There are many challenges that climate change imposes on those who work in the agricultural sector. At the same time, agritechs are increasingly efficient and allow agricultural companies to become more resilient, even if there is still a long way to go.
These and other topics were addressed during the event "SMAF - Smart Agriculture Farming - Digital innovation and sustainable competitiveness: applications and data-driven solutions to enhance a resilient and regenerative agri-food supply chain", organized by EIT Food Italy Hub (University of Bari), together with the University of Turin / National Agritech Center and Agricolus.
The workshop made it possible to outline an overview of the state of the art of new digital technologies, aimed at enhancing the agri-food product on the markets and implementing efficient processing processes.
It took place on November 19, 2024, from 12:00 to 18:00, at the University of Bari Aldo Moro - Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences (Disspa), with a specific focus on strategic supply chains such as wine and oil.
Through a multidisciplinary approach, business models based on digital technologies, data platforms and sustainability performance monitoring systems were explored.
Image Line contributed to the meeting, with the moderation of Cristiano Spadoni who then presented the objectives and activities of the LIFE VitiCaSe project. In the following photo, an extract of the slides.
The meeting was a networking opportunity both with representatives of the research world and with representatives of Innovative SMEs and Startups involved in research projects (Bluleaf, for example, is a partner of Agrarsens - supported by the Chips Joint Undertaking) and in the development of digital solutions aimed at making the sustainable transition of the primary sector more effective.
The workshop saw a succession of interventions by Simone Kartsiotis of Agrobit who spoke about "Smartphones and drones: image-based DSS to optimize cultivation operations". Then space for "Smart agriculture farming, from research to the field: the use of precision and digital agriculture tools and the contribution of the PSR Regione Puglia" with Giuseppe Lopriore and Simone Pascuzzi of the University of Bari Aldo Moro, and "Precision viticulture and 4.0 technologies: case studies" with Enrique De Angelis of Agricolus®. Vito Buono of Bluleaf reviewed "Digital solutions for precision irrigation. Experiences and perspectives", with reference among others to the AgriDataKPI platform, and Andrea Caporrella of Gea Smart examined the "Practical applications of artificial intelligence in the vineyard and advantages for the wine supply chain".
Finally, the last interventions were entrusted to Cinzia Montemurro, Annalisa De Boni, Giacomo Squeo of the University of Bari Aldo Moro with a speech entitled "Innovation in the wine supply chain: from research to business". Paola De Bernardi of the University of Turin together with Barbara De Ruggieri of the University of Bari drew the conclusions of the meeting.
