NEFERTITI PROJECT WILL SUPPORT THE 2021 ANNUAL PLANT INTERCLUSTER (PIC) EVENT

The PIC2021 Event will be held from 30th June to 2nd of July. It is supporting under NEFERTITI project and it will take place exclusively online. The participation is free of charge.

PIC 2021 is an annual event which is organized by Plant InterCluster, a Network of Technology Clusters active in the plants industries. The annual PIC Meeting is the most important cluster event in the plant production industry in Europe. It aims at fostering innovation in plant production and at building a common agenda to support the international development of Plant clusters and their members.

The topic of this year edition is focused on “Building Demonstrative Capacity in Plant Production”.

During the event leading Italian and European regions for agriculture production and innovation, Emilia-Romagna’s Agrifood Clust-ER and the Department of Agriculture of the Tuscany Region will illustrate how they have invested in and worked with demonstrative capacity to ensure the diffusion of innovative solutions for and from plant production. Two main themes will underpin the discussions:

• Bio-based innovation for/from plant production

• High-tech zero carbon footprint horticulture & fruticulture

Contributions from over 20 experts from both public and private sector organizations  across Europe, will help shed light on 21st century key challenges for plant production and how they can be tackled.

NEFERTITI project will contribute the event by producing virtual visits to DemoFarms targeting practices that are relevant for the Bioeconomy on 30^th of June and Horticulture on 1^st of July.

NEFERTITI will also participate in a specific parallel session which will be held on 1^st of July to debate with Italian Regional Authorities about how to support Demo Farms activities and role.

Link to the event registration is available here.

Full agenda could be found here .

The detailed information could be found bellow.