The initiative was born at the 16th Meeting of Ibero-American INIAs, held in La Serena in 2017. From March 20 to 22, 2019, INIA La Platina in Santiago, Chile, hosted the technical workshop that shaped the platform. It is led by INIA Chile, INTA Argentina, INIA Spain and CSIC. Partners include INIA Uruguay, the National University of Colombia, Chilean and Spanish universities, irrigation agencies and technology companies from Spain, the United States and Israel. Its mission is to modernize tools for efficient water use in the region’s agriculture.