PEI-AGRI

ProHop Smart Chain - Italian professional chain of the hop cultivation

Obiettivi
Objectives

The general objective of the Plan is to increase the profitability and the competitiveness of farms
through the creation and the development of an innovative and sustainable supply chain: the hopgrowing.
Specific objectives:
1. To improve the quality of the hop cultures.
2. To select new Italian hop varieties.
3. To improve the sustainability of farming and the processing techniques.
4. To connect the several players of the hop supply chain.
5. To implement innovation and traceability (notarize) of the processes of production, harvesting and
post-harvesting.
6. To promote the profitability and the valorization of the hop farms.

Activities

1 Promotion of the cooperation
2.1 - Setting up of a hop growing model and optimization of a prototype of the Italian hopgarden
2.2 - Evaluation of the ER terroir effect
2.3 - Identification of hop maturation indexes
2.4 - Optimization of a fertilization plan for Italian hops growing
2.5 - Identification of the regional biodiversity and valorisation of the talian hop genotypes
2.6 - Identification of the best conservation conditions for hops
2.7 – Creation of a hop dryer-machine prototipe
2.8 – Designing and development of the organizational prototyping for the hop supply chain
2.9 – Setting up of an “blockchain ecosystem”
3 DISSEMINATION
4 TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES

Partenariato
Ruolo
Leader
Name
Cooperativa Luppoli Italiani
Action manager
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Artemis srl
Action manager
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
DINAMICA s.c.a r.l.
Action manager
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Italian Hops Company
Action manager
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Lucchi Ludovico
Action manager
Ludovico Lucchi
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Società Agricola Bellavista delle Sorelle Nati S.S.
Action manager
@email
Ruolo
Partner
Name
Università di Parma - Dipartimento di Scienze degli Alimenti e del Farmaco
Action manager
@email
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