AGRARIAN · SpAce-AIr-Ground Last Mile InfRastructure & Dynamic PrOgrAmmable DistRibuted EnvIronment For Edge FArmiNg

AGRARIAN will focus on the design of an open and highly dynamic environment (TRL 5-7) with respect to the tools, reuse, composability and orchestration so as to enable tailored open-source digital solutions that will enhance sustainability performance and competitiveness of the agricultural sector. AGRARIAN will leverage mature and sophisticated technologies addressing the requirements of different workloads through a new programming environment and tools for the automated refactoring of existing and/or new applications and data management frameworks enabling them to operate in edge-based deployments as well as new edge-native programming abstractions and middleware. Based on widely accepted open source technologies and adoption of container-based technologies and orchestrators, AGRARIAN platform aims to offer: Smart connectivity for secure access to any of the relevant network infrastructure options; Ability to dynamically meet latency, configuration and other requirements of each of the different network technologies; Integration of edge and cloud for a transparent infrastructure to organize and deploy software components on demand; Uniform management of distributed digital infrastructure for different edge types, cloud components and services; Dynamic deployment and provisioning of services and applications that are time- and location-dependent; Management of data to maintain data security and optimize data processing; Optimisation of operations in terms of energy consumption by enabling new tools and apps for field operations and resource use; The proposed AGRARIAN environment will enable the development of new tools and apps for the agriculture by improving operational effectiveness and efficiency through real- time data processing. A strong ADSS (Agricultural Decision Support System) tool will be developed taking into consideration all specificities of farmers in rural communities enabling end users and stakeholders and maximize their benefit.