Project description
Empowering European food chains with IoT innovation
Europe’s food industry faces pressing challenges of ensuring sufficient, safe and healthy food while maintaining competitiveness. To tackle these issues, the EU-funded IoF2020 project will lead the charge in accelerating the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technology. With a consortium of 73 partners, including Wageningen University & Research and previous key project partners, IoF2020 aims to foster a symbiotic ecosystem of farmers, food industry stakeholders, technology providers, and research institutes. Through 19 use cases across 5 trials, the project will demonstrate the business potential of innovative IoT solutions for various agricultural sectors. By prioritising user acceptability, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable business models, IoF2020 will pave the way for data-driven farming, autonomous operations, virtual food chains, and personalised nutrition for European citizens.
Objective
The IoF2020 project is dedicated to accelerate adoption of IoT for securing sufficient, safe and healthy food and to strengthen competitiveness of farming and food chains in Europe.
It will consolidate Europe’s leading position in the global IoT industry by fostering a symbiotic ecosystem of farmers, food industry, technology providers and research institutes.
The IoF2020 consortium of 73 partners, led by Wageningen UR and other core partners of previous key projects such as FIWARE and IoT-A, will leverage the ecosystem and architecture that was established in those projects.
The heart of the project is formed by 19 use cases grouped in 5 trials with end users from the Arable, Dairy, Fruits, Vegetables and Meat verticals and IoT integrators that will demonstrate the business case of innovative IoT solutions for a large number of application areas.
A lean multi-actor approach focusing on user acceptability, stakeholder engagement and sustainable business models will boost technology and market readiness levels and bring end user adoption to the next stage.
This development will be enhanced by an open IoT architecture and infrastructure of reusable components based on existing standards and a security and privacy framework.
Anticipating vast technological developments and emerging challenges for farming and food, the 4-year project stays agile through dynamic budgeting and adaptive decision-making by an implementation board of representatives from key user organizations. A 6 M€ mid-term open call will allow for testing intermediate results and extending the project with technical solutions and test sites.
A coherent dissemination strategy for use case products and project learnings supported by leading user organizations will ensure a high market visibility and an increased learning curve.
Thus IoF2020 will pave the way for data-driven farming, autonomous operations, virtual food chains and personalized nutrition for European citizens.
Fields of science
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesinternetinternet of things
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensors
- engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologyfood safety
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringroboticsautonomous robotsdrones
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
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28359 Bremen
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2518 AD Den Haag
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9820 Merelbeke
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28050 Madrid
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28003 Madrid
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531 98 LIDKOPING
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1030 Bruxelles / Brussel
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20457 Hamburg
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118 55 ATHINA
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20600 Eibar Guipuzcoa
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04120 Almeria
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33330 Gutersloh
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22529 Hamburg
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20864 Agrate Brianza
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8500-794 Portimao
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9712 PP Groningen
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92130 Issy Les Moulineaux
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50825 Koln
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6708 PB Wageningen
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784 01 Litovel
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34100 Chalkida
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2153LR Nieuw Vennep
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5656 AE Eindhoven
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1033 SE Amsterdam
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3000 Leuven
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5223 DE S Hertogenbosch
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40789 Monheim
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3072 AP Rotterdam
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G1 1XQ Glasgow
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9000 Gent
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20200 Kiato
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04131 Almeria
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29200 Antequera
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04131 Almeria
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246 00 CHORA MESSINIAS
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33720 Barsac
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8253 PH Dronten
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5223 DE S Hertogenbosch
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40472 Düsseldorf
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75116 Paris
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1010 Wien
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38000 Grenoble
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53332 Bornheim
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2132 JD Hoofddorp
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28760 Madrid
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50840 San Mateo De Gallego Zaragoza
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10138 Torino
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50825 Koln
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00187 Roma
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53036 Poggibonsi
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29028 Ponte Dell Olio Piacenza
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3833 AN Leusden
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8200 Aarhus N
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8000 Aarhus C
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8800 RUMBEKE-BEITEM
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70010 Valenzano
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33402 Talence
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33175 Gradignan
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00142 Roma Rm
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04004 Almeria
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47522 Cesena
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75015 PARIS 15
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8210 Zedelgem
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4300 St. Valentin
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10156 Torino
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49401 Damme
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5692 EP Son En Breugel
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2215 Raggendorf
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3243LA STAD AAN 'T HARINGVLIET
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1050 Bruxelles / Brussel
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7034 Trondheim
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305 701 DAEJEON
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8930 Randers
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26900 Lodi
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10969 Berlin
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29003 Malaga
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10587 Berlin
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28232 Las Rozas De Madrid
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1010 Wien
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7034 Trondheim
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06129 Perugia
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38000 Grenoble
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33100 Bordeaux
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