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==Can Farm Digitalization be a Key to Reaching the EU Sustainable Challenges? - Abstract==
https://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3293/paper86.pdf
Can Farm Digitalization be a Key to Reaching the EU Sustainable
Challenges? - Abstract
Ginevra Bucalossi 1, Stefania Lombardo 2, Daniele Sarri 1 and Marco Vieri 1
1
DAGRI-Department of Agricultural, Food Production and Forest Management, University of Florence,
Piazzale delle Cascine 15, Florence, 50144, Italy
2
ENTE TERRE REGIONALI TOSCANE, Via di Novoli 26, Florence, 50127, Italy
Summary 1
Agriculture is the E.U.'s most prevalent land use, and therefore it is crucial to make sure that
agricultural systems comply with sustainable practices. The E.U.'s new growth strategy
("European Green Deal" C.O.M./2019/640") for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda aims
to address climate and environmental challenges to efficient and sustainable growth. In
agriculture, climate change has resulted in high and low heat stress, changed rainfall patterns,
raised carbon dioxide, increasing the frequency of extreme weather events such as droughts,
floods, cyclonic disturbances and enriched salty soils. These consequences increase production
costs, pest, and disease outbreaks, putting additional strain on global agricultural land. As
highlighted in the Green Deal ("European Green Deal" C.O.M./2019/640), digital technologies
can help the agriculture sector promote sustainable management.
Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, collecting and making historical and real-time
biodiversity data digital has become more popular worldwide. Integrating digital mapping and
modelling-based knowledge of a specific area, soil types, and climatic conditions can provide
rapid and easy access to a large quantity of data and valuable information for better crops and
land-use suitability assessment. The use of smartphones-based apps by all agriculture
stakeholders plays a crucial role in the digitalization of the agriculture sector (Mondejar et al.,
2021). Sustainability is not only a central topic in the agriculture system but also in the vine
and oenological world. The International Organization of Vine and Wine (O.I.V.) adopted the
definition and general principles of sustainable development applied to wine-growing as
follows: "A global approach commensurate with the production and processing systems of
grapes, combining at the same time the economic longevity of structures and territories, the
production of quality products, the taking into account of the needs of viticulture of precision,
the risks related to the environment, product safety, health and consumers and the enhancement
of heritage, historical, cultural, ecological and aesthetic aspects." Within these sustainability
challenges, the study aims to create a multi-layered spatial platform that incorporates
environmental data, cultural, technical and biodiversity typical of the needs of sustainable
precision viticulture to enhance one of the leading high-quality wines production areas of
Center Italy called Val D'Orcia. To reach the general objective, three key actions have been
implemented: (1) monitoring and traceability of production processes; (2) digitization of
georeferenced information; finally, (3) the creation of a digital hub for the collection of big
data. The study involved ten wineries where a desktop and smartphone application was
introduced to track and collect farm, land and biodiversity data. The geographical data
concerning the area of Val D'Orcia is acquired through the WebGIS tool of the Tuscany
Region, GEOscopio. The "app" has also included agro-environmental parameters, and the
cadastral data (surface, national references, particel type) referred to each cultivation.
Moreover, vineyard monitoring has been carried out in some sample farms to acquire
biodiversity data, according to the protocols drawn up by the Italian Institute for Environmental
Protection and Research (ISPRA) and Observatoire Agricole de la Biodiversitè (OaB).
Proceedings of HAICTA 2022, September 22–25, 2022, Athens, Greece
EMAIL: ginevra.bucalossi@unifi.it (A. 1); stefania.lombardo@terreregionali.toscana.it (A. 2); daniele.sarri@unifi.it (A. 3);
marco.vieri@unifi.it (A. 4)
ORCID: 0000-0003-1737-0262 (A. 1); 0000-0003-2287-4131 (A. 2); 0000-0001-6990-7573 (A. 3); 0000-0002-6167-5322 (A. 4)
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Collected data was organized into layers on the platform, interpolated to make thematic and
prescription maps shapefiles to create decision support systems (D.S.S.).
The digital Hub and, in particular, the development of the mobile "app" constitutes a case on a
large area of sustainable precision farming for the winery of a Val D'Orcia area focusing on
the biodiversity goals.
Further, the implemented system provides profitable big data management suggestions that
represent a mandatory medium-term target for the smart management of the agriculture sector
required by the E.U. community policies.
Keywords
Precision agriculture, geographic information system (GIS), app-based agriculture,
biodiversity, resilience, rural
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