Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (EV ILVO) is an independent scientific research institute of Flanders’ Government. EV ILVO’s task is to generate knowledge for more sustainability in the agriculture, fisheries and agri-food sectors. Starting from a strong anchor in Flanders, their work extends throughout Belgium, Europe and the rest of the world.
EV ILVO performs multidisciplinary, ground-breaking and independent research. In this way, EV ILVO builds the fundamental and applied knowledge needed for improving products and production methods, to ensure quality and safety of the end-products and to improve the policy instruments at the foundation of sector development and rural policy.
Role in the project:
EV ILVO is the leader of WP1 on Context Mapping and Decision Support as well as the leader of SIP3 in Belgium. EV ILVO has demonstrated experience in the design, building and demonstration of sensor-based ADSs, operating many LLs and the Smart Digital Farming DIH. In addition, it has experience in managing and analyzing spatial data from different sources supporting effective decision making.