipment electricity consumption
- Fertilizer reduction
- Water reduction
Socioeconomic
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