The Intercoop cooperative, the UJI research group "Crop Protection and Molecular Biology", the Food Technology Institute (AINIA), and the companies Frutinter, Alvol Drone Solution, Oppidum participated in the "Agrotech: Agricultural Digitalization" conference. Energy, GeneticAI and VisualNACert
Espaitec held the event this Tuesday «Agrotech: Agricultural Digitalization» where different entities in the sector have addressed the challenges faced by the agricultural environment of the Valencian Community, and particularly in the province of Castellón, during the digital transformation process and what technological trends are being developed.
During the inauguration, the deputy vice-rector for Transfer, Innovation and Entrepreneurship of the Universitat Jaume I, david cabedo, has indicated that through this meeting the aim is to promote collaborative projects between entities to achieve sustainable agricultural growth.
For his part, the director of podcast and manager of the General Foundation of the UJI, Juan Antonio Bertolin, highlighted that Espaitec, like innovation hub, is committed to promoting reflection, through discussion forums like this one, on technological evolution through challenges and innovative solutions of the various strategic sectors for the province of Castellón.
Intercoop
The meeting started with the presentation of the general director of Intercoop, Antonio Martínez, who has expressed the difficulties that the agricultural sector is going through since it has to face a digital transformation process along with other challenges of a legislative, organizational and economic nature, among others. In this sense, Martínez has explained that this environment is currently characterized by being very segmenteda low level of modernization and a investment deficit in research, development and innovation.
Furthermore, as indicated by the director of Intercoop, the great impact of agriculture in the province of Castellón forces the sector to innovate and transform, which is why he has highlighted the need to promote a more collaborative environment by launching global projects.
technology trends
During the day, some technological trends that are currently being developed were also presented. In this sense, the coordinator of the research group at the Universitat Jaume I «Crop Protection and Molecular Biology», Monica Hurtado, has explained the role of the biotechnology to identify pests and diseases by DNA that affect citrus fruits. For his part, the person responsible for the Spectral Sensors Line of the Food Technological Institute (AINIA), Edgar Llop, Presented the CERES project, through which a remote sensing system has been developed based on the combination of different technologies framed within agriculture 4.0.
Finally, various companies have explained how their companies promote the creation of a more sustainable agricultural environment. In this sense, they have participated Joaquin Ferrer, technical director of Frutinter; the instructor of the Aeronautical Training and Coordination department of Alvol Drone Solution, Manuel Martinavarro, and the company's Precision Agriculture specialist, Sergio Arnau; the general director of Oppidum Energy, Jorge Garcia; the CEO of GeneticAI, Fernando López, and Lucia Iborra, CEO and co-founder of VisualNACert.
This initiative has the support of the Department of Innovation, Universities, Science and Digital Society of the Generalitat Valenciana.