Sustainable management for standardization of agro-technique in Lucan cereals cultivation
Project Activities addressed to the specific problems posed by farms of primary production and agricultural products processing companies, from the storage centres in collaboration with leading research organizations present in Basilicata, following the analysis of the problems, the analysis of the socio-economic context of reference, the definition of operational tools, available innovations and transfer actions.
a) increasing production and qualitative performance wheat system: agronomic management protocols for increased efficiency nutrition and water resources, crop input optimization, smart agriculture applications b) increasing environmental performance of intensive cereal systems: conservative farming techniques, innovative technologies for rationalizing crop inputs, low input cropping systems, best practices and implementation of environmental-friendly production systems c) rationalization of storage centres: diversified lots, sanitizing grain, commodity parameters database d) Structural and logistics reorganization of the cereal supply chain.
Basilicata farming presents a set of problems that slow down potential development: poor production and business culture; fragmentation; little attention to quality in the cultivation phases for cost containment; poor diffusion of innovations in productive tissue; difficulty in operating in export channels; farmers' training level still quite modest; poor propensity to association; High agricultural area utilized subject to water erosion; risk of desertification; difficult enhancement of quality production; soil conservation issues for climate change; International and European crisis; cessation of micro-enterprises in mountain areas and consequent loss of land management. The definition of an Operational Group representative of the production farms and of the Research Institutions related to the cereal sector, the comparison and evaluation of agronomic techniques, the dissemination of best practices, can open management scenarios and direct the choices of farms in the major environmental and economic sustainability and quantitative-qualitative stability of Lucan cereal production. Thanks to the interaction with previous innovation transfer projects, there will be tools to overcome weaknesses in the sector involving the agronomic aspects, the downstream phases of the production chain such as structural and logistics reorganization of storage centres and marketing network; the adequate distribution of the value generated in cereal chain as well as environmental aspects and soil protection.
The project is aimed at comparing traditional techniques and organic agriculture with smart, precision and conservative agriculture, based on the use of sensors and decision support systems, and the differential application of agricultural inputs in space, in particular in the adoption of different quantities, timing and type of techniques according to the spatial variability of environmental conditions. Specifically, (A) the selection of species, varieties and agronomic techniques under different conditions of processing; (B) evaluation of rotations and practices relating to greening; (C) efficiency of nutrient use; (D) obtaining appropriate and commensurate qualitative levels with the destination of crops; (E) variability and heterogeneity of production and quality. The results obtained will help to: (A) improve the competitiveness of primary producers by better integrating them into the agro-food chain through quality schemes, creating added value for agricultural products, promoting products in local markets, short chains, associations and Producer organizations and interprofessional organizations; (B) improving the economic performance of all farms and encouraging the restructuring and modernization of farms, in particular to increase market share and market orientation and diversification of activities; (C) reduce production costs also because the investments needed to realize them are mainly of a technical and managerial nature; (D) improving the management of fertilizers and pesticides; (E) reducing the impact on the environment of agricultural activities; (F) improve soil management to increase fertility.
The project also aims to act downstream of the production chain through the structural and logistics reorganization of the storage centres. The development of a management system that allows you to pick up and store a sample from each given lot, record each entry lot (amount, origin and merchandise and hygienic- sanitary characteristics) by isolating any unsuitable or otherwise unsuitable batch, evaluating the correct conservation (excessive dust, humidity above 13-13.5%, presence of foreign substances), assign an identification code for each lot given, identify flows within the system in time and quantity up to the end of the contributions and storage, defining and recording operations during storage will allow the traceability of the lot conferred into the storage centre. The store, in the event that the checks reveal non-compliance, must still be able to provide information on the lots that contribute to the formation of the outbound batch. The rationalization of collection centre activities and the strengthening of the link between primary producers, storage centres, processing and marketing companies will enable Lucan cereal production to gain significant shares in the national market.
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