Cajamar Innova Agrotech launches three new Technological Challenges to boost innovation in the agri-food sector
The developments to be submitted will include tools for water footprint calculation, crop yield prediction, and a virtual assistant for pest and disease control.
Cajamar Innova Agrotech is opening a new call for Technological Challenges aimed at startups, technology companies, research groups, and innovative teams interested in developing solutions applied to real needs in the agri-food sector.
This initiative, framed within the Andalucía Agrotech European Digital Innovation Hub (Agrotech EDIH) project, aims to connect technological talent with the sector’s current challenges, facilitating the development and validation of innovative solutions in collaboration with technicians and entities from the agri-food ecosystem.
The selected projects will take part in a structured analysis and development process, with specialized technical support from the Cajamar Experimental Station in Las Palmerillas, El Ejido (Almería), and access to top-level sector knowledge, progressing toward potential future market implementation.
Cajamar Innova Agrotech Challenges
Cajamar Innova Agrotech’s open innovation Challenges identify specific technological needs within the agri-food sector and establish a collaborative framework so that companies and technology teams can provide viable, scalable solutions with real impact.
Through this call, participants will be able to develop or adapt their technology to a real sector challenge with specialized technical support, obtain validated results useful for advancing toward future commercial deployment, and integrate into Cajamar’s agri-food innovation ecosystem.
In addition, they will have the backing of leading strategic partners in the sector such as Anecoop, Coexphal, Unica Group, Trops, and Vicasol.
Technological Challenges in this call
In this edition, three Technological Challenges are proposed: the development of a virtual assistant for pest and disease control, a digital tool for crop yield estimation, and instruments for calculating the water footprint.
The first challenge calls for the development of a solution based on artificial intelligence and computer vision capable of identifying pests and diseases from real field images and offering automated control recommendations tailored to each situation. The second focuses on the creation of a digital tool based on computer vision, artificial intelligence, and data analysis that enables early and accurate estimation of crop yields through automated analysis of photographs and videos captured in the field. The third involves creating a simple, standardized digital tool for calculating the water footprint (blue, green, and grey) of agri-food products based on basic production and water consumption data.
Call deadlines and application submission
The deadline for submitting applications is 23 February 2026. Evaluation and selection will take place on 9 March 2026, and the development period for the solutions will run until 5 May 2026.
Interested parties must submit their applications through the form available on theCajamar Innova Agrotech website
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