HIGHLIGHTS
Digital Revolution in Agriculture: fitting in the Agroecological approach?
By V. Gkisakis, M. Lazzaro, L. Ortolani and N. Sinoir Digital technologies in the agricultural sector are currently highly promoted. However, do they offer a dimension of real sustainability, as regarded within the agroecological approach, or is it just another... read more
CAPSELLA soil health test run in Germany at the Institute for Soil Conservation & Sustainable Agriculture
The CAPSELLA Consortium would like to thank very much the Institute for Soil Conservation & Sustainable Agriculture located in Germany for having run a pilot to test its soil health spadetest app and provided some key and useful feedback. Institute for Soil... read more
CAPSELLA Story telling app for sustainable farming nominated for digital skills award
A new story-telling toolkit to help farmers inspire their consumers has been nominated from among 240 contenders to win The European Digital Skills Award 2017. The toolkit includes a web application allowing farmers to quickly craft a story out of photos or updates,... read more
CAPSELLA at the Multi-actors Innovation Workshop in Milan
Thanks to the proactive behaviour of its SSSA & Rete Semi Rurale partners, the new CAPSELLA apps related to the Data Management and Soil Health spade test will be introduced during the Multi-Actors Innovation Workshop that will be held in Milano on Monday the 11th... read more
CAPSELLA Data Mangement app at the Annual Meeting of Rete Semi Rurali
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” (Robert Louis Stevenson) The CAPSELLA Data Mangement app will be presented to the farmers, seeds guardians and agriculture players that will join the Annual Meeting of Rete Semi... read more
The CAPSELLA storytelling pilot at the Digital opportunities for Europe – Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition Conference
Great news from the CAPSELLA’s partner ZLTO, whose programme ‘successful digital communication from farmers to consumers‘ was submitted at the European Digital Skills Award. The CAPSELLA storytelling pilot is part of it and it has been selected as... read more
Main outcome of CAPSELLA’s participation at workshop “EXPERIENCES OF AGRO-BIODIVERSITY VALORISATION IN EUROPE”
Organised by Terre Regionali Toscana this event took place in Alberese, Tuscany on the 9-10 November 2017. Tuscany Region is extremely rich in plant and animal agro-biodiversity. Policies for local genetic resources have been in place since 1997, facilitating the... read more
CAPSELLA at Agroecology Europe in Lyon
Eight researchers from the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna actively attended the first Agroecology Europe Forum, held on 25-27 October in Lyon, France. The event, organised by the European Association for Agroecology (www.agroecology-europe.org), involved researchers, NGOs... read more
CAPSELLA Innovation Contest main outcome
After two days of creation and cooperation, on Friday 6 October 2017 and Saturday 7 October, 2017 the 11 teams that participated in the CAPSELLA Innovation Competition presented in Athens their imaginative solutions, products and applications for the agro-food... read more