Facsa highlights the value of digitized irrigation management to facilitate the efficient use of water resources

The Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, funded by the European Union, has become a major opportunity to accelerate the modernization of irrigation management. Currently, the call for proposals for the Regional Program for the Digitalization of the Irrigation Water Cycle (PERTE) is underway, and it was within this framework that the workshop organized jointly by Levante-EMV and the Júcar River Basin Authority (CHJ), in which Facsa participated, took place.

Jorge Fuentes, head of the Information Technology and Operating Systems department at Facsa , highlighted the company's developments in water digitalization during his presentation. He emphasized the creation of the 'Waternology' brand to showcase the company's digitalization tools. In this context, he presented Facsa's work with "remote meter reading solutions to connect thousands of meters and monitor and statistically analyze our consumption data in real time and predictively," applicable to the irrigation sector.

Fuentes was joined at this table by Begoña Tarrazona, head of the Irrigation division at Global Omnium, and José Moril, Operations Director at Datakorum. During the discussion, they agreed that, at a time of unprecedented imbalance between demand and available water resources, digitalization has become a key ally for farmers, businesses, and society in improving efficiency, maximizing water and energy savings on farms, and protecting the environment. 

The day also served to resolve doubts about the process of the new Perte thanks to the presence via videoconference of the Deputy Director General of Water Protection and Risk Management of the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge.