Agricultural Land in Po Valley – Rimini (Italy)

The Rimini “PREPSOIL Regional Soil Needs Workshop” takes place on the 4th of May, 2023. This workshop aims to debate on the state of agricultural soil health in the Po valley (NUTS2 ITH5). The workshop will be co-located with the MACFRUT 2023 and is supported by Emilia-Romagna region. The event will be organised in Italian.

Topics to be discussed

• The PREPSOIL Project

• The role of policies and institutional stakeholders in leading the transition to more sustainable systems

• Which are the soil needs and barriers to sustainability perceived by the stakeholders

• The best practices for the transitions to sustainable farming and attention to soil health

Audience

administrative sector, policy-makers, universities and research institutes, farmers and producers

Organiser contact

Request permission to attend to: info@resoilfoundation.org

Draft Agenda

• 13:00 Networking buffet
• 14:00 Opening and welcoming:
  • G. Cardelli Masini Palazzi (Coldiretti)
  • M. Caggiano (Prepsoil – Re Soil Foundation)
  • E. Malusà (Excalibur – Inhort)
• 14:15 Institutional session – The policies for the soil (Moderator: A. Corsini –Coldiretti)
  • The PREPSOIL project – Pablo Gómez Grande (CSIC)
  • Objectives, activities and mission of the Excalibur project – Maria Grazia Tommasini (RI.NOVA)
  • PREPSOIL: role of Re Soil Foundation and work on the region – P. Bazzocchi (Re Soil Foundation)
  • The Mission “A Soil Deal for Europe” – F. Fava (Member of the national delegation for the Mission “A Soil Deal for Europe” at the European Commission)
  • The plants biostimulants in the EU Regulation on fertilizers: market opportunities and regulatory constraints – A. Trinchera (CREA)
  • The national policies for soil protection – S. Vanino (SOIL HUB, CREA)
  • The integration of policies and instruments from the European and national to the local level – F. Assennato – (ISPRA)
  • The regional policies for soil protection: best practices and perspectives for the future – G. Sarno – (REGIONE EMILIA-ROMAGNA)

Questions and discussion

• 15:45 Session – Microbic and organic plant biostimulants to improve soil biodiversity and ecosystem services (Moderator: Maria Grazia Tommasini - RI.NOVA)
  • How is soil biodiversity influenced by agricultural practices? – E. Malusà (INHORT)
  • The use of microbic and organic plant biostimulants for plants’ protection: results from experimental tests conducted on horticulture crops – M. Pugliese (Università degli studi di Torino)
  • Industry interests and investments on the plant biostimulants’ sector – L. Gallo (President of Gruppo Fertilizzanti Specialistici Assofertilizzanti – Federchimica)

Questions and discussion

• 16:30 Session - Round table: soil’s past, present and future: best practices in comparison (Moderator: C. Marzadori - Università di Bologna, DISTAL)
  • Università del Sacro Cuore di Piacenza (A. Ferrarini)
  • Centro Ricerche Produzioni Animali – CRPA (M.T. Pacchioli)
  • Ri.Nova (M.G. Tommasini)
  • Case study (Azienda agricola Pallara )
  • Case study (Azienda agricola Agribologna)
• 17:20 – Conclusions by C. Marzadori and M. Pugliese

Read the blogpost about this event

Check the recap poster

See below the photo gallery (kindly provided by the local organizer)