Making technological innovations accessible to agricultural water management: Design of a low-cost wireless sensor network for drip irrigation monitoring in Tunisia
Summary. Researchers developed an affordable, open-source wireless soil moisture sensor for drip irrigation monitoring in Tunisia. The device addresses barriers to water management technology adoption by eliminating high costs and technical complexity that prevent farmers from using commercial sensors. Field testing over a growing season showed the low-cost sensor performs comparably to commercial alternatives and enables real-time irrigation monitoring and water management decisions.
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Vandôme, P., Léauthaud, C., Moinard, S., Sainlez, O., Mekki, I., Zaïri, A., & Belaud, G.. (2023). Making technological innovations accessible to agricultural water management: Design of a low-cost wireless sensor network for drip irrigation monitoring in Tunisia. Smart Agricultural Technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2023.100227
Vandôme, Paul, et al. “Making technological innovations accessible to agricultural water management: Design of a low-cost wireless sensor network for drip irrigation monitoring in Tunisia.” Smart Agricultural Technology, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2023.100227.
Vandôme, Paul, Crystèle Léauthaud, Simon Moinard, Oliver Sainlez, Insaf Mekki, Abdelaziz Zaïri, and Gilles Belaud. 2023. “Making technological innovations accessible to agricultural water management: Design of a low-cost wireless sensor network for drip irrigation monitoring in Tunisia.” Smart Agricultural Technology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2023.100227.
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title = {Making technological innovations accessible to agricultural water management: Design of a low-cost wireless sensor network for drip irrigation monitoring in Tunisia},
author = {Paul Vandôme and Crystèle Léauthaud and Simon Moinard and Oliver Sainlez and Insaf Mekki and Abdelaziz Zaïri and Gilles Belaud},
journal = {Smart Agricultural Technology},
year = {2023},
doi = {10.1016/j.atech.2023.100227},
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.atech.2023.100227
- Countries
- Tunisia
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- Africa
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- agtech, climate-and-environment, food-systems
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- 2026-04-28