GoCitrics: Precision Agriculture in Citrus Irrigation & Fertilization - A Field Peer Review

Summary

In i2connect, a field peer review involves peers from different countries reviewing practical case innovations and to learn from each other. The focus is on advisory services and understanding how interactive innovation occurs. The peers try to understand the roles of actors, stakeholders and key moments like challenges, successes and insights. The knowledge gained from these field peer reviews, benefits advisor training programs. The GoCitrics project focuses on precision agriculture in citrus irrigation and fertilization. A Slovenian team analysed the seven steps of the project development process using the Spiral of Initiatives method. As a conclusion, the project success can be attributed to agronomical and technical skills, remote sensing data analysis, as well as the social component, including the advisors, soft skills and collaboration among stakeholders.