National and international projects

Announcement winners PSR Tuscany 2014-2020 – submeasure 16.2 with the project “iVine” (budget €200,000, biennium 2023-2024), for the optimization of pesticide management in the vineyard through the mobile app iAgro, in collaboration with 2 Tuscan farms, University of Florence, CNR-Ibimet and CIA Toscana.

Winners of the call for proposals EIT Food – Test Farms 2022, with the project “iOlive” (budget €3,000, year 2023), which aims to demonstrate the potential of the iAgro mobile app for variable foliar fertilization on olive groves in Cilento, with field tests in collaboration with Cilento Farm House.

Winners of the call for proposals Icaerus Push Open Call with the AgroTwin project (budget €60,000, year 2023-2024), in which an innovative DSS was created from 3D point clouds obtained with commercial drones in order to create “digital twins” of vineyards and provide farmers and technicians with biometric information on vines, vigor maps and to optimize phytosanitary treatments.
This project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program under the OpenAgri project (grant agreement no. 101060643)

Announcement winners Chameleon 2nd Open Call with the VineScale project (budget €60,000, year 2024-2025), in which 11 vineyards from northern to southern Italy were monitored by drone equipped with RGB, multispectral and thermal cameras to test the Chameleon platform and provide feedback for its validation and improvement.
This project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program under the Chameleon project (grant agreement no. 101060529)

Winners of the call for proposals OpenAgri with the SmartCherry project (budget €100,000, year 2025-2026), in which the iAgro app will be implemented on orchard (cherry), improving it with additional functionality.
This project received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program under the OpenAgri project (grant agreement no. 101134083)

Winners of the call for proposals PRE-SEED Plus – POR ERDF. Lazio 2014-2020 (budget €59,987.70, biennium 2024-2025), aimed at hiring S&M staff and specialized services for business development and go-to-market of the iAgro app with expansion into new markets.

Winners of the Tecnonidi Puglia call for proposals – Initiative financed with resources from the ESF+ PR Puglia 2021-2027 – Priority Axis I “Competitiveness and Innovation” (budget €128,498, biennium 2024-2025), aimed at hiring R&D staff, acquiring specialized services for updating and validating the iAgro app and marketing activities.

Awards and Recognitions

Winners of the I-Tech Innovation 2022 acceleration track sponsored by G-Factor, Fondazione Golinelli and CRIF SpA.

Winners of the Italian Lifestyle Program 2023 acceleration path promoted by CRF Foundation and Nana Bianca srl.

Winners of the “Florence and Work” 2023 award for the innovative startup category, sponsored by the Florence Chamber of Commerce.

Winners of the “Tuscany Innovation Award” 2023 for the innovative startup category, sponsored by Tuscany Region, Confindustria Toscana and DIH Toscana

Winners of the “Technology Innovation Award” at Enovitis in Campo 2024 for the iAgro app as the best innovation.

Winners of the “Food Innovation Hub 3” award, sponsored by the Lazio Region and Lazio Innova, for iAgro as the best innovation for agriculture.

Technical and scientific partners

Partners

Agricolus is the complete agritech platform for precision agriculture, created to simplify and enhance field work with a view to environmental, social and economic sustainability.

iFarming manufactures and resells weather stations, foliar wetting sensors, soil sensors, and predictive models to optimize phytosanitary treatments and better manage water resources.

Gea Smart is a group of agronomists with experience in different sectors of the agricultural supply chain, with a mission to design and bring to market innovative solutions for farms and the entire supply chain.

Since 2025 Agrobit has been incubated at NOI Tech Park, the leading science and technology park of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano.

Since 2024, Agrobit has been incubated at Le Village by CA Catania, the Crédit Agricole Group’s international innovation ecosystem that supports the growth of startups and business innovation.

The ‘association representing the Italian innovation ecosystem and aggregating startups, scaleups, innovative SMEs, innovation centers, incubators, investors, professional and corporate firms.

Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub is an innovative platform that offers support to startups at every stage of their journey, providing a range of benefits and resources designed to accelerate startup growth.

Zephyr Aerospace is a Forli-based company that focuses on designing ad hoc drones for every industry and need, as well as integrating sensors and cameras into remotely piloted aerial vehicles.

Aerovision is one of the first drone flight schools in Italy. If you need training and to get your APR pilot’s license, the school can help you in any application area.

DJI is a world leader in the design and sale of professional drones for every budget and every need, from thermal remote sensing to multispectral remote sensing to aerial spraying.

Pix4D is the world’s leading manufacturer of drone photogrammetry software. The Pix4Dfields suite is specifically for digital agriculture and prescription map making.

Brand

Remote sensing by drone with multispectral and thermal cameras, production of vigor and water stress maps, geospatial data analysis, resale of drones and sensors, training.

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