Dublin, Ireland – November 6, 2025: Proveye, an Irish agri and climate tech company headquartered at NovaUCD in Dublin, has been awarded a European Space Agency (ESA) contract to complete the development and deployment of ProvVari—a breakthrough precision fertiliser solution designed to improve productivity, reduce costs for farmers, and significantly cut the environmental footprint of grassland farming across Europe.

For decades, artificial fertilisers have been central to European food production, but their overuse has led to nutrient loss, water pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. Proveye, which is pioneering AI-driven remote sensing for grassland management, aims to address these issues with ProvVari.

With ESA’s backing through the ESA Spark Funding initiative, ProvVari will harness space technology to guide the precise application of fertilisers, reducing waste and environmental impact while maintaining productivity and profitability for farmers.

Built on Proveye’s ProvGrass platform, ProvVari will combine satellite imagery from ESA’s Sentinel-1 SAR and Sentinel-2 multispectral missions with high-resolution drone imagery, GNSS guidance, and soil and weather data. The result will be detailed, variable rate application maps that optimise fertiliser use, safeguard water quality, and contribute to European climate and biodiversity goals.

“ProvVari has already attracted strong engagement from agri-advisors, machinery manufacturers, and a growing community of progressive Irish farmers,” said Jerome O’Connell, CEO of Proveye. “This ESA contract is a major step toward aligning agricultural productivity with environmental stewardship, biodiversity protection, and climate resilience.”

Peter Finnegan, Manager of ESA Space Solutions Centre Ireland, added, “The development of ProvVari is an exciting solution that benefits both farmers and the environment. It addresses the challenge of boosting productivity while reducing negative environmental impact.”

The ProvVari system will launch in Ireland in Q1 2026 before expanding internationally. It will also provide regulators and policymakers with powerful tools to monitor and manage fertiliser use sustainably—supporting healthier soils, cleaner waters, and resilient agricultural landscapes across Europe.

About Proveye: Headquartered at NovaUCD, Dublin, Proveye combines AI-driven remote sensing with satellite and field data to help farmers increase profitability while restoring ecosystems, reducing emissions, and meeting global climate goals. Visit www.proveye.io.

About ESA Space Solutions Ireland: Established in 2016, the Centre supports start-ups developing space-based technologies and data-driven solutions. It is managed by the Tyndall National Institute and supported by Irish universities and Enterprise Ireland. Learn more at www.esaspacesolutions.ie.