The Frutas Mifra farm grows cherries in the Codos region, selling to countries like France, Germany and Abu Dhabi, countries with high quality standards. The Frutas Mifra cultivation area is more than 65 hectares in size with steep slopes and difficult access areas, making the control of the irrigation system a complex and inefficient task and requiring precise control of the amount of water reaching each tree. The smart irrigation solution implemented allows the farm technicians to ensure the quality of the fruit and understand what is happening in the crop. SPHERAG´s IoT devices with Telefonica's NB-IoT connectivity now allow the irrigation valves to be opened or closed remotely, taking into account the crop's humidity and temperature data detected by sensors. This system makes it possible to optimise water use, reducing water consumption by more than 30%, while also detecting leaks.

Highlights of the success story

Reducing water consumption

The technology deployed reduces water consumption by scheduling irrigation according to the needs of the crop by receiving information from IoT devices that capture crop moisture data.

Optimising time in farm management

Centralised and remote irrigation control via the cloud platform helps to optimise time, as there is no need to travel around the farm to open and close valves or to know the status of the crop in each zone.

Cost savings

Cost savings are related to the knowledge of the state of the crop in real time, which makes it possible to optimise the use of resources such as water or fertilisers, adapting them to the needs of the crop at any given moment.

Improve sustainability by reducing carbon footprint

The technology is deployed without disturbing the environment, uses photovoltaic energy and reduces water use and fertilisation.

What others say about us

    “Thanks to Telefónica Tech and Shepard's smart irrigation solution, we have managed to have a smart farm. We have achieved savings of 25% in fertilisers and 30% in water and a great optimisation of the time spent on tasks on the farm itself.”

    Diego Vicente Gimeno, Production Manager at Frutas Mifra