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Precision Agriculture and Cereals: What Really Changes? (Updated Version)
For centuries, wheat was grown “by eye.”Today, fields have become connected ecosystems filled with sensors, drones, and algorithms collecting real-time data.This is the era of precision agriculture, which enhances — rather than replaces — the farmer’s expertise through digital tools and scientific insight. From Guesswork to Smart Fields Precision farming optimizes inputs — water, fertilizer,…
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Green Public Procurement and Short Wheat Supply Chains: The Role of Local Grain in Public Canteens
Eating local is a political act.Behind every meal served in a school or hospital canteen lies a choice: whether to buy cheap products from long, anonymous supply chains or to invest in sustainable, local production.That is the purpose of Green Public Procurement (GPP) — a policy that allows public institutions to steer demand toward low-impact,…
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Italy’s Wheat and the National Biodiversity Strategy 2030
The National Biodiversity Strategy 2030 (SNB) is Italy’s main framework for implementing the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030, a core pillar of the European Green Deal.Its goal is to halt biodiversity loss and restore natural and agricultural ecosystems, recognizing that cereal fields are also living ecosystems hosting genetic, microbial, and faunal diversity. Agricultural Biodiversity as a…
