TUdi at the AISSA#under40 Congress

The Italian Association of Agricultural Scientific Societies (AISSA) is a non-profit association that fosters collaboration among participating Scientific Societies on shared topics of interest. It aims to promote scientific and educational coordination through information exchange, organise interdisciplinary activities and seminars, and disseminate scientific findings. Additionally, the Association seeks to establish relationships, including consultancy, with international, national, and local institutions involved in scientific, experimental, and training activities.

In continuity with previous editions of the event, the University of Florence organised and hosted the fifth annual AISSA#under40 conference - an event included in the series of initiatives celebrating 110 years of agriculture in Florence. The conference was held on 26-27 June 2024 at the Novoli Campus of the University of Florence and aimed to highlight the contributions of young researchers from all fields related to Agricultural, Environmental, Food, Forestry, and Animal Sciences.

This edition’s theme was "Agricultural Sciences in the Anthropocene: From Productivity to the Protection of Material and Cultural Heritage" and in keeping with tradition involved all the Agricultural Scientific-Disciplinary Sectors. AISSA#under40 chooses to involve all the sectors of expertise in the various scientific societies belonging to AISSA, as the goal is to increase the productivity of agro-forestry, pastoral and food systems whilst ensuring environmental sustainability without sacrificing ecosystem services. Thus, expertise and knowledge exchange from within all sectors is deeply encouraged. 

TUdi’s mission is to develop, upscale, and disseminate soil-restoring strategies in major agricultural systems, different farm typologies, and environmental conditions. TUdi partner Andrea Alpigiano, from the University of Turin, was present at the conference. They delivered an oral presentation on the topic of “A novel indicator-based approach to assessing the impact of agricultural practices on soil health.”