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🌱 𝗜𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗢𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗟® 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗗𝗔 𝗜𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗

🌎 “When we started this 𝗜𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗢𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗟® journey we never thought we could arrive to install our revolutionary integrated system in a so far Paradise like Grenada”, commented our 𝗖𝗘𝗢 Alessio Bucaioni at the end of the first two installations done on 7th June 2024 thanks to the initiative financed by Global Water Partnership – Caribbean and by 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝘀 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀.

🔏 The contract represents a real innovation for the Region where 𝗜𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗢𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗟® 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 has been inserted in a very attractive National Program.

⚙ The first two installations were placed on a government Farm at 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 (𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗜) and the second instance at 𝗧𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻, 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗲 / 𝗕𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘁. 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱'𝘀 for the monitoring of yams and lettuce.

📅 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟮𝟰-𝟮𝟳 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 a very busy week will see a number of events organised by Ms Lewis with 𝟮𝟱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 (where a program led by WES TRADE will be launched to teach 1. young students the basic principles and usage of digital agriculture and realisation of small observation projects run by students with the support of WES TRADE supervisors), 2. college, local Universities (activating collaboration on Living Lab and Research also with European counterparts), and 3. local farmers, NGOs and governmental entities.

💬 Ms Simone Lewis stated that "I am thrilled to introduce 𝗜𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗢𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗟® in Grenada as a pilot project, making us the first country in the Americas to implement this groundbreaking technology. By optimizing irrigation practices through artificial intelligence, we can enhance agricultural productivity, conserve vital water resources, and build a resilient agricultural sector ready to face climate change challenges."

💬 Daniele ROSA, co-founders of WES TRADE who attended this first step of a potentially fruitful and extensive collaboration with GWP-C also stated "We have found a very receptive environment in Grenada and mostly in Ms Simone Lewis and Mr Kerron Martinez, who have invested a lot of efforts in the realisation of this project. We are working hard to make this experience an example for all other Caribbean countries to tackle climate change challenges."

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