Project AZMUD: Improvement of Mediterranean greenhouses performance using innovative plastic materials, natural additives and novelty irrigation technologies.

Goals

1. Plant heating on soilless systems based on the Joule effect

2. Semi-transparent Photovoltaic (PV) modules

3. Biodegradable agricultural film which lifespan > 3 months

4. Natural pesticides based on botanical extracts.

5. Encapsulated biopesticides with biopolymers.

6. Optimization of the crop productivity by using a magnetic technology.

7. Low Energy Drip Irrigation (LEDI) system.

8. Smart decision support system tool.

9. Establishing up to 4 training centres

10. To reduce up to 15% of crop production cost

NEWS

MIRRA Newsletter | June 2023 | Issue no. 16

MIRRA and AIMPLAS in Partnership with PIC, the Packing Industries Company, Collaborate to Pilot and Integrate Innovative Natural-based Biodegradable Plastic Mulch in the Jordan Valley. View HT...

MIRRA Newsletter | April 2023 | Issue no. 14

MIRRA and SMARTWALL Collaborate to Pilot and Integrate Innovative Semi-transparent Photovoltaic Modules into Greenhouse Agriculture in Jordan. View HTML Newsletter...


  

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 1914.