Completion of this course complies with the requirement of RESOLUTION ACC/1172/2022, of April 21, by which aid is called for precision agriculture and 4.0 technologies in the agricultural sector within the Plan d 'boosting the sustainability and competitiveness of agriculture and livestock (III) within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan corresponding to the year 2022 (ref.BDNS 622264).

According to the basic order, the farmer must carry out and justify a training plan with a minimum duration of 25 hours that guarantees the correct use and practical application of the technologies that are the subject of this support program, which will be able to organize the marketer, professional agricultural organizations or other agents of the rural environment.

The FEMAC Cluster in collaboration with centers of reference in the sector in Catalonia, and with the collaboration of the marketing companies and manufacturers of the equipment, organizes this course in online and face-to-face format.

Targets

This course aims to train farmers and owners and managers of agricultural holdings, in new agricultural technologies that companies in the sector are looking for to lead their smart agriculture and digital transformation projects. It is a program that seeks to generate new knowledge, which aims to combine traditional agronomic knowledge with the application of cutting-edge technologies, while deepening the use and learning of the acquired equipment.

Skills

1. Adequate knowledge and ability to develop and apply technology in equipment and systems intended for the automation and control of agricultural machines and processes.

2. Know the technologies and methodologies of precision irrigation based on the measurement of soil and plant variables. As well as, to know the usefulness of decision support systems (optimization models) in the management of the irrigation of irrigable areas.

3. Understanding of Big Data models in agricultural environments and models and algorithms for automated decision-making.

4. Know Intelligent Systems for Production Monitoring.

5. The student will acquire content of a technical and practical nature in the use of a machine for applying the acquired equipment.

PRICE: €245