Projects
Journal special issues
Remote sensing: Special Issue: The Use of Proximal and Remote Sensing Techniques for the Detection and Mapping of Contaminants in Soils
Remote sensing: Special Issue: Disruptive Trends of Earth Observation in Precision Farming
Agronomy: Special issue: Soil Sustainability in the Anthropocene
Sensors: Special issue: Precision Agriculture and Sensor Systems
Frontiers: Robotics for Crop Care and Breeding
Current projects
NutriBudget
The Horizon Europe NutriBudget project aims to help agriculture to intensify sustainably in order to meet the demands of optimising yields without compromising environmental integrity or public health. https://www.nutribudget.eu/
ADDFerti
A Data-Driven Platform for Site-Specific Fertigation. A project funded by the ICT-AGRI-FOOD. Project Coordinator: Prof. Abdul Mouazen; Duration: 36 month (2021-2024), Gent University, BE (€349 922 of the total project budget of €1128 917).
POSHMyCo
Potential of selective harvest based on mycotoxins content assessment in cereal crops. A project funded by the ICT-AGRI-FOOD. Project Coordinator: Prof. Abdul Mouazen; Duration: 2021-2024), Gent University, BE (€318 500 of the total project budget of €741 900).
PAPAYA
Application of vis-NIR spectroscopy technique for predicting maturity indices of pawpaw (Carica papaya L.) at harvest and postharvest. A PhD project funded by UGent Research Council under Special Research Fund (BOF). Project Coordinator: Prof. Abdul Mouazen; Duration: 4 years (2019-2023).
SOILDARITY
Stepping up and bringing out the scientific excellence and innovation capacity in soil research of the University of Lisbon. A collaborative project funded by EC under the Horizon2020 cal H2020-Widespread-2020-5 (Nr. 952051). Project coordinator: Prof. Cristina Cruz, and UGent PI: Prof. Abdul Mouazen; Duration: 36 months (2020-2023). (€242 875 of the total project budget of €899 976).
SIEUSOIL
A collaborative project funded by EC under the Horizon2020 call H2020-SFS-2018-2020 “Sino-EU Soil Observatory for intelligent Land Use Management”. Project general coordinator: Prof. Dimitrios Moshou, and scientific coordinator: Prof. Abdul Mouazen; Duration: 36 months (2019-2022). Project budget: €503 650 of the total project budget of €4 958 475.
SiTeMan
Towards Setting up a Centre of Site-specific Technology for Soil and Crop Management. Research Foundation of Flanders (FWO), 2017-2022, Ghent University (Total project budget: €3 500 000 - Project Coordinator: Abdul Mouazen).
Former projects
Agri-EPI Centre
Agriculture Engineering-Precision Innovation Centre. A joint project between Cranfield University, Harper Adams University and Scottish Rural University College. Funded by Innovate UK, 2015-2019, Cranfield University (Total project budget is €27 000 000 - Cranfield PI: Abdul Mouazen).
Tru-Nject
Proximal soil sensing based variable rate application of subsurface fertiliser injection in vegetable/ combinable crops. Funded by Technology strategy Board (TSB) and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), 2014-2017, Cranfield University (Total project budget of €1 753 000 - Cranfield PI: Abdul Mouazen).
FarmFUSE
Fusion of multi-source and multi-sensor information on soil and crop for optimised crop production system. Funded by DEFRA under ICT-AGRI, 2013-2016, Cranfield University (Total project budget of €691 562 - Project Coordinator: Abdul Mouazen).
FarmingTruth
Fusion of satellite and ground-based information on soil and crop for optimised crop production. Funded by European Space Agency, 2012-2013, Cranfield University (Total project budget of €600 000 – Project Coordinator: Abdul Mouazen).