Contact
Prof. Dr. Raffaele Zanoli
Università Politecnica delle Marche
Via Brecce Bianche
60131 Ancona
Italy
Tel. +39 071 2204929
zanoli(at)agrecon.univpm.it
www.univpm.it 
Events related to Organic Food and Farming Research
May 10-11, 2012: First international workshop of the Italian Organic Agriculture Research Group in Ancona, Italy
The first international workshop of the Italian Organic Agriculture Research Group (GRAB-IT) entiteld "Organic farming: a sustainable model for transition in the Mediterranean" will take place in Ancona, Italy, on May 10 and 11.
10.05.2012 to 11.05.2012
Location: Ancona, Italy
Papers are welcomed from all fields of organic farming covering a wide range of topics including:
- Mediterranean organic farming and new consumption models;
- The impact of climate changes on soil management and defence of cultural practices in Mediterranean crop and livestock production;
- Organic Aquaculture and sustainable fishing in the Mediterranean regions;
- Nutritional and organoleptic quality of the organic product in the Mediterranean area;
- Transition towns and organic farming in the Mediterranean regions;
- The role of renewable energies in the Mediterranean organic farming;
- Economic policies for Mediterranean organic farming;
- Energetic and ethical efficiency and management of human and social resources in the organic supply chain;
- Multifunctionality of organic farm (landscape and biodiversity maintenance, education, recreation, etc.)
The language of the workshop is English.
The workshop is carried out by GRAB-IT in cooperation with the International Society of Organic Agriculture Research (ISOFAR), the Mediterranian Agronomic Institute in Bari (IAM Bari), and the IFOAM Mediterranean Group Agrobiomediterraneo.
Further information
Workshop website
www.grab-it.it/ancona2012/home.html
Venue
Faculty of Agriculture
Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari ed Ambientali (D3A)
Università Politecnica delle Marche
via Brecce Bianche
60131 Ancona