SRD01.05 "generalista" grant · Puglia Region
Puglia's SRD01.05 "generalista" call (CSR 2023-2027) funds productive investments across the agricultural production cycle — from new irrigation systems to digital technology. SoilSense — IoT soil-moisture sensors plus decision-support (DSS) software — falls among the eligible digital-technology investments for technical and management innovation.
1 · Productive investment — your part
Productive investments across the agricultural production cycle: new irrigation systems, machinery and equipment, buildings and installations, and improvements to climate-environmental performance and energy self-consumption. Minimum eligible spend €30,000 per operation; ceiling €3,000,000 per beneficiary across all SRD01 operations in the 2023-2027 period.
2 · IoT soil sensors + digital DSS — SoilSense
SoilSense falls among the digital-technology investments the call funds for technical and management innovation: IoT sensors that collect, manage and monitor in-field data, plus decision-support (DSS) software. The probe and alerts guide irrigation decisions and make the new irrigation system you build data-driven.
Digital-technology investments like SoilSense fall within the call's aims (technical and management innovation) and make your new irrigation system more efficient, supporting the climate-environmental performance SRD01 rewards. Pair it with your productive investment; framing the exact line item is your technician's job.
How SoilSense works
A wireless datalogger reads soil moisture right at the root zone and sends it straight to the SoilSense app — so you can see exactly how much water your crop has, and act before stress sets in.
The setup
The SoilSense app
The same data, live on your computer, tablet and phone. Always available from everywhere you are.
No agronomist needed
When something needs your attention, SoilSense sends a plain-language alert to your phone — so you know whether to water, wait, or ease off, at a glance.
One of your sensors has dropped below the soil moisture safe range.
Stressed
Too dry — water now
Getting dry
Plan to irrigate soon
Just right
Ideal soil moisture
Too wet
Ease off the water
Puglia trusts SoilSense
You wouldn't be the first grower in Puglia to irrigate on real soil data. Across the region, farms already use SoilSense to decide when — and how much — to water.
7farms across Puglia
What we monitor in Puglia
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Base rate 60% on eligible spend (65% in mountain or disadvantaged areas, 80% for young farmers aged 18–40). Minimum spend €30,000 per operation; ceiling €3,000,000 per beneficiary. Call budget €60M. Confirm against Puglia Region's final call.
We hand the technician drafting the project file (EIP) a "digital technology / DSS" annex, ready to drop in:
| Component | Eligible item (Puglia SRD01.05) | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| SoilSense soil-moisture probe (volumetric water content + EC) | Digital-technology investment · IoT field sensors | Available today |
| SoilSense app & software — data, alerts, decision support | Decision-support (DSS) software · technical & management innovation | Available today |
| Applicant's new irrigation system / productive investment | Productive investments of the agricultural cycle | Supplied by the applicant |
The applicant submits the project file (EIP) and the support application on the SIAN portal; we supply the digital-technology annex. We never submit on your behalf.
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First enter the applicant profile and the investment amount in the steps above.
Your technician or CAA drafts the project file and submits the support application on SIAN. We supply the digital technology / DSS annex.
Indicative information; not legal or financial advice. Rates, ceilings and requirements follow Puglia Region's SRD01.05 "generalista" public call (CSR 2023-2027) and must be confirmed with the Region before applying. Always confirm your farm's and each item's eligibility with your technician or CAA and with Puglia Region. The public call is open: support application on SIAN by 11:59:59 on 22 October 2026.
