Projects
Projects For a short description of TU Delft projects in the field of agrifood, click on the projects below. NXTGEN Hightech AgTech Institute and RoboHouse are working with industry on advanced robotics for agriculture and horticulture A new frontier for Agrivoltaics: the launch of the SYMBIOSYST project Building a world wherein solar energy and agriculture can have a mutually beneficial relationship AGRARSENSE A new project takes agricultural and forestry related productivity to the next level. The consortium, which includes TUDelft, will develop European state-of-the-art technologies in electronic components and systems for future needs, building European resilience in critical sectors and strongly contribute to sustainability targets and climate change mitigation. CropXR The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) announced its contribution of 15 million euros to PlantXR, a CropXR research programme into 'smart breeding' of extra resilient crops (eXtra Resilient, XR). Balancing water, food and energy to drive sustainable development Assistant professor Edo Abraham explores how water management and the planning of energy systems can be improved. 50% less energy through LED Halving tomato growers’ energy consumption: LED lighting in greenhouses can make this possible. AGRICOAST Climate-resilient agriculture in the Dutch salinizing coastal delta: innovative water management, adaptive agriculture, and promising transition pathways AI in strawberry chain Once strawberries have been picked, it’s a race against the clock to keep them as fresh as possible. Algorithms will be used to calculate the right time to harvest the fruit. Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge In a fully automated greenhouse artificial intelligence is competing with humans. Teams are growing cherry tomatoes autonomously. Bird's eye view Upscaling is complicating identifying areas with anomalies at plant level. As a result, growers have fewer insights and control. Autonomous flying drones offer a solution. Clarity on fruit frost Spring frosts are one of the main enemies of fruit cultivation in the Netherlands. Despite this, there has been little research into the effectiveness of existing protective measures. Flexcraft In this program researchers aim to develop robotics for food-production, food-processing and food-packaging. Flight to vitality The current standard for determining potato's vitality is to put them in a bucket for a week, and see how many become rotten. This project is looking for a systematic procedure. Monitoring crop health across the Netherlands Monitoring field crops via satellites for forecasting yields, assessing vulnerabilities and estimating carbon uptake by the soil. New strains of mushrooms This research is focused on unraveling the workings of the complex genomes of fungi. Non-invasive fruit quality analysis Non-invasive assessment of fruit quality to reduce the amounts of disposed fruit and vegetables. Odour Based Recognition of Veterinary Diseases An electronic nose will be developed to detect specific odours produced by infected chickens. Optimum Supply Chain The idea is to create a chain using self-learning technology in which demand and desires are brought together with supply and possibilities in a cloud environment. Plant and pathogen interaction Pathoview is designed to offer insight into how pathogens interact with plants. The project is researching lettuce infected with Bremia, a downy mildew. Plantenna The Plantenna project is focusing on the development of sensor technology that can collect information about a plant's condition and environment from within the plant itself. Radar for soil moisture Research on noise in radar signals caused by vegetation to determine the moisture content of crops. Synergia The aim of this research is to build knowledge at the interface of biology, technology and society in order to develop new sustainable strategies for the agriculture sector. Tiny smart e-nose All plants emit a scent. An electronic nose can immediately detect whether something is wrong. As soon as a disease breaks out, the e-nose will detect it and give a warning. Vertical farm efficiency In vertical farms, fruit and vegetables are grown under artificial light in an environment fully shut off from the outside world. How are these vertical farms performing? Water efficiency in cotton production Increasing Indian farmers' profits from cotton cultivation by improving water, crop and fertilizer usage. WUNDER Water Use and Drought Ecohydrological Responses of Agricultural and Nature Ecosystems in the Netherlands SMARTER AI-based control unit for collaboration between individual radars in a network to improve the detection and prediction of localized, rapidly developing atmospheric threats.
