For sustainable agricultural practices
LIDO
the digital innovation of the future
OUR MISSION
OUR VISION
For sustainable, environmentally friendly, and resource-efficient agriculture in the future – locally and internationally
MADE IN SOUTH TYROL FOR EUROPE
Collecting
evaluating
visualizing
innovating
Equipped for the future
Researching the potential
inherent in digitalisation
The need for more-sustainable and resource-efficient production, climate change, and the lack of specialised workers are among the most important challenges which the South Tyrolean agricultural sector faces today.
LIDO field labs serve to promote innovation in the area of digitalisation and robotics in the agricultural sector. In many areas of industry, digitalisation and robotics have already been in use for decades. In agriculture – especially in the case of crops like apples and grapes – experts of the sector expect major innovations. This promotes sustainable, knowledge-based production and the efficient use of resources and facilitates adaptation to future challenges.
The digital field lab for fruit and wine-growing
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Innovative
SMART
The connection of the stationary application equipment for plant protectants and of the irrigation and fertilisation systems to computer resources and the collection of data in a central database make it possible to control and program processes in the orchard/vineyard using a wide variety of mobile devices.
Sustainable
The fixed spraying system equipment for plant protection products makes it possible to efficiently fight pathogens. This means that plant protection products can be used in a more targeted and timely way. It also allows the minimisation of drive-throughs, thus protecting against soil-compaction. Further, in the fruit orchard a compensation area offering a habitat for various species of flora and fauna was established.
Equipped for the future
ROBOT
the orchard
In the future, the scarcity of specialised workers, climate change, and the need for resource-efficient production will require the use of robotic technology and digital tools.
These will allow to cultivate in a sustainable and resource-efficient way. Furthermore, costs can be reduced, and the economic efficiency of the operations improved. Especially on steep slopes, these innovative technologies boost work safety.
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Expression of interest
For the current year 2024, LIDO has chosen the counting and measurement of fruit in apple and wine growing as as the main topic and
Robot test drives at LIDO
In autumn 2023, the team of Prof. Karl von Ellenrieder from the Free University of Bolzano went to LIDO, to do the first test drives
Harvesting and blossom thinning by robot
The South Tyrolean company Aigritec has been testing its picking robot in the apple orchards of the Laimburg Research Centre since 2022. During the tests