Our first stop<\/b> was the Azienda Agricola Masera farm with Mr. Guglielmo Costa, professor at the Department of Agricultural Science in the University of Bologna and Mr. Ugo Palara, the Agrintesa agricultural co-operative technical director. In the farm, among others, organic apples and kiwis are cultivated using new varieties that are scamp-resistant. Next, we visited the Agrintesa plant at Gambettola, in which organic fruit and vegetables are manufactured. The manufacturing of the organic and conventional products are totally separated in the plant. The labels used contain all the necessary information in order to promote traceability. As soon as the fruits and vegetables arrive in the plant, quality control is performed and the producer is paid accordingly to its results. Our last visit for the first day was at the FederBio headquarters in Bologna, where among other issues, interest was expressed for cooperation initiation between Cypriot organic farmers and Italian organic companies.<\/p>\n
The second day<\/b> began with a visit at the Bologna Urban Center, where a presentation of the LIFE+ BlueAP project<\/b> was made by Mr. Giovanni Fini, head of the Environment Department at Bologna Municipality.
\nThe Blue AP project aimed the implementation of an Adaptation Plan to Climate Change for the Municipality of Bologna. The results of the project could be adopted by Cypriot towns, such as Limassol and Nicosia.<\/p>\n