Part of the ‘Drivers for a stronger and more competitive agrifood supply chain: tradition, innovation, circularity and energy transition’ event organised by Confagricoltura, Italy.
Please note, this is an in-person event and will take place in Italian.
6th November 2024, 10AM-1PM (CET)
Ecomondo, Rimini, Italy (Ravezzi Room 1, South Hall)
The current political and economic context is changing swiftly, having an impact on the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainability. In fact, food and beverage companies have to cover rising costs as a result of global tensions, despite the fact that the marketplaces in which they compete and the regulations that should be followed are getting stricter. It is also essential to consider the various obstacles that farmers face due to climate change, such as rising temperatures, drained soils, and limited water supplies, as well as the need to ensure higher production in light of the projected 10 billion people on the planet by the year 2050.
Supporting the ecological transition of the agrifood supply chain and enhancing the commitment and investments of companies is becoming a priority. In order to do this, a discussion about the levers required to maintain competitiveness in the altered geopolitical and economic environments in which the supply chain has to function must be held in conjunction with the ‘green’ topic. A debate in which the various useful tools that can be used by companies will be analysed, but also the regulatory criticalities that should be overcome, as well as existing good practices to be disseminated and replicated, innovations and new technological opportunities.
In this scenario, today, thanks to the development of technology, the agri-food chain can have drivers (genetic engineering, conventional breeding and biotechnology, agriculture 5.0,/ sensors and drones, digitisation, circular supply chains, photovoltaics, agro-voltaics and biogas, etc.) that allow companies to be competitive on the market. The event will be an important opportunity to evaluate the possible scenarios that may occur and the future policies, to understand if these will be able to adequately support the actors of the agro-food chain. The debate will involve major players from European institutions, national bodies, representatives of the agri-food chain, research and academia.
Session Chair: Maurizio Notarfonso, ENEA
Agenda
10.00-10.20 Session I
Introduction: Focus on drivers and upcoming scenarios
- Massimo Iannetta, ENEA
10.20-11.30 Session II
The potential of circular agriculture to increase the value of leftovers
- Paolo Sckokai, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Piacenza
Sustainable supply chains
- Emanuele Blasi, University of Tuscia – Mediterranea
Genetic improvement
- Luigi Cattivelli, CREA
The digital evolution
- Chiara Corbo, Osservatorio Smart Agrifood
11.30-12.30 Session III
The AgriLoop Project and pre-industrial scale biorefineries
- David Bolzonella, University of Verona
Proteins and chemicals recovery from agro-waste
- Annalisa Tassoni, University of Bologna
Case studies on the valorisation of agro-industrial waste in Italian biorefineries
- Tommaso Barbieri, TomaPaint
12.30 Round table
- Pierre Bascou, European Commission – General Direction of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Massimiliano Giansanti, Confagricoltura
- Paolo Mascarino, Federalimentare
- Elena Sgaravatti, Assobiotec
- Representative of European Commission (TBD)