Agroecological approaches for innovative and sustainable management of natural risources: soil, water and atmosphere (GAIA)

GAIA aims to foster the diffusion of innovative strategies to enhance the sustainability of cropping systems in the Mediterranean context. By implementing a multidisciplinary, integrated, and multi-actor approach, the project aims: (i) to assess the health status of arable soils in Sicily; (ii) to study the agronomic effects of using conservative and innovative strategies on herbaceous, tree, and vegetable crops; (iii) to analyze the socio-economic impacts of the studied agronomic practices; and (iv) to identify the best strategies to transfer innovations locally by studying the socio-economic dynamics characterizing the Sicilian agricultural system.

Acknowledgements: This work was funded by bandi a cascata, SPOKE 3 – “NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES (AGRITECH)”, PIANO NAZIONALE DI RIPRESA E RESILIENZA (PNRR) MISSIONE 4, “ISTRUZIONE E RICERCA” – COMPONENTE 2 “DALLA RICERCA ALL’IMPRESA” – LINEA DI INVESTIMENTO 1.4, FINANZIATO DALL’UNIONE EUROPEA – “NEXTGENERATIONEU”, CODICE PROGETTO CN00000022, thematic 2 – Innovative strategies for protecting natural resources and reducing environmental impact.

PARTECIPANTI: Francesca Calderone, Aurora Maio, Tommaso La Malfa, Isabella Trovato, Aurelio Scavo, Stefania Toscano, Maria De Salvo, Danilo Scordia, Fabio Gresta