A Cadiz entrepreneur has confronted planned obsolescence in the field of agricultural innovation. An automated farming system has been developed with a life expectancy of ten years. It is an intelligent irrigation system that feeds on solar energy and to which a farmer can gain access through his mobile device. It is an initiative of […]
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Pioneering technology applied to wastewater treatment for irrigation purposes
Researchers from the University of Almería are the first to use solar radiation for wastewater treatment in open reactors. This type of reactor is cheaper than those used to date, tube reactors. They are also easier to install and more effective. The treated wastewater can be used for irrigation purposes.
Growiti: mobile phones become gardeners thanks to an app which controls plant watering
Young entrepreneurs from Málaga are developing a device which provides accurate information about plant watering at home. This device, called Growiti, is buried underground and when we approach the mobile phone to it, we can obtain information about the humidity levels of the plant and are able to know if it needs to be watered […]
José Francisco Ruiz, cultural investigation into the historic role of irrigation in agriculture
From Pinos Puente in Granada, the social anthropologist José Francisco Ruiz decided to focus his research on his hometown. His work on the irrigation systems of La Vega de Granada has achieved recognition in Spain having won a third place Marqués de Lozoya Award for cultural research given out by the Ministry for Education, Culture […]