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With the aim of achieving EU climate neutrality by 2050, the Commission issued Regulation (EU) 2024/3012, which also outlines strategies for agriculture to combat climate change (carbon farming). In this context, the EU Soil Mission defines Living Labs as transdisciplinary, user-centred and place-based research and innovation ecosystems to co-design, test, monitor and evaluate solutions to improve soil health.

LILAS4SOILS

Funded by the EU, the project brings together farmers, researchers, industry and public authorities to develop sustainable agricultural systems through Living Labs. With 24 partners and over 80 farmers, it tests innovative practices on numerous sites, addressing soil health, agroecology, CO₂ sequestration and responsible use of resources.

SHARE Innovation Lab

Among the first Italian Living Labs, it includes several sites in the Po Valley, including a light-house farm (CERZOO, San Bonico, PC). The farms involved range from cereal and livestock farming to biogas plants, experimenting with a variety of solutions for resilient, efficient, sustainable agriculture.

Program

  • 09:00 Registration of participants
  • 09:30 Welcome and opening remarks 
    Vincenzo Tabaglio - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
  • 09:40 C Farming in the EU: legislation, CAP and perspectives 
    Valeria Forlin - European Commission (DG CLIMA) 
    Emmanuel Petel - European Commission (DG AGRI) 
    Leonhard Maier - European Commission (DG AGRI) 
  • 10:00 C Farming in Italy: state of the art and ongoing research 
    Maria Fantappiè - CREA
  • 10:20 SHARE: the Living Lab for Carbon sequestration 
    Andrea Fiorini - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
  • 10:40 Monitoring and quantification of Carbon removals 
    Marco Acutis - University of Milan
  • 11.00 Coffee break
  • 11:30 Panel discussion with Stakeholders 
    Andrea Ferrarini - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 
    Silvia Motta - ERSAF 
    Anna Trettenero - Confagricoltura 
    Paolo Manfredi - Confindustria
  • 12:30 Q&A and conclusions
  • 13:00 Buffet Lunch