Presented in Palermo, at the headquarters of the ISVAM Research Center and the monthly magazine Agrisicilia, the third edition of the National Symposium on Strawberries and Berries (in the photo the first edition).
The event will take place on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at the production company “A…Piccoli frutti” of Vito Gambina in contrada Samperi in Strasatti (Marsala), starting at 16:00 and ending with a social dinner. The event is open to producers from the province of Trapani and is a unique opportunity to discover the varieties of strawberries and berries that best adapt to our regions, as well as all the agronomic practices and technological innovations useful for high-level quantitative and qualitative production.
PROGRAM
16:00 Opening of the works and greetings: Massimo Mirabella, director of the monthly magazine Agrisicilia
Presentations by the speakers
"Blueberry in Italy: cultivation, challenges and innovations" - Cristiano Carli, Agrion, Foundation for research, innovation and technological development of Piedmont agriculture
"Influence of gypsum on the quantitative-qualitative performance of strawberry grown out of soil on coconut fiber. Monitoring of meteorological and nutritional parameters" - Gianluca Caruso, Department of Agriculture of the University of Naples "Federico II"
"Current status and future prospects for post-harvest management of berries" - Ilenia Tinebra and Roberta Passafiume, Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, University of Palermo
"Results of the Mugavero - University of Palermo research on strawberries and berries" - Carlo Gambino, Mugavero
"Retail and consumers: the trend of the Italian market" - Thomas Drahorad, Italian Berry
"The reds of Sicily: tropical lychees to drink - Tinfrut project" - Francesca Cerami, ldimed
Presentations by technical sponsors
"Del Monte and berries: a global vision for local producers" - Gianluigi Bertelli, Del Monte
"Strawberry: presentation of the RedSayra and RedSamantha varieties" - Gaetano La Rocca, Planasa
"Raspberry breeding, potential and innovations" - Alice Patella, Battistini nurseries
"Agrifresh, the thermo-reflective screen with aluminum microparticles" - Gianluca Divita, Innovagri
"Growbag Advanced, with alternative materials to peat" - Luca Antoniazzi, Klassman
"Meristem biostimulant line for strawberry cultivation" - Giovanni Pensabene Bellavia, Meristem
"The Mugavero protocol on strawberry and cultivation model in the Campania area" - Davide Di Giacomo, Mugavero
"The advantages of strawberry cultivation out of soil" Giorgio Petrolo, SIS *
"Useful microorganisms in agriculture" - Stefano Cattapan, CCS Aosta
"Agribios attentive to the growth of strawberries and berries" - Carlo Alberto Antoniazzi, Agribios Italiana
"Dress your product, reinvent your packaging" - Tobia Zorzetto, Mustang Pack
"Lualtek: the importance of data collection in agriculture and timing for berry prevention" - Andrea Cardini, Lualtek *
"The digital solution for your farm" - Giuseppe Bagnara, XFarm
"Agriculture that produces energy" - Giovanni Vattiata, Agrorete
* Educational interventions that will take place during the visit to the demonstration greenhouse
18:30 Visit to the demonstration greenhouses
19:30 "Considerations, evaluations and truths about natural artisanal ice cream" - Live production of nitrogen ice cream by Isidoro Stellina, Chocolate Maker of the Chocolate Workshop, Alcamo
20:00 Buffet dinner for attendees
The event also represents an opportunity to present the industrial project of the multinational Del Monte, the world's largest producer of pineapples. Del Monte, in fact, will market and later produce, for the first time, made in Italy products. Thus, a supply chain of contributors made up of berry producers in the province of Trapani begins. The event will allow potential producers interested in becoming part of Del Monte's supply chain to learn more about the supply project, join, learn about the economic values of the Italian berry market, and all the new agronomic choices and innovations that allow for high-standard production.
“Del Monte's choice to focus on Sicilian products for its fresh-fruit line – explains Massimo Mirabella, director of the monthly magazine Agrisicilia and organizer of the Symposium - is unprecedented and can really represent a turning point in the Sicilian production system. I really think that being part of a production and supply project for such an important and solid brand allows the Sicilian producer to grow in terms of product quality, quantity of surfaces invested in berries and knowledge of new technologies useful for quality production.”
The program includes a visit to the experimental greenhouse specially created for the event, which will contain all the technological innovations presented at the Symposium as well as varieties of blueberries and other crops that will be presented to Marsala producers in advance.
Participation Details
- Free admission for Sicilian producers up to 100 seats by registering at www.fragolaefuorisuolo.it/simposiofragola
- Event starts at 15:30 at the company “A…Piccoli frutti” in contrada Samperi, Strasatti, Marsala
- Representatives and salespeople of non-sponsor companies will have paid access by contacting uff.commerciale@mensileagrisicilia.it
