Join the Climed-Fruit final event in Italy… or online!

🌿 Climed-Fruit Project Final Conference: “Climate and Perennial Crops in the Mediterranean – Strategies for the Future”

The Climed-Fruit project is slowly coming to its end, and to mark this important milestone, the final conference will be held to present the project’s results, achievements, and future perspectives. As a proud partner of the Climed-Fruit project, SEASN is invited to participate, and we warmly invite all our members, collaborators, and stakeholders to join this important event.

🗓 June 11–12, 2025
📍 CIHEAM Bari (Italy) & Online
🗣 Conference language: English, with simultaneous Italian translation
✅ Free registration is mandatory for both in-person and online participation.

As climate change increasingly challenges Mediterranean agriculture, this conference offers a valuable opportunity to explore how perennial cropping systems – such as those for grapes, olives, and fruit trees – can become more resilient, sustainable, and efficient.

Short overview of the program:
🔍 Thematic Sessions – June 11 (Afternoon) – Hybrid format (on-site & online)

Join leading experts, advisors, and farmers in discussing:

• Soil and Biodiversity Management – Boosting agroecological resilience
• Irrigation Optimization – Improving water use efficiency
• Climate Risk & Pest Pressure Mitigation – Tools and strategies for resilient production

🌱 Technical Field Visit – June 12 (Morning)

📍 Location: An innovative organic table grape farm in Ginosa (Taranto Province)

Participants will explore:

• Real-time monitoring using soil and plant sensors
• Decision Support Systems (DSS) to optimize resource use and improve fruit quality in organic farming

Whether you are a researcher, advisor, farmer, or policymaker, this event offers practical insights and tools to help adapt Mediterranean perennial cropping systems to the realities of climate change.

👉 For the full program and registration form, follow this link.