General Objective: Develop an accessible Web3 computing platform that improves the sustainability and efficiency of potato crop production in Ecuador, through the use of monitoring techniques, toxicological traceability and management of agricultural inputs, using remote sensing and blockchain technologies.
Specific objectives:
- Review the state of the art on potato cultivation, including its variants, traditional production management techniques, production lands, agrochemicals used and the main technologies used to monitor the crop.
- Implement and adapt multispectral monitoring infrastructure in the test areas for the periodic collection and processing of potato crop data.
- Evaluate information on potato cultivation in the test areas, including soil conditions, climatic data and the use of agrochemicals, to do a comparative trial in two different experimental plots: one with traditional cultivation using agrochemicals and another with organic cultivation using
monitoring techniques . - Develop a robust open access digital platform that allows
data storage, interactivity and collaboration between the different project actors, and facilitates the extrapolation of results to promote the creation of digital twins. - Carry out scientific dissemination by publishing results in high and medium impact journals, and participating in national and international conferences, focusing on showing the dangers and health consequences detected by the use of agrochemicals in traditional crops and monitored organic crops.
Participating Institutions:
EPN, UTA, ESPOL
Project Director Esteban Valencia
Participants:
- William Ricardo Venegas Toro
- Juan Carlos Almachi Nacimba
- Rafael Isaías Mera Andrade
- Alicia Monserrath Zabala Haro
- Danilo Andrés Arcentales Bastidas
Awarded budget: $40,000.00
Project Status: Awarded
