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Ciclica PRIMA celebrates the 2nd International Workshop in Algeria with Local Stakeholders Training Sessions

CICLICA, in order to achieve its know-how and technology transfer missions organizes the Autumn School on Smart Water and Environmental Engineering (ASWATE) by Dr. Faissal Azid, in Morocco, from November 15 to 21, 2024,

This event is a unique opportunity for PhD students focused on smart water management and environmental engineering to address climate adaptation challenges.

From September 25 to 27, 2024, the University of Cadi Ayyad in Marrakech hosted the International Conference on Water Innovation and Smart Irrigation (ICWAS 2024), organized by Faissal Azid. The event brought together researchers and experts to discuss the latest progress in efficient water management. Topics included innovative solutions for wastewater treatment, water reuse, and smart irrigation, with a focus on successful collaborations in water projects. Members from the University of Cadi Ayyad, Technical University of Munich, CEBAS-CSIC, and AZUD highlighted key advancements from the CICLICA project.

The Sahara Expo 2024 took place from September 15 to 17 at the Egypt International Exhibition Center in Cairo, Egypt was a standout event.
CICLICA made a notable impact, focusing on Subsurface Drip Irrigation solutions for carob tree cultivation.
During the conference, AZUD demonstrated how Subsurface Drip Irrigation technologies can optimize water use and enhance sustainability in carob production, highlighting their key role in improving carob cultivation practices.
CICLICA&Close to the farmer

On 21 march 2024, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Minister of Knowledge Economy from Algeria, startups and Micro-enterprises visited Ciclica PRIMA project team and laboratory of precision agriculture, environment and sustainable development with Sami Touil from University of Khemis Miliana.The two ministers meet the CICLICA team which the researche activities of UDBKM and parnters in terme of Smart Agriculture has been presented and also Master thesis and PhD students’ activities within the frame of the CICLICA.

Life cycle assessment of smart agriculture as a method for optimization to climate change adaptation

Organized by SFTT_CARM
October, 25th 18:00 - 20:00 h, CET
Farmers, technicians and engineers of carob tree cultivation farms in the Region of Murcia present the current situation of the agricultural sector.

Francisco Pedrero Salcedo from CEBAS - CSIC and Teresa Munuera Pérez from AZUD submit the progress of #CICLICA project as well as the experience of watering carob with subsurface drip irrigation #SDI.

Very intense week organised around the FIRST INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC DAY in Algeria, with dissemination and cordination activities about:

1/ the current carob situation in the mediterranean region
2/ the first results with #SDI (subsurface drip irrigation) management in carob tree
3/ the principal steps in #LCA.

Experts from Portugal, Italy, Spain, Lebanon, Algeria and Morocco, meet with Prof. Dr. hamide GUBBUK (Akdeniz University) to present different studies about #carobtree, through research projects such as Ciclica PRIMA:

- Beatriz Lorente Pagán Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS - CSIC)
- Sami Touil - University of Khemis Miliana
- Faissal Aziz - Cadi Ayyad University

Yesterday, Teresa Munuera Pérez and Francisco Gabriel Garcia Calvo enjoyed sharing the objectives of Ciclica PRIMA project at the round table organized by Faissal Aziz from Cadi Ayyad.

#DISSEMINATION: The Magic word of R&D collaboration

During this week Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS - CSIC) has participated in the pruning activities of Ciclica PRIMA LIVING LAB (Spain).
Within a few months, we will collect the results about the influence of the subsurface drip irrigation #SDI and #carob management

We are going to finish 2022 planning the next research actions and the planned dissemination events.
Hard work to do, but we love it!

Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS - CSIC) explained its activity to the students which will participate in this project within the framework of the regional IDIES Program (R&D Institute for Secondary Education).

Precision agricultura using electric tomography to evaluate the soil moisture under subsurface drip irrigation (left picture) and dron with multiespectral and termal images.