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The implementation of a GIS as an effective tool for the valorization of typical food products from marginal areas.
Full text linkThe economy of marginal areas is frequently compromised by the inadequacy of the transport system, lack of co-operation between farms, and insufficient distribution of their typical products, whose valorization may be an important factor for exploiting rural tourism. In those areas, the problem that more frequently arises is the difficulty in planning land development, due to the lacking or poor knowledge and classification of every information, together with the inadequate capability to get new information and to simultaneously analyze several different data. In this paper, a GIS method has been employed for an application in land use planning with reference to an internal area of Basilicata Region (Southern Italy), well known for its typical food products (sheep and goat cheese). This GIS has been implemented, so as to match information of geographical level (terrain height, gradient, slope orientation, soil utilization, structures and infra-structures, etc.) with pasture characteristics (pasture aromatic herbs, grass percent coverage, nutritional values, etc.). It has revealed a very useful tool, allowing to individuate new areas that may be devoted to pasture, with the best characteristic and highest potential performance, able to contribute for an increase of quantity and a standardization of quality in production of “Pecorino” cheese
Photogrammetric survey of vernacular farm buildings for preserving the cultural heritage of rural landscapes
Full text linkFarm buildings play a central role on the sustainability of the rural environment. Conceived to host biological productions, the farm building constitutes indeed an unparalleled example in the wide epistemological constructions sector. Due to specific human interactions with the indoor and outdoor built environment, it raises architectural and technical issues different from other buildings. The role that these buildings have historically played is strictly connected indeed with the surrounding context, due to the need of the farmer to live in close contact with agricultural land and animal husbandry. Human activities have then strongly influenced the rural environment and the visual perception of its landscape. The increasing sensitivity about the concept of sustainable development of the built environment is currently stimulating the valorisation of farm buildings. In the present article, an analysis of some specific typologies of vernacular farm buildings more representative of the Basilicata region (Italy), has been performed through photogrammetric analysis. The final results showed that a simple close-range photogrammetry survey - tailored to the needs of the agro-industrial buildings sector, which does not require expensive or sophisticated equipment - enables to catalogue this important built heritage, paving the way to its recovery for public recreation and landscape protection
New curricula and teaching programmes on sustainable agriculture for advancing the skills of agricultural operators.
Full text linkIn the present paper, the main results achieved so far by the European Project: “Skills Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture - SAGRI” are presented. SAGRI is a project financed by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission aimed to give a decisive answer to the request of better trained farmers, agricultural workers and extension staff, thanks to structuring specific courses aimed to increase their knowledge, competence and skills in the field of agro-environmental technology for sustainable agriculture. Through the institution of suitable concerted and standardized study curricula and relevant teaching programmes specialized into the most recent developments of science and technology, the SAGRI Project is aimed to increase the technological level for agricultural operators. The official certification of the SAGRI
courses will make agricultural operators even more employable, thanks to an enhanced mobility across EU countries, since their own competences will be recognized under the framework of the SAGRI system
La progettazione di strutture a tendone per vigneto: prove sui materiali e metodi di calcolo
No full textL’ottimizzazione della ventilazione nelle serre mediante modellistica numerica per un’agricoltura sostenibile
No full textL’ottimizzazione della ventilazione nelle serre mediante modellistica numerica per un’agricoltura sostenibile
No full textL’automazione delle serre: rilievi sperimentali su realizzazioni attuali e criteri previsionali di gestione
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