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European Territorial Cooperation Programmes (ETCP), GREECE-ITALY 2007-2013
Efficient Irrigation Management Tools for Agricultural Cultivations and Urban Landscapes
IRMA -
Subsidy Contract No: I3.11.06
LP-TEIEP | P2-AEPDE | P3/P7-CRA_INEA | P4-ISPA/CNR | P5-ROP | P6-ROEDM
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Partners P4 (ISPA/CNR) and P6
(ROP) are expected to complete the
audits in Italy during the first half of
September.
IRMA auditing toolcase
Web irrigation information and
recommendations systems
Both the system for Arta (IRMA_SYS)
and the system for Puglia (HydroTech)
have been entered in their evaluation
phase.
Views from IRMA_SYS evaluation plots at
TEIEP (up) and at private field (down)
This means that real fields and
gardens are irrigated using the
system’s recommendations while a
number of quantitative and qualitative
measurements will be used to
compare the results with those from
reference crops and landscapes.
Progress of WP6
Specialized research
actions
Most of the experimental work has
been completed and now all involved
partners are in the phase of writing the
relevant technical reports from which
research papers are expected to
result.
Other interesting stuff
Governance
New code of practice for water
protection from nitrification in
Greece
The new Greek code of practice for
the protection of water from nitrate
pollution from agriculture has been
released on August 18
th
(Ministerial
Decision 1420/82031 published at the
Governmental
Gazette
1709/Β/
17.8.2015).