Cross-border Development Platform CROSSMART
CROSSMART is an innovative project focused on the smart and precise improvement of agriculture and agro-entrepreneurship in the cross-border area of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. Through a unique web platform, grape, olive, and other family farm producers will gain access to modern tools, education, and analytical data that facilitate everyday farm management.
Priority Axis: Smart investments in research, innovation, and competitive entrepreneurship
Project Purpose and Expected Outcomes
The project is based on the recognized need for greater use of digital technologies in agriculture. The main goals are:
Strengthening the innovation capacities of farmers
Training for the use of advanced tools and systems.
Improving access to technologies
From multispectral drones and weather stations to mobile laboratories for soil, water, and plant sap analysis.
Real-time monitoring
Continuous data reading on soil moisture, climatic conditions, and crop growth and health.
Providing information on financial and legal frameworks
Overview of open calls for co-financing digital transformation, as well as legal updates and legislative changes.
Sharing best practices
Presentation of examples of successful implementation of smart solutions in viticulture and olive growing.
Project's Partners
– Development and maintenance of the platform
– Procurement of farm management software
– Kick-off conference and study visit to Linz-Land
– Marketing campaign
– Establishment of a laboratory center
– Organization of knowledge transfer in Konavle
– Development of a conceptual study on innovative agriculture
– Training on smart solutions
– Local marketing campaign
– Final conference
– Procurement of smart agriculture equipment
– Rural development plan
– Training and knowledge transfer
– Knowledge transfer and trainer training
– Defining technical software specifications
– Support for partner strategies
– Procurement of IoT equipment
– Farmer training
– Knowledge transfer in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton