IPROMO 2024 programme

Promoting agrifood systems and mountain products 

Ormea (Italy) 24 June – 9 July 2024

DRAFT PROGRAMME

Day

Topics/presentations

Instructors

Venue

24 June

Monday
full day

Arrival of participants

Transfer TORINO à ORMEA

Ormea

25 June

Tuesday

morning

Opening ceremony

Michele Freppaz, Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Turin

Giuseppe Scarascia Mugnozza, Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro-food and Forest systems (DIBAF), University of Tuscia

Ormea

An overview of the Mountain Partnership and of the IPROMO summer school

Rosalaura Romeo, Mountain Partnership Secretariat, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Introduction to the science topics and establishment of working groups.

Brief presentations by the participants

Danilo Godone, National Research Council, Research Institute for Hydrogeological Prevention and Protection (CNR IRPI)

25 June
Tuesday  

afternoon

Understanding sustainable mountain development

Thomas Hofer, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Ormea

26 June
Wednesday

All day

Understanding sustainable mountain development

Thomas Hofer, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Ormea

27 June
Thursday 
morning

Sustainable agrifood systems in mountains  

Jacopo Schuerch, FAO

Ormea

27 June
Thursday 
afternoon

Transhumance in mountain areas: what is it and how it can be managed and developed

Kerstin Potthoff, Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Ormea

28 June

Friday
morning

Heritage-Based Sustainable Mountain Development

Cassiano Luminati, Polo Poschiavo

Ormea

28 June

Friday
afternoon

Working groups

Ormea

29 June
Saturday

full day

Improving communication skills

Maria De Cristofaro, FAO

Kai Lintunen, Finnish Forest Association and FAO/UNECE FCN

Ormea

30 June
Sunday
morning

Mountain agriculture and value chains in mountain areas

Carlo Murer, FAO

Valeria Barchiesi, FAO

Ormea

30 June
Sunday
afternoon

Certification schemes and beyond, for mountain products

Patricia Flores, IFOAM

Ormea

1 July
Monday
morning

Farmers Institutions: experiences from the field

Sergio Venturin, Latteria Turnaria

Matthew John (Online), Last Forest

Nandan Hs, Last Forest

Ormea

1 July
Monday
afternoon

Slow Food's Chef Alliance

Ludovico Roccatello, Slow Food 

Ormea

2 July
Monday
morning

Conservation and management of mountain soils

Silvia Stanchi, Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Turin

Ormea

2 July
Tuesday
afternoon

The development of the agriculture in mountain areas by strategic local value chains: case studies for horticultural products

Silvana Nicola, Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Turin

Ormea

3 July
Wednesday
morning

Climate change in mountains, its drivers and effects, and initiatives for adaptation and mitigation - an overview

Elisa Palazzi, Department of General Physics, University of Turin

Claudio Cassardo, Department of General Physics, University of Turin

Ormea

3 July
Wednesday

afternoon

Working groups

Ormea

4 July
Thursday
morning

Agri-tourism in mountain areas

Federico Mattei, FAO

Ormea

4 July
Thursday
afternoon

Sustainable production of animal fibers in mountain systems

Simon Goodall, Gestione Olistica Italia

Ormea

5 July
Friday
full day

Mountain agriculture and value chains in mountain areas: the Asian perspectives

Anu Joshi Shrestha, ICIMOD

Ormea

6 July
Saturday
full day

Transfer
ORMEA à GRESSONEY LA TRINITE’

Gressoney La Trinité

7 July
Sunday
full day

Field trip (Istituto Mosso, high-elevation pastures and local productions, Samstag Märt)

Michele Freppaz, Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Turin

Danilo Godone, National Research Council, Research Institute for Hydrogeological Prevention and Protection (CNR IRPI)

In collaboration with IAR

Gressoney La Trinité – Alagna Valsesia Istituto Mosso

8 July
Monday
full day

Transfer
GRESSONEY LA TRINITE’ à BIELLA

Field Trip - Local producers
Closing Ceremony

Michele Freppaz,  Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DISAFA), University of Turin

Danilo Godone, National Research Council, Research Institute for Hydrogeological Prevention and Protection (CNR IRPI)

Willy Gallia, Schneider Group, IT

Biella

9 July
Tuesday
morning

Transfer
BIELLA à TORINO

Torino