Walk the Talk on Sustainability
#11 Maurizio Gily, agronomist, professor - Sustainable future in viticulture and agriculture
Vine thrives in areas where other agriculture is basically impossible - steep hillsides and relatively poor soils. It is a very long living perenna that during the long growing season, it sequesters carbon dioxide well - but it also has negative environmental impacts such as the cumulation of copper to the soil.
Professor Gily: http://www.gily.it/
Read more on pests and diseases: EIP-AGRI Focus Group Diseases and pests in viticulture
Read Prof. Gily on climate change in viticulture: Climate change and viticulture
An interesting academic research paper on the increase of sustainability efforts in Italian wineries The rise of sustainability in Italian wineries: key dimensions and practices
Quotes:
“Good thing is, that all main agrochemical companies are investing in the research of more environmentally sustainable and less impactful solutions.”
“Sustainability means, in brief, to preserve the natural resources”
#vineyards, #plant, #vine, #italy, #organic, #diseases, #parasites #viticulture #soil, #genes #organicfarming #wine #agriculture #biological #genomeediting
Vine thrives in areas where other agriculture is basically impossible - steep hillsides and relatively poor soils. It is a very long living perenna that during the long growing season, it sequesters carbon dioxide well - but it also has negative environmental impacts such as the cumulation of copper to the soil.
Professor Gily: http://www.gily.it/
Read more on pests and diseases: EIP-AGRI Focus Group Diseases and pests in viticulture
Read Prof. Gily on climate change in viticulture: Climate change and viticulture
An interesting academic research paper on the increase of sustainability efforts in Italian wineries The rise of sustainability in Italian wineries: key dimensions and practices
Quotes:
“Good thing is, that all main agrochemical companies are investing in the research of more environmentally sustainable and less impactful solutions.”
“Sustainability means, in brief, to preserve the natural resources”
#vineyards, #plant, #vine, #italy, #organic, #diseases, #parasites #viticulture #soil, #genes #organicfarming #wine #agriculture #biological #genomeediting