Project summary
Project summary:
GEORGIA (Green dEal cOmpliant iRriGation Increasing Europe’s Agriculture resilience to drought) is bringing together 16 partners from 9 countries to enhance agricultural resilience to drought and water scarcity. Led by Synelixis SA, the project integrates nature-based solutions, AI-driven irrigation, and recycled water systems to optimize water use, improve soil health, and support sustainable crop production. GEORGIA assesses barriers and drivers of innovative irrigation techniques, such as sewage sludge and biowaste recycling, biological water-absorbing geocomposites, and circular water management. The project employs drone-based and geospatial monitoring, Crop Digital Twins, and an AI-powered decision support system to test and refine these solutions. With seven pilot sites across six countries, GEORGIA engages over 1,200 farmers directly, driving a climate-smart transition in European agriculture while aligning with the EU Green Deal objectives.
Expected outcomes:
EO#1: Solutions and Prevention Tools for Smart Irrigation
EO#2: Facilitating the Uptake of Innovative Irrigation Solutions
EO#3: Unlocking the Potential of Recycled Wastewater and Sludge
EO#4: Increasing the Socio-Economic and Environmental Potential of Irrigation Innovations
EO#5: Reduced Agricultural Water Demand and Soil Health Enhancement
The role of alchemia-nova:
Alchemia-nova plays a key role in developing circular and nature-based water management solutions within GEORGIA. The focus is on efficient rainwater collection, storage, and reuse, wastewater and biowaste valorization, and soil health enhancement at both farm and catchment levels. Alchemia -nova leads efforts in nature-based solutions (NBS) and circular approaches, including treating and repurposing wastewater and sludge for irrigation. These innovations are integrated with AI-driven monitoring and smart irrigation to optimize water use and improve agricultural resilience. Alchemia -nova works closely with the Austrian pilot site at Cambium, ensuring the implementation and validation of sustainable practices in real-world settings. By scaling up these solutions, alchemia -nova supports the transition to regenerative, climate-adaptive agriculture, contributing to GEORGIA’s mission of delivering sustainable, scalable, and economically viable water management strategies for European farmers.
Project coordinator: SYNELIXIS LYSEIS PLIROFORIKIS AUTOMATISMOU & TILEPIKOINONION ANONIMI ETAIRIA
Partners:
NETCOMPANY-INTRASOFT SA, FOS SPA, TERRA LITTERA DOO
INSTITOUTO AGROTIKIS KAI EL SYNETAIRISTIKIS OIKONOMIAS INASO PASEGES
CAMBIUM LEBEN IN GEMEINSCHAFT
THE CYPRUS PHASSOURI PLANTATIONS CO. CY LIMITED, AGROVAR SS,
ALCHEMIA-NOVA RESEARCH & INNOVATION GEMEINNUTZIGE GMBH,
REFRAME FOOD ASTIKI MI KERDOSKOPIKI ETAIRIA,
WATER EUROPE
Project status (Start date: 1st of February 2025, Duration: 36 months)
Project website: https://georgia-horizon.eu
Call: HORIZON-CL6-2024-CLIMATE-01 (Land, oceans and water for climate action)
Topic: HORIZON-CL6-2024-CLIMATE-01-1 (Improving irrigation practices and technologies in agriculture)
Grant Agreement Number: 101181572
Overall costs: 5.029.881 €
EU contribution: 4.970.932 €
