PEPAC aid · Irrigation modernisation
Comunidad Valenciana PEPAC irrigation grant: up to 70% funded.
In the Comunidad Valenciana, soil-moisture monitoring is a hard eligibility condition: for any project with hydraulic works, Orden 3/2024 (Art. 8) makes including it obligatory.
Not merely scored — required. (Nitrate-vulnerable zones also require nutrient monitoring.) SoilSense supplies exactly that monitoring, matching MAPA Directriz nº 1.
What the rules ask — and how SoilSense meets it
Every irrigation-modernisation project must respect the DNSH principle ("do no significant harm"). To comply, MAPA's scientific-technical guidelines (Directriz nº 1) define soil-moisture sensor monitoring (volumetric content and/or matric potential) as the reference route: probes at two obligatory depths (≈25 cm and ≈50 cm; a third at 70–90 cm for woody crops), with a telecontrol unit and data logging.
Automatic irrigation control is not required to meet the requirement (it can score higher in some calls). Monitoring and deciding from our data is enough. FAO-56 dose and automatic valve: in development.
SoilSense, matched to the Directriz
| Technology the rules name: capacitive / TDR probes. The SoilSense SMT100 is capacitive → a named technology. |
| Two obligatory depths (25/50 cm) + a third for woody crops: multi-depth probes. |
| ≈3 units per crop per ≤50 ha (more in nitrate-vulnerable zones): per-parcel deployment, scalable across the community's parcels. |
| "Sensors and telecontrol unit" with logging/IoT telemetry: SoilSense gateway + platform. |
Are you eligible?
How much is funded?
60% general (70% mountain / traditional gravity)
60% of eligible cost, 70% in mountain or traditional gravity-fed zones (Orden 3/2024, Art. 11). €3M cap per operation.
Prefilled with this region's rate — adjust to your specific call if it differs.
Estimated aid
€0
Net cost
€0
Rate applied
60%
The technical annex, ready
We hand the engineer who writes the modernisation project a "soil-moisture monitoring" technical annex (memoria técnica) that meets the DNSH reference route out of the box:
| SoilSense component | What it covers | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Soil probe (volumetric + EC) | Soil-moisture monitoring — DNSH reference route (Directriz nº 1) | Available today |
| SoilSense app — plant-available water (PAW), stress / over-irrigation alerts | Efficient water management | Available today |
| Irrigation control / automation | Optional (scores in some calls) | In development |
We sell to the irrigation community → deployment across every member parcel. The community submits the project; we supply the sensor annex that makes it compliant.
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Talk to your irrigation community
One community, one decision, deployment across every parcel. We put you in touch with the project engineer.
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Indicative information; it does not constitute legal or financial advice. Percentages, ceilings and requirements vary by autonomous community and call, and must be confirmed with the managing authority before applying.