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Forgotten fruits and agrobiodiversity: resources worth saving

From: 22.05.2018 to: 22.05.2018

On the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2018, the Fondazione Fabbrica Italiana Contadina, ARPA Emilia Romagna, FICO, Fondazione FICO and the Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA) are organizing the conference “Forgotten fruits and agrobiodiversity: resources worth saving” in Bologna, Italy. The conference will highlight the importance of agricultural biodiversity as a treasure worth safeguarding and handing down to future generations as a tool for ensuring resilience in a rapidly changing environmental context, also considering climate change. Rosalaura Romeo of the Mountain Partnership Secretariat will present the Mountain Partnership Products Initiative during the event.

“Forgotten fruits and agrobiodiversity: resources worth saving” will take place from 10.00 to 13.00 on 22 May at FICO Eataly World, the world’s largest agri-food park, and will be conducted in Italian.

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Photo: FAO/Richard Slaby