Smart Farming in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Smart Farming 4.0 All project is implemented by a multinational consortium of partners who come together to conduct research, training and dissemination of new farming techniques that are environmentally friendly and energy efficient, ideal for urban applications.

Smart Farming 4.0 All adopt a management structure based on concepts, developed and adopted in the ERASMUS+ KA202/VET-61/13.09.2019 multi beneficiaries grant agreement and Annexes to it. Smart Farming 4.0 All has used the Human Resources Development Center (National agency for Erasmus + for Bulgaria) model for the actual Partnership Agreements signed with all partners.

Smart Farming 4.0 All is a 24 month project that has been designed to maximize the education, training, coordinated and supportive activities that will advance the understanding of the opportunities and challenges of smart farming and to promote innovation, exchange of experience and know-how between different types of organisations involved in education, training and youth.

As Coordinator of the project theVia Pontica Foundation has overall responsibility for ensuring the success of the Smart Farming 4.0 All project from inception to completion. It covers activities that are necessary for the daily operation of the project. These encompass the following:

  • Establishment of a practical project structure, and installation of the governance bodies – Steering Committee (SC), Activity Leaders (AL), etc.;

  • Coordination and application of measures/procedures for quality control;

  • Maintaining accurate consolidated records of costs, resources, and time;

  • Accepts the partners’ project activity reports;

  • Communicating with other projects and coordinating dissemination and presentations;

  • Bears the ultimate responsibility for spending EU funds appropriately;

  • Preparing and submitting to the HRDC the cost statements of all partners;

  • Monitoring project progress with four reporting periods within the partnership and two reporting periods to the National Agency (HRDC) and four project meetings, occurring during the course of the project;

  • Remaining in close contact with the HRDC through the Project Officer.

  • Overall quality control of all deliverables and outputs including their timely delivery to the National Agency (HRDC) project officer;

  • Ensuring full ethical compliance;

  • Maintenance of proper communication with the Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) regarding project progress and status;

  • Support and facilitate communication and cooperation between consortium members through the establishment of a virtual meeting platform (Webex Meet);

  • Support and facilitate communication and cooperation between consortium members through the establishment of a progress management platform (Trello);

  • Support and facilitate communication and cooperation between consortium members through the establishment of a file sharing space (Dropbox)

The goals of the project is:

‣ Identification and creation of a set of the latest techniques for intelligent agriculture in five EU partner countries

‣ Sharing best practices applied in partner countries at regional, national and European level.

‣ Promoting sustainable agriculture by building strong partnerships between communities, professionals, stakeholders and entrepreneurs across the EU.

‣ Accelerate growth and innovation in the agriculture and aquaculture sectors in partner countries and the rest of the EU, looking forward to the future.

The expected results of the Smart Farming 4.0 All project are:

‣ Research and analysis in the field of Smart Farming (intelligent agriculture).

‣ Development of a Project Management Guide.

‣ Development and pilot implementation of an innovative VET curriculum (vocational education and training)


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