AGRARIAN is designing an open and highly dynamic digital platform (Technology Readiness Level 5-7), enabling seamless reuse, composability, and orchestration of tailored digital solutions. By integrating smart connectivity, automated software refactoring, and advanced data management frameworks, the project will facilitate real-time, edge-based deployments that address the evolving needs of modern agriculture. As part of its inclusive approach, AGRARIAN is organizing two rounds of open calls to engage external stakeholders and test solutions within real-world pilot environments. The first round successfully concluded on January 31st, 2025, with selected participants now preparing to contribute to the project’s pilot activities.
Romania is represented in this revolutionary project by the Forum of Professional Farmers and Processors of Romania (FAPPR) and the company SOFTWARE IMAGINATION & VISION (SIMAVI).
Innovative Edge Computing for Agriculture
The AGRARIAN platform will provide:
- Smart connectivity for secure and flexible access to diverse network infrastructures.
- Adaptive network solutions to dynamically meet latency and configuration requirements across different technologies.
- Edge-cloud integration for seamless orchestration and deployment of software components.
- Uniform management of distributed digital infrastructure, optimizing both edge and cloud resources.
- Dynamic provisioning of time- and location-sensitive services and applications.
- Secure and optimized data management, ensuring efficiency and confidentiality in processing agricultural data.
- Energy-efficient operations, supporting sustainability through enhanced resource management tools and applications.
Empowering Farmers with Real-Time Decision Support
A key outcome of the project will be the development of a powerful Agricultural Decision Support System (ADSS), specifically tailored for farmers and rural communities. By integrating real-time data processing, the ADSS will empower stakeholders to optimize agricultural practices, improve operational effectiveness, and maximize benefits.
Pilots: Testing AGRARIAN in Real Agricultural Environments
To validate and demonstrate the AGRARIAN platform’s capabilities, the project will deploy three real-world pilot programs across diverse agricultural environments in Europe:
- Greek Pilot: utilizing drones for monitoring and managing livestock spread across mountainous terrains in Crete.
- Romanian Pilot: The pilot focuses on edge computing to process agriculture data near its source to overcome limitations of cost, timeliness, and privacy associated with cloud-based processing.
- Portugal/Spain Pilot: The pilot focuses on technologies to enhance vineyard management using satellite data, weather information, IoT sensors, and AI models.
These pilots will showcase AGRARIAN’s flexibility, adaptability, and positive impact on both conventional and specialized agricultural practices, providing valuable insights for future deployments across Europe and beyond.
Collaboration and Impact
By leveraging widely accepted open-source technologies, AGRARIAN fosters collaboration across agricultural and technology sectors, ensuring the adoption of innovative solutions that meet real-world needs. The project’s advancements in edge computing will contribute to the EU’s broader digital transformation and sustainability goals, reinforcing the competitiveness of the European agricultural sector.
SIMAVI plays a key role in the AGRARIAN project, acting both as a work package leader and a contributor across several technical and strategic areas.
We are the leader of WP4 – Pilots: AGRARIAN Operations & Application Scenarios Development, overseeing the implementation, integration, and validation of the AGRARIAN platform in real-world scenarios.
As the leader of the AGRARIAN ADSS (Advanced Decision Support System) development, SIMAVI is responsible for proposing the appropriate “last mile” technologies and designing a model that maximizes benefits for all stakeholders involved. Through this work, SIMAVI aims to empower end users and foster a more connected, data-informed agricultural ecosystem.
WP4 will focus on three scenarios:
- Monitoring and management of livestock growth in Crete, Greece;
- Monitoring of field crops in Romania;
- Viticulture communities in Portugal.
These pilots will follow a multi-actor approach to fully address the designated stakeholder requirements and leverage the necessary technologies to support them.
In addition, SIMAVI is responsible for coordinating and delivering several critical tasks, including:
T1.2 – Multi-level Governance of End Users, Developers, and AGRARIAN Stakeholders
T4.1 – Integration of System Software and Hardware Components
T4.5 – Pilot Assessment and Open Call Interfaces
T5.3 – Demonstration of Application Scenarios and Third-Party Applications
As a partner, SIMAVI also contributes to the following tasks:
T1.1 – Project Coordination
T2.3 – AGRARIAN Cube-Edge AI Specifications
T2.4 – Overall Architecture and Pilot Requirements
T3.3 – Dynamic Programmable Distributed Ecosystem
T3.4 – AI/ML Enablers for Last-Mile Agricultural Governance
T6.1 – Dissemination and Communication Activities
T6.2 – Standardization and Collaboration with Existing Initiatives
T6.3 – Market Analysis, Business Modelling, Exploitation & IPR
Agrarian Partners
- NCSR “Demokritos”
- Adrestia R&D
- SIMAVI Software Imagination & Vision
- German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- Ubotica Technologies
- Practin
- Epsilon Malt Ltd
- Leonardo
- Department of Horticultural Genetics and Biotechnology, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania
- Terraview OS
- Satelliot
- AVIPE
- Forumul APPR
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About AGRARIAN AGRARIAN is an EU-funded project under the HORIZON-CL6-2023-GOVERNANCE-01 call. It aims to develop an open, dynamic, and programmable edge computing environment for agriculture, integrating innovative digital solutions to enhance sustainability and competitiveness.
