| Wednesday 3 October 2018 | |
| Time | Event |
| 08:30 – 9:00 | Registration |
| 09:00 – 9:30 | Welcoming and presentation of Almeria production system |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Introduction to FERTINNOWA project. Objectives and Main results Speaker: Els Berckmoes |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Gaps in technology and legislation to reach a sustainable water use Speaker: Carlos Campillo |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Business models for innovative water treatment technologies Speaker: Wilfred Appelman |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Transfer of Innovation for Sustainable Agriculture Technology transfer of fertigation. The Dutch experience Speaker: Wim Voogt Transferencia de innovación para una agricultura sostenible Speaker: Teodoro Moreno |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Coffee break |
| 12:00 – 12:20 | Presentation of the Fertigation Bible and benchmark results Speakers: Rodney Tompson |
| 12:20 – 13:10 | Fertigation equipment Fertigation technologies: the Almeria case Speaker: Juan José Magán Fertigation equipment. A NW perspective Speaker: Kees van der Kruk |
| 13:10 – 14:00 | Fertigation management Fertigation management in Dutch soil-grown greenhouse crops Speaker: Wim Voogt Fertigation management. Almeria Speaker: Rodney Thompson |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Lunch break |
| 15:00 – 15:20 | Exchange of knowledge and technology transfer Speakers: Elisa Suárez-Rey |
| 15:20 – 17:00 | Technologies to Improve Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency on Vegetables, Fruits and Nurseries Technologies to improve water and nutrient and use efficiency in soilless crops Speaker: Evangelina Medrano Experiencias en sistemas de cultivo en cascada Speaker: María Teresa Lao Arenas Slab balance showcased at CATE Speaker: Marine Guerret Sistema hidropónico recirculante NGS. La innovación técnica aplicada a la agricultura intensiva Speaker: Oliva Martínez Antonino Andrés Technologies to Improve Water and Nutrient Use Efficiency in Soil Bound Crops Speaker: Juan José Magán VerdeSmart, the solution for the smart food ecosystem Speaker: Rafael Alvarez Decision support system and weather forecast data for open field vegetable crops (fert)irrigation scheduling Speaker: Diego Intrigliolo Technologies to improve fertigation. Management spatial variability Speaker: Carlos Campillo Torres |
| 17:00 – 18:30 | Guided tours through technologies market |
| Thursday 4 October 2018 | |
| 8:30 – 11:30 | Policy Session Introduction Speaker: Cesar Marcos Irrigation modernization. The Valencian experience Speaker: Sanchis Ibor Cómo alinear las estrategias de la producción con las exigencias de la distribución. Speaker: Antonio Marhuenda Water and supply chain Speaker: Gary Spratt Relación entre regantes y Administración. Casos específicos de mejora en la eficiencia de agua y fertilizantes Speaker: Juan V. de Palma Water and its application Speaker: Luc Peeters Repercusión de las prácticas agrarias en la contaminación por nitratos de las aguas continentales Speaker: Josefina Maestu Agua, fertilizantes y eficiencia: Una mirada integral Speaker: Abel Lacalle The Campo de Cartagena and Mar Menor case Speaker: Julia Martínez Water crisis? Speaker: Julio BerbelRound Table |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Coffee break |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Scarcity of qualitative fresh water Supply of fresh water. Findings of the FERTINNOWA benchmark survey Speaker: Els Berckmoes Impact of climate change on water quality and quantity Speaker: Matjaž Glavan Alternative water sources, the use of disinfected wastewater Speaker: Rafael Casielles (Bioazul) |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Reduction of environmental impact Reduction of environmental impact of fertigated crops Speaker: Els Berckmoes Reduction of horticultural impact. Flemish approach Speaker: Joris de Nies Interreg NSR-project: Nutrient Removal and Recovery from Drainage Water (NuReDrain) Speaker: Els Pauwels |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Lunch break |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Technologies for improving water quality & Reducing emissions Exchanging of technologies for the preparation of irrigation water Speaker: Ockie van Niekerk Salinization as a driver for change irrigated farming systems Speaker: Peter Prins Producing irrigation water and bioproducts from wastewater Speaker: Raúl Cano Desalación Speaker: Gonzalo Gutiérrez López Reducing impact on the environment Speaker: Peter Melis Thoughtful use of water by recirculation in open air: a pot in pot cultivation system Speaker: Ilse Delcour Decision Support Systems for nitrogen pollution reduction in agriculture systems Speaker: José Miguel de Paz |
| 17:00 – 18:30 | Guided tours through technologies market |
| Friday 5 October 2018 | |
| 8:30 – 18:30 | Field trip |