{"id":6815,"date":"2024-11-01T11:08:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T11:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/blog\/agri-digital-growth-strengthening-precision-agriculture\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:11:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:11:40","slug":"agri-digital-growth-strengthening-precision-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/en\/agri-digital-growth-strengthening-precision-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"AGRI-DIGITAL GROWTH: Strengthening precision agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group section-post has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3f3f4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark>AGRI-DIGITAL GROWTH<\/mark>: Strengthening precision agriculture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns section-post-wrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Post_Forschungsprojekt_AGRI-DIGITAL-GROWTH.png\" alt=\"Post AGRI DIGITAL GROWTH research project\" class=\"wp-image-1540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Post_Forschungsprojekt_AGRI-DIGITAL-GROWTH.png 2560w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Post_Forschungsprojekt_AGRI-DIGITAL-GROWTH-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Post_Forschungsprojekt_AGRI-DIGITAL-GROWTH-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Post_Forschungsprojekt_AGRI-DIGITAL-GROWTH-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Post_Forschungsprojekt_AGRI-DIGITAL-GROWTH-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Post_Forschungsprojekt_AGRI-DIGITAL-GROWTH-2048x1366.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Post_Forschungsprojekt_AGRI-DIGITAL-GROWTH-178x119.png 178w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Post_Forschungsprojekt_AGRI-DIGITAL-GROWTH-124x83.png 124w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Post_Forschungsprojekt_AGRI-DIGITAL-GROWTH-82x55.png 82w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Post_Forschungsprojekt_AGRI-DIGITAL-GROWTH-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Post_Forschungsprojekt_AGRI-DIGITAL-GROWTH-182x121.png 182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>AGRI-DIGITAL GROWTH leverages the achievements of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/en\/blog\/transfarm-4-0\/\">Transfarm 4.0 project<\/a> to improve the digital skills of SMEs and enable them to benefit from the emerging trends of precision farming (PF) and digital agriculture. This initiative aims to create an ecosystem for knowledge transfer in precision farming that connects professors, trainers, researchers, SMEs and graduates to increase digital skills and the competitiveness of the sector. Furthermore, living labs will be set up to test and promote practical applications and innovations in real environments.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\t<section  class=\"section-desc\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<mark>Goals<\/mark>\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Identification of PF skills: LCM will help identify the skills essential to the agricultural production sector and define the profile of a precision farming specialist.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Knowledge transfer: We will co-develop and run pilot courses to impart innovative digital knowledge to the Upper Austrian agricultural and food processing industry.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Living Lab: In cooperation with the Institute of Viticulture and Enology at the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), we will expand the sensor network for viticulture established as part of the Interreg project Transfarm 4.0.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n    <section  class=\"section-detail-partner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"section-detail-partner-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"partners-frame\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Project partners<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"list-partners\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/agridigitalgrowth\/about\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"182\" height=\"91\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/viticulture-oenology.uni-mate.hu\/home\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"182\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Logo_MATE-182x91.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail_182x182 size-thumbnail_182x182\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Logo_MATE-182x91.png 182w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Logo_MATE-238x119.png 238w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Logo_MATE-166x83.png 166w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Logo_MATE-110x55.png 110w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Logo_MATE-32x16.png 32w, https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Logo_MATE.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-frame\"> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By creating a solid ecosystem for knowledge transfer and providing targeted training, AGRI-DIGITAL GROWTH aims to lead the agri-food sector into a new era of precision agriculture, increasing both productivity and sustainability.<\/p>\n<p>AGRI-DIGITAL GROWTH is co-funded by the European Union under the Interreg Central Europe program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div  class=\"section-card-person bg-gray-300-30\">\n        \t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-person\">\n                <div class=\"card-person-img\">\n                                           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