Operating group number: Parceria nº 67 / Iniciativa 119
Support order number: PDR2020-101-031878
Project name: AGIR: Assessment of water and energy efficiency in collective irrigation systems


Participating entities in the operating group:

• Federação Nacional de Regantes de Portugal
• Centro Operativo e de Tecnologia de Regadio
• Universidade de Évora
• Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal
• Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, IP
• Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária IP
• Sociedade Agrícola Bico da Vela II
• Mencoca, Agricultura, Lda
• Agro-Vale Longo, Lda
• Associação de Regantes e Beneficiários do Vale do Sorraia
• Associação de Beneficiários da Obra de Rega de Odivelas
• Associação de Beneficiários da Obra da Vigia

Action plan start date: 05/07/2017
Action plan completion date: 31/01/2021

Agriculture and urban water supply are the primary sources of pressure on renewable water resources. In the agriculture sector, for higher water and energy savings in irrigation, it is essential to efficiently manage collective irrigation systems (CISs) for water storage, transport and distribution to farmers. However, unlike the urban water systems, there is a lack of an integrated approach that quantifies water and energy inefficiencies and supports planning and monitoring improvement measures. The AGIR project aims to develop a performance assessment system that quantifies the water and energy use efficiency in collective irrigation systems. Made up of specific performance metrics and reference values, the performance assessment system will improve the efficiency of water and energy use and support the water user associations in planning future investments.
More information available at: http://www.fenareg.pt/agir-sistema-de-avaliacao-da-eficiencia-do-uso-da-agua-e-da-energia-em-aproveitamentos-hidroagricolas/