Tema: Agricoltura 4.0

22 February 2022

The Caab of Bologna participates to Expo Dubai with an event that will present sustainability strategies adopted by the regional agri-food system, actions to support innovation, leading projects as well as its active role in the technological and economic development of innovative start-ups in the Agri Tech sector.

The Caab of Bologna will show its capability to strengthen the relevance of the agri-food system of the Emilia Romagna Region and launch technological innovation at an international level. The event designed for Expo aims to raise the awareness of the Italian agri-food heritage potential and relaunch the Made in Italy in the world.

Thanks to its strategic position, the functionality of its structures, the presence of important companies, as well as the high level of market services and marketed products, Caab Spa is recognized for the regional production system as a focal point of the agri-food sector, in Italy and in Europe.

10 December 2021

Emilia-Romagna Region with the Consortia for the protection of geographical indications, the Network of the four regional Agri-Food Centres, Unioncamere Emilia Romagna, APT servizi, agri-food fairs MACFRUT (Rimini), SANA (Bologna), and CIBUS (Parma), the agri-food park FICO Eataly World (Bologna) with the support of Casa Artusi will welcome importers, distributors, retailers, hotels and cooking schools, at M-Eating Italy the 10th December for a “Tasting Event of regional PDO and PGI products”.

The objective is to promote and strengthen partnerships between the stakeholders of Emilia-Romagna and the main players in the United Arab Emirates in the agri-food sector.

So let’s join us in Expo so that you can taste PDO Parmigiano Reggiano, PDO Traditional Balsamic Vinegar from Modena and Reggio Emilia, PGI Balsamic Vinegar from Modena, PGI Riso del Delta del Po, PDO Extra Vergin Olive Oil of Brisighella, PGI Piadina Romagnola, PDO Aglio di Voghiera, fruits and vegetables and fresh handmade pasta.

16 January 2022

Agri-food and fisheries co-operation, long aware of the sustainability challenge, has invested for years in innovation and has already been widely applying digital farming techniques, essential for climate change resilience. The event will focus on highlighting good practices and further technological developments in precision farming, irrigation and livestock farming, agroenergy and sustainable fishing.

The challenge posed to agriculture by the UN Global Goals and the EU Farm to Fork Strategy is to guarantee good, healthy and sufficient food to a growing population in times of climate change. 

Co-operation has a crucial role to play in disseminating new techniques to the large number of small associated family farms which, otherwise, would not be adequate in size to face such complex challenges by themselves. 

The cooperatives Il Raccolto, Progeo, Apofruit, Granlatte-Granarolo will present some of the main technological developments taking place in the field of: safeguarding of soil quality, targeted contribution of organic nutrients, reduction of fertilizers and pesticides, water saving, traceability of supply chain through big data management, reduction of methane and GHG emissions by livestock farms and the reduction of the use of antibiotics to counteract antimicrobial resistance. Best practices from the fisheries cooperative sector will also be presented, aimed at the conservation of fish stocks and marine ecosystems, as well as the reduction of fish waste and the recovery of plastic at sea or wasted nets.

The Forum will host representatives from the Italian Government (Undersecretary for European Affairs),  COGECA (General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives of the European Union), AREFLH (Assembly of European Fruit & Horticultural Regions and Academic of Agriculture) and University of Bologna.

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LIVE STREAMING

28 February 2022

Bioristor is a biocompatible and flexible electrochemical device, which is inserted into the stem of the plants and is able to continuously and in real time monitor the composition of the plant sap. Plant sap is a liquid transported in the crystalline vessels of the plant (both xylem and phloem), the content of which is highly variable depending on the conditions in which the plant is found, influencing its physiological state. This technology allows to measure unprecedented data on the physiological condition of plants over a long period of time (the entire season).

Bioristor allows you to calculate the optimal irrigation, promptly detect drought stress and save up to 40% of water reserves. A fertilization optimization saves the fertilizers to be used by reducing soil pollution. Bioristor can also be used to prevent diseases and physiopathies, by understanding the health conditions of the plant.

During Expo 2020 Dubai, 16 biosensors will be installed inside the Giardino Italia to monitor different types of Mediterranean plants. The sensors will measure the health and irrigation status of the plants from the opening of the hall until the dedicated event of 26 February 2022, during which the CNR IMEM research group will present the results of all the recorded data and report on the characteristics of the measurements made for each plant.

15-16 October 2021

The event dedicated to the SHARE (Sustainability Health and AgRicolturE) project aims at demonstrating that the agrifood model of the Emilia-Romagna Region adopts innovative solutions from farm to fork. 

The project, based on the educational offer proposed by the universities and on the innovative research in the agrifood field of the universities involved in the project, has the primary objective of strengthening the image of the Emilia-Romagna Region as an international center of scientific and technological research in a context like Expo.

During the two days in the Italy Pavilion, representatives from the Universities will demonstrate that the agrifood model of the Emilia-Romagna Region adopts innovative solutions to make the whole supply chain “from farm to fork”, that is: sustainable from a production, economic and environmental point of view; resilient to climate change, while preserving the quality and gastronomic tradition; attentive to the improvement of nutritional aspects related to health; highly innovative in all processes.

The main expected result is the strengthening of the image of the Region as an international center of scientific and technological research.

The project is therefore aimed at both students, academic staff and researchers, the wider public of citizens and visitors, but also local and international entrepreneurs and professionals in the agrifood sector who will visit EXPO Dubai. The method of implementation, based mainly on videos, will make the contents accessible to all, so that the promotion of the Emilia-Romagna regional system in the agrifood sector has the maximum diffusion.

The event takes place in conjunction with the World Food Day and the Conference on the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition at the Anfiteatro of the Italy Pavilion.

Click here to see the SHARE related sub-projects.