Development of an Innovative Agricultural Water Management Platform (Holistic Automated Irrigation Management - HAIM)

水是成功的粮食生产和农业安全的关键投入。农业部门特别容易受到气候变化引起的天气模式变化和水的时空分布变化的影响。在英国，如果不采取专门行动，到2050年许多地区将面临水资源短缺。我们提出了一个创新的综合平台，用于从源头到作物的整体测量、监测和控制用水量，该平台将整合到现有的农场基础设施中。宝贵的用水数据将为未来提高效率、作物产量、减少环境影响和实现净零目标提供信息。

Water is a critical input for successful food production and security in agriculture. The agriculture sector is particularly vulnerable to changing weather patterns and changes in spatial and temporal distribution of water due to climate change. In England, many areas will face water shortages by 2050 without dedicated action (EAFramework\_16Mar20).We propose an innovative, integrated platform for holistic measurement, monitoring and control of water usage from source-to-crop, which will integrate into existing farm infrastructures. Valuable water usage data will inform future improvements in efficiencies, crop yields, reducing environmental impacts and contributing to net-zero targets.