Agreement Number
NR243A750011G017
Awardee Name
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
Grant Type
On-Farm Trials
Project Title
Farmer-driven Evaluation and Adoption of an Artificial Intelligence- Enhanced Weather-Based Irrigation Scheduling Tool in Hawaii via Intensive On-Farm Trials
Awardee State/Territory
Hawaii
Involved States/territories
Hawaii
Award Year
2023
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$2,425,773.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Farmland Horticultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Energy
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Groundwater depletion
Inefficient energy use
Inefficient irrigation water use
Surface water depletion
Water Quantity
Conservation Practice(s)
Irrigation Pipeline
Irrigation System: Microirrigation
Irrigation Water Management
Project Background
Water is by far the major constraint to crop production for regions with high agricultural potential and value in Hawaii. Even areas with abundant rainfall experience a high seasonal variability that does not maintain adequate water for vegetable crops throughout the year. In this project, climate data from a dense network of weather stations in Hawaii will be transmitted to an innovative weather-based irrigation management technology, allowing farmers across Hawaii to take advantage of this technology. Intensive on-farm irrigation trials will be implemented at 14 collaborating farms. The results of the on-farm trials will be evaluated and presented to agricultural producers through field days and workshops to enhance the broad adoption of the developed irrigation management technology.
Project Scale
Field-level
Whole Farm
Multi-farm
Regional
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
Yes
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Dr. Sayed Bateni