The next European Irrigation Association (EIA) Forum will be held online on Friday 25 April 2025 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm CET.

Main topics :

• The AWS International Water Stewardship Standard
• Phytosterols used for supporting plant resistance to water stress

At a time when global changes are accelerating in various aspects of geopolitical, economic and social life, opportunities for exchange between water and irrigation professionals are becoming increasingly important.

What’s more, with global warming, more extreme weather events and water scarcity in many parts of the world, there is an urgent need to make our industry more sustainable.

This is the aim of the EIA Irrigation Forums.

WHAT IS THE EIA IRRIGATION FORUM ?

The Irrigation Forum is an event held 4 times a year, covering a range of topics relevant to the irrigation sector in Europe. In addition to the technical programme, the Forum also offers participants the opportunity to meet (this time virtually…) and network with European colleagues.

This time we’ll be looking at the Alliance for Water Stewardship. The AWS International Water Stewardship Standard (AWS Standard) is a globally applicable framework for major water users to understand their water use and impacts, and to work collaboratively and transparently towards sustainable water management in a catchment context.  Ben Davis will begin with a presentation of the AWS and its certification process, followed by an application to a case study, berry producers through the Huelva Collective Action Accelerator.

The second part of the Forum is the Innovation and Technology session with one of our members as speaker, Aymeric Molin of Elicit Plant.  Elicit Plant’s technology uses phytosterols to enhance plant resilience to drought by improving plant water retention, root growth, resulting in a reduction of water consumption by up to 20%. The solution functions on irrigated and rainfed plants, helping plants withstand water deficits, heat, and dry spells, thereby boosting yields and lowering stress risks.

AGENDA :

1. Introduction : EIA President, Moshi Berenstein.
2. Welcome to the new members : EIA Communication Officer, Fleur Martin
3. Guest Speaker  : Ben Davis, A4WS : “Introduction to Alliance for Water Stewardship
4. Innovation & Technology session :  Aymeric Molin, Elicit Plant : “Phytosterols used for supporting plant resistance to water stress”
5. Open session for Q&A.

JOIN US !

The Irrigation Forum is an event open to all industry professionals and visitors interested in technology, sustainability and innovation in the irrigation sector.

The conference will be held in English. Attendance is free and you are welcome to forward the invitation to your colleagues..