{Tool} Climate change: Avocado cultivation instead of citrus fruits in Sicily? - Opportunities and risks (BIOFRUITNET Video). Creator(s): Ancona, Francesco; Verrastro, Vincenzo and Alföldi, Thomas. Issuing Organisation(s): CIHEAM Bari - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari. (2023)
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Summary
In this video, Francesco Ancona talks to Vincenzo Verrastro about the opportunities and risks of growing avocados in Sicily. The avocado is one of the tropical plants that comes closest to the needs and characteristics of citrus cultivation. The avocado does require certain soil and climatic conditions to thrive, these are discussed with the producer in this video.
Summary translation
In questo video, Francesco Ancona parla con Vincenzo Verrastro delle opportunità e dei rischi della coltivazione dell'avocado in Sicilia. L'avocado è una delle piante tropicali che più si avvicina alle esigenze e alle caratteristiche della coltivazione degli agrumi. L'avocado richiede determinate condizioni pedoclimatiche per prosperare, che vengono discusse con il produttore in questo video.
| EPrint Type: | Practice tool |
|---|---|
| Teaser: | Avocadoes in Italy? What is possible. |
| What problem does the tool address?: | Climate change threatens many traditional crops grown in the Mediterranean region, like Sicily. Climate change is leading to milder winters in Sicily. |
| What solution does the tool offer?: | The cultivation of avocados is becoming a realistic and, above all, economically interesting alternative to citrus cultivation in the Mediterranean. |
| Country: | Italy |
| Type of Practice Tool: | Video |
| Keywords: | climate-smart agriculture, tropical fruits |
| Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English climate-smart agriculture http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1361789093890 English tropical fruits http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7974 |
| Subjects: | Crop husbandry > Production systems > Fruit and berries "Organics" in general > Countries and regions > Italy |
| Research affiliation: | European Union > Horizon 2020 > Biofruitnet European Union > Organic Farm Knowledge Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Crops > Special crops > Fruit Italy > IAMB Mediterranean Agronomic Institute Bari |
| Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number: | 862850 |
| Related Links: | https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/50785, https://twitter.com/farm_knowledge/status/1681644671150301186, https://www.facebook.com/organicfarmknowledge/posts/pfbid0PSKNJLbcNeCdkjjW14anDChWpFX1jfBEMQjSzgxk6fmX3KQFB3Ezj6SfCnbSTS17l |
| Project ID: | OFK |
| Deposited By: | Dietemann, Lauren |
| ID Code: | 50785 |
| Deposited On: | 17 Jul 2023 13:03 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jul 2023 12:49 |
| Document Language: | English, German/Deutsch, French/Francais, Italian/Italiano, Spanish/Español |
| Status: | Published |
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