Tabit presented the Internet of Things greenhouse model for the EU Horizon Project “Mediterranean Greenhouses Improvement” in which 5 countries participated and Tabit from Turkey took part. The new model will be implemented in greenhouses in the Mediterranean Basin by combining existing technologies in the countries.
The Tabit team involved in the Improvement of Mediterranean Greenhouses (AZMUD) project, initiated as a European Union project, attended the first face-to-face meeting held in Spain. Presenting the IoT technology they produced for the project, the team also performed a demo. At the meetings attended by participants from Egypt, Jordan, France, Spain and Turkey, the IoT kit prepared by Tabit for the project and developed to monitor and manage greenhouses aroused curiosity and attracted great interest.
In the IoT kit prepared by Tabit for the Azmud project, a greenhouse model was created that defines different technologies such as Wireless Communication Technology, Measurement, Data Monitoring, and Decision Mechanisms. By combining the presented model with the technologies of other countries, it is aimed to design a special greenhouse for the Mediterranean Basin and to expand it in the region.
Within the scope of the AZMUD project, it is aimed to improve Mediterranean greenhouses with innovative plastic materials, natural additives and new irrigation technologies by using technology and automation, to reduce input costs and to increase productivity per unit area.
The project is carried out under the coordination of Aimplas, a center from Spain that develops sustainable plastic technologies. While developing technologies for hydroponic production in greenhouses, Aimplas offers innovative solutions for greenhouse heating. In the TABİT AZMUD project, which brings together agriculture and technology in Turkey, it undertakes to disseminate both IoT technologies and farmer education and innovations. Adding its expertise in natural solutions for agricultural Biocontrol, Idai Neture includes NRC National Research Center and Ecofarm from Egypt, PIC Packaging Industries and Mirra Irrigation Solutions from Jordan, Smartwall energy solutions from France.
Tülin Akın, Founder of Tabit, made a statement about the Azmud project; “Of course, we have been carrying out studies for the dissemination of technology use in agriculture for 18 years. We take part in national and international projects that strengthen rural farmers economically and sociologically. Azmud is an important example of these collaborations. There is a great potential for greenhouse cultivation in the Mediterranean region. We aim to combine this potential with technology with the IoT systems we have developed.” said.
Tabit R&D Manager Orhan Kurt, who performed the Tabit IoT systems demo at the meeting in Spain; “Balancing climatic conditions, monitoring temperature, humidity, light and other parameters is possible with technology. AZMUD aims to increase the efficiency of heating systems, control the number of plant parasites, while also increasing the wastewater use of hydroponic greenhouses, reducing the need for water and energy, thus reducing their costs.” He gave information about the works.
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