By combining the latest technological developments in the field of ICT, hydrological models, crop models and satellites, it is possible to develop a real-time forecasting system for crop production, enabling water boards, farmers and the insurance broker to improve their services and possibly reduce costs. Therefore, a joint project proposal is made by Achmea (Agro), Deltares and the water boards Aa en Maas and Vechtstromen. - Setup areal time forecasting crop modelling system that feeds the farmer app with relevant crop production data - Calibrate the models and test them for practicality - Test the usability of these data for the pilot farmers and the water boards involved - Test the usefulness of these data for the determination and tracking of crop damage. It is proposed to calculate the available soil moisture and crop production on a parcel basis with the coupled MODFLOW-MetaSWAP-WOFOST model during the 2018 growing season. The pilot area will be determined together with Achmea and the water boards. The suggestion is to take the upstream catchment of the Vecht area of Ommen (towards the German border) and a pilot area in the East of Brabant (water boards Aa en Maas). These areas are preferable because on the one hand there are many clients of Achmea and on the other hand activities carried out by water boards in these areas are carried out within a knowledge program for the high sandy soils (Lumbricus). The models will be integrated into FEWSforreal-timeforecastofcrop production. the output from FEWS will feed a developed app. Thefarmersapp will be made available to a selection of farmers in the pilot area (15-20). The project is divided in two stages. In phase 1 we will develop in close calibration with the waterboards, Achmea and the farmers the forecasting system for crop production that will feed the developed app by Milan SAF. Also experience from Wageningen Envrionmenta lResearch in cropmodelling(WOFOST) will be involved. In phase 2 we will calibrate the models and do data assimilation with available soil moisture and groundwater level measurements retrieved from satellite data to improve the results of the model. The following steps describe the activities to fulfill the project’s objectives. Phase 1: Setup the operational system and develop the farmers app Phase 2: Improve the model results by: The table below shows all activities of phase 1 and 2 coupled to the organization(s) that will perform the activity. The deliverables include: - Daily updated 10 day forecast data of WOFOST in the required data format will be automatically exported to the farmers app (eg potential production and water-limited production) - Daily updated 10 day forecast hydrological and WOFOST data in the required data format will be automatically exported to the water board (eg potential production and water-limited production) - Organizing 2 workshops with farmers, Achmea and waterboards: - Report:Aim of the project
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