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Precision viticulture: the benefits of selective harvesting

hanks to a study investigating the benefits of precision harvesting by testing and analyzing the effectiveness of selective harvesting, Beatrice Danesi (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Piacenza) was…

Sustainable Viticulture with Rhizobacteria

Chiara Tezza is the winner of the second prize in the first edition of the AgriFood Future Award, in the non-Agricultural category. The student from the University of Verona was…

Viticoltura di precisione, i vantaggi della vendemmia selettiva

Thanks to a work that investigated the benefits of precision harvesting, testing and analyzing the effectiveness of selective harvesting, Beatrice Danesi (Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Piacenza) was…

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, here is the solution to visualize the damage on fruits

Thanks to a work capable of optimizing and automating the recognition of damage caused by the Asian bug on pears, Enrico Giovanella (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) has been…

In the Ñan Valley, there are no farmers

Reportage by Maria Rinaldi and Pandar SuktaMarch 2026, Ñan Valley, AgroTech 5 District. There are 9 billion inhabitants on Earth and 3 billion robots. Here in the Ñan Valley, which…

What kind of environmentalism do we want?

The foreword by Stefano Masini, Professor of Agrarian Law and Head of Environmental Affairs at Coldiretti, immediately warns the reader: this will not be a walk in the park. Indeed,…

seasonal school

Ancient Technologies, Data, and Blockchain for Community Olive Farming

Starting today, the FoodSystem 5.0 Summer School will bring 20 researchers from around the world to Cilento until June 21, with the educational and operational goal of combining applied research,…

seasonal school

Archaic technologies, data and blockchain for community oliviculture

La Summer School FoodSystem 5.0 porterà 20 ricercatori provenienti da tutto il mondo nel Cilento con l’obiettivo formativo e operativo di unire ricerca applicata, tradizione agroecologica e innovazione digitale….

It’s not my cup of…TEA

It would have been nice to start this article by saying: since it’s being widely discussed, let’s try to understand something about these new genetic technologies applied to plants… but…

Social Flavor and Digital Agricultural Policy: How the Role of Agronomists is Changing in the Media Era

A seminar by Martina Masullo for the Department of Agriculture at the University of Federico II, in collaboration with Rural Hack In the increasingly complex and interconnected landscape of global…

Cultivating algorithms, uprooting agro-mafias

There is an Italy that grows in the soil. But there is also an Italy that sinks into the earth. An Italy where tomatoes are worth less than the jars…

From Food Porn to Food Platform Seriality: New Food Languages in the Digital Age

by Martina Masullo – PhD candidate in Politics and Communication at the University of Salerno. Food today is not just what we eat. It is also what we watch, share,…

Brown marmorated stink bug: a new way to visualize damage on fruit

Thanks to a project that optimizes and automates the detection of damage caused by the brown marmorated stink bug on pears, Enrico Giovanella (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) was…

interview Alessandro Chiolerio

Listening to the Forest and the Plants — and Responding

The Forest as a Sentient Entity and Computational Power: An Interview with Alessandro Chiolerio on “The Forest Code” and His Work as a Researcher. We publish the interview conducted by…

Listening to the Forest and the Plants, and Responding

The Forest as a Sentient Entity and Computational Power: Interview with Alessandro Chiolerio on “The Forest Code” and on his activity as a researcher….

It’s not my cup of…TEA

The issue of new genetic biotechnologies for modifying the DNA of crops is complex and must be addressed not only from a strictly agronomic perspective, but also from a political,…

In the Ñan valley farmers do not exist

We cannot sacrifice global biodiversity and technodiversity on the altar of unified efficiency. Every region has an agriculture born from its climate, culture, genetic variety, and centuries-old cultivation methods. Standardizing…

From the bottle to the network or from the network to the bottle? Today, two faces of the same coin

And yes, because wine, a product with deeply cultural roots, cannot remain behind in a historical moment that runs increasingly into the digital. At the same time, the communication of…

Vineyard to Glass: the digital revolution is in our glasses and Irpinia and Sannio toast to the future!

Innovative Wine Technologies: Impact on the Supply Chain with Examples from Irpinia and Sannio….

A Handshake between Aquaculture and Agriculture.

Aquaculture and agriculture united for a more sustainable future….

The Lionfish Is the Tip of the (Melting) Iceberg

The lionfish invasion reveals a warming Mediterranean and urgent climate challenges threatening biodiversity and local economies….

The Meaning of Olive Oil: A Journey Through History, Innovation, and Quality

Cinzia Scaffidi’s book explores the history, production and challenges of olive oil….