Thursday 2 december
3 pm - 4.30 pm
DECANA HALL/PLENARY PAV.2/LOBBY
UNAPera to the test of the market
Round table
Adriano Aldrovandi, President of UNAPera / Greetings and introduction
Initiatives to support national fruit growing / Filippo Gallinella, president of the Agriculture Commission of the Chamber of Deputies
The EU supporting agricultural aggregation / Paolo De Castro, MEP
Market baptism for UNAPera /Roberto Della Casa, Giampaolo Nasi, Alessandro Zampagna, UNAPera
Emilia Romagna PGI for re-launching the system / Mauro Grossi, President of the Consortium for the Protection of the Emilia Romagna PGI Pear
Conclusion by Alessio Mammi / Councillor for Agriculture, Agri-food, Hunting and Fishing of the Emilia Romagna Region
Moderator: Paolo Bruni
Friday 3 december
9.30 am - 12.30 pm
DECANA HALL/PLENARY PAV.2/LOBBY
9.30 am Opening and Greetings
Andrea Moretti / President of Ferrara Fiere Congressi
Matteo Fornasini / Councilor for Budget and Accounting, Equity Investments, Commerce and Tourism of the Municipality of Ferrara
Paolo Bruni / President of CSO ITALY
9.45 / 1st session: CLIMATE CHANGE AND EFFECTS ON FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
The effects of climate change on fruit growing / Massimiliano Fazzini - Climatologist, lecturer in Climatology and climate risk at the Universities of Camerino and Ferrara
Water protection - Anti-frost and climate control for pear growing / Gioele Chiari - Science communicator of the C.E.R – Canale Emiliano Romagnolo (Emilia- Romagna Channel)
Prevention and support operations by the Public Administration against adversities / Giuseppe Todeschini - Emilia-Romagna Region
10.40 / 2nd session: THE MAIN ISSUES AFFECTING PEAR GROWING: RESULTS OF RESEARCH
Gianni Amidei - President of OI Pera / Greetings and introduction
How to test and contain the Ferrara pear growing crisis – Michele Mariani and Alessandro Zago – Navarra Foundation
The point of research activities in progress on brown spot disease and the marmorated stink bug / Michele Preti – Astra Innovation and Development and Maria Grazia Tommasini - CRPV
Laboratory and field testing of fungicides and agricultural practices for controlling brown spot disease / Renzo Bucchi - Scientific Manager of Agri 2000 Net
11.40 / 3rd session: THE GREEN DEAL AND THE NEW FRONTIERS OF PEAR GROWING
Farm to Fork requests / Simona Rubbi – CSO Italy
New breeding technologies: technical basis and scientific research / Elena Baraldi - DISTAL - Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna
Study program for the purpose of containing brown spot disease using gene silencing techniques: development of dsRNA molecules and application of NBTs / Luca Casoli - Phytosanitary Consortium of Modena and Reggio Emilia
New challenges, new culture: commitments towards leading agriculture/ Stefano Masini - University of Rome Tor Vergata and Environment and Territory Area Manager of Coldiretti
Limits and opportunities of biotechnologies for controlling the pear brown spot disease emergency / Bruno Mezzetti - Polytechnic University of Marche Conclusion / Valtiero Mazzotti – General Director of Agriculture, Hunting and Fishing - Emilia-Romagna Region
Moderator: Ivano Valmori
Saturday 4 december
SANTA MARIA HALL/PAV.5
11 am - 12.30 pm
Emilia Romagna PGI Pear, excellence of the territory in association with the Emilia Romagna PGI Pear Consortium and the Hotel Management School
Cooking show for recognising close up and tasting the pear varieties grown in Emilia Romagna recognized by the PGI specifications
Presentation
The beneficial properties of pears / Roberto Manfredini / Unife Medical Clinical Director Consortium for the Protection of the Emilia Romagna PGI Pear
Massimo Urbinati / School Principal of the Vergani-Navarra Hotel Management School, Ferrara
Liberio Trotta/ Teacher at the Vergani-Navarra Hotel Management School, Ferrara
Paolo Bruni / President of CSO Italy