DEMONSTRATIVE VISITS - SODOSOST PROJECT
"Optimization of No-Till Seeding Practices in Durum Wheat to Improve the Sustainability of Apulian Cereal Farming"
On October 11th and 12th, 2022, two demonstrative visits will take place at the laboratories of the Department of Agricultural Sciences, Food, Natural Resources, and Engineering (DAFNE) - University of Foggia, located at Via Napoli No. 25, Foggia, related to the SODOSOST project "Optimization of no-till wheat seeding practices to improve the sustainability of Puglia's cereal farming", funded under the PSR Puglia 2014-2020 - SM 16.2 "Support for pilot projects and the development of new products, practices, processes, and technologies", for an amount of €460,700.00.
The first visit titled "Qualitative Analysis on Durum Wheat" will be conducted on October 11, 2022, at 10:30 AM by Dr. Luigia Giuzio and Dr. Michele Andrea De Santis of the University of Foggia - Department DAFNE, at the Laboratory of Vegetable Production Quality.
The second visit titled "Phytophagous Insects of Stored Cereals" will be conducted on October 12, 2022, at 11:30 AM by Prof. Giacinto S. Germinara of the University of Foggia - Department DAFNE, at the Entomology Laboratory.
The project partners constitute an Operational Group of the PEI AGRI, a cooperation model based on the "interactive innovation model" involving collaboration among various actors to make the best use of complementary types of knowledge, whose main objective is the co-creation and dissemination of solutions and opportunities ready to be implemented in practice.
The Operational Group consists of authoritative partners, including: Rural Cooperative Sub-Appenino Dauno r.l., Regional Agri-Food District (D.A.Re. scrl), Agricultural Company Gerardo Campanella, Cassandro Unipersonale Srl, CIA Puglia, Aretè srl, University of Foggia.
