Period: 2025 – current

About: “CropCat – A thematic network to boost small-scale sustainable farming through sustainable cropping practices”. The EU-funded Crop-MATCHING project introduces, adopts and applies a novel agro-ecological concept that ‘matches’ farming systems by mimicking nature to support long-lasting and effective solutions.

Activities: Analysis of the economic value of minor crops in the project. Collection and systematization of company data on the crops considered. Estimating net value and production costs to assess their economic viability.

Period: 2025 – current

About: “WASTEWISE – WASTE AVOIDANCE STRATEGIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY”. WASTEWISE sets out to develop robust, innovative methods to evaluate the environmental impacts associated with food waste in the EU, with particular emphasis on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and biodiversity loss.

Activities: Analysis and measurement of food waste for specific food chains; measurement of environmental impacts; design of waste prevention and reduction scenarios to enable progress towards EU climate objectives.

Period: 2023 - 2025

About: “MEDWHEALTH – DEVELOPMENT OF NEW WHEAT-DERIVED FOODS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET WITH IMPROVED NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH VALUE”. MEDWHEALTH proposes to develop durum wheat products typical of the Mediterranean Diet with improved nutritional value and new technological properties.

Activities: Estimation of production costs of products based on the durum wheat varieties; data collection through desk and field analysis in order to recreate the regional scenario of the partner countries involved; processing of the data collected.

Period: 2022-2023

About: The National Forest and Forest Supply Chain Information System (SINMor) is an innovative public operational tool, available online, that collects, harmonizes, systematizes, and shares all the statistical and cartographic data and information available to date regarding the national forest heritage and its productive, environmental, and socio-cultural supply chains.

Activities: Creation of the Forest Database for the SINFor (National Forest Information System) System

Period: 2022 - 2025

About: The "Carta del Mulino" is a specification for the sustainable cultivation of soft wheat, born from the collaboration with mills, storage centers and farms. It consists of 10 rules designed to bring quality to products, support the work of farming communities, and protect biodiversity, including by protecting pollinating insects.

Activities: Analysis of the economic sustainability of the practices required by the Mill Charter for farmers. Evaluation of the economic and technical impact of the adoption of digital technologies (DSS) on participating farms.