The WELLFOOD ACTION project has been co-finance under the Targeted Call on EUSAIR, launched by the IPA CBC 2007-2013 Programme on February 2016.
The project is promoted by the Chamber of Commerce of Macerata and involves 6 partners from Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, including Marche Region – Environment and Agriculture Department.

The project intends to capitalize and extend lesson learnt, activities and results of the previous cooperation project WELLFOOD, co-financed under the 2nd call for proposal of the IPA Programme.

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Per rispondere alle emergenti necessità di automazione in campo agricolo, il progetto Flourish si propone di sviluppare un sistema robotico innovativo nell’ambito dell’agricoltura di precisione. Combinando le capacità di un veicolo aereo senza pilota (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) e quelle di una piattaforma robotica di terra (UGV, Unmanned Ground Vehicle) il sistema Flourish sarà in grado di monitorare le colture agrarie dall’alto, eseguire interventi mirati a terra e raccogliere informazioni dettagliate a supporto del processo decisionale dell’agricoltore, il tutto con il minimo intervento di parte di operatori. Equipaggiando il sistema con diversi sensori, indicatori di stato e di moduli per il trattamento a terra sarà possibile impiegare il sistema per svolgere un’ampia gamma di attività agronomiche su diverse colture. Le informazioni raccolte potranno inoltre essere utili per l’impiego di altri macchinari già in uso nel settore dell’agricoltura di precisione ad esempio fornendo mappe per l’applicazione localizzata di fertilizzanti.

Il progetto Flourish è finanziato dal programma della Comunità Europea Horizon 2020 con accordo di sovvenzione n. 644227-Flourish e dalla Segreteria di Stato per la formazione, la ricerca e l’innovazione (SEFRI) della Svizzera con il contratto n. 15.0029.

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On 22 July 2014, Marche Region and ASSAM successfully arranged a regional focus group “Fruit and vegetable supply chain in the Marche Region: state of play and innovation opportunities “ in the framework of the WELLFOOD project with the support of NOMISMA SpA, the company that carries out economic research and consulting for businesses, associations and public administrations at national and international levels. The focus, held in ASSAM headquarter and attended by more than 50 participants, was aimed at establishing an open discussion with local actors allow to point out strengths and needs in the food innovation applied to the fruit and vegetable supply chain that represents one of the core, innovative and growing sector of the Marche Region agri-food context.

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The Adriatic sea represents the environmental, social and cultural element bridging the Eastern and Western shores, the richness of natural resources characterizing the Adriatic sea in endangered by man-made factors that are threatening the vitality of ecosystem. The ECOSEA project aims at promoting the protection and enhancement of sea and coastal environment by implementing innovative approach to manage in coordinated manner the fishery activities. The project, led by Veneto Region, involves 9 partners from 3 Adriatic Area Countries.

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The entrepreneurs may have great knowledge about their product and the production phase but lack of knowledge on businesses development, how to handle growth, cooperation, logistics, market knowledge etc. The local food sector SMEs have a great potential of playing an important role in creating jobs and opportunities in rural areas. The local food represents a tool to develop new business opportunities and products, also promoting a higher degree of local pride and identity and providing secure jobs and economic growth.

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Thanks to its high qualified technical and human resources, ASSAM has been appointed by Marche Region Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Department to support and implement technical activities in the framework of the “ WELLFOOD – Promoting Food Innovation for Wellness in Adriatic” project of which the Region is partner.

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