Agriculture and Young Farmers in the US: What’s the Matter?
So far, the eTOMATO project has discussed plenty on what is the State of The Art for Multifunctional Agriculture in Europe. We shall now understand what is about in the rest of the world and what can we learn from it. We have often addressed [...]
Farming Business: This is How We Do It
One of the challenges of these times is that farms can no longer rely on agriculture alone to earn their income. As climate change increasingly affects yields, farmers must diversify their farming practices to survive. Therefore, young people are looking for options in addition to [...]
Masseria Redenta, honey tasting workshops
In the context of the multifunctional activities of Masseria Redenta, honey tasting workshops are held, in order to give consumers all the information necessary for the correct consumption of the products, and correct information on food labeling. Honey is not just a sweetener to be [...]
Exporting the eTOMATO project: UNIFG at the IFKAD Conference
The University of Foggia has participated to the International Forum on Knowledge Asset Dynamics, Matera on 5-7 June 2019. It has been an occasion to talk about entrepreneurship, knowledge alliances and obviously, eTOMATO. The efforts undertaken in order to support the development of a more [...]
Precision Agriculture: SPARKLE Project and The Future of Farming
Several Erasmus+ projects are trying to bridge universities and farmers in a productive dialogue, allowing them to exchange knowledge and competences: this to give the tools for rural actors to face future challenges. The SPARKLE project (“Sustainable Precision Agriculture: Research and Knowledge for Learning how [...]
The farmers marketplace of restaurants
Quality ingredients for the HoReCa industry Supp.li is a marketplace that connects small and medium producers with restaurants(https://www.supp.li/en/) and brings innovation to food supply chains. Small and medium producers of quality ingredients can upload their fresh and processed food products to the marketplace, which [...]