droneONtrap project – Integration of IoT technologies and drones for health status and pests monitoring of orchards

The sector of fruit production is a very important element of EU agriculture and represents 14.8% of the total agricultural production. Pome and fruit orchards cover one fifth (19.2%) of the total area of fruit plantation [1] . Most of the EU’s farms are small in nature; two thirds were less than 5 ha in size in 2016. It is very important to preserve and optimize the production in this scenario.