BIOMASSE - Un gruppo operativo sperimenta le bioraffinerie in Toscana I

Le loro produzioni tradizionali, cereali soprattutto, ri- Their traditional productions, cereals above all, are affect- sentono della crisi del comparto, testimoniata dalla ridu- ed by the crisis in the sector, as attested by the 12% re- zione del 12% della SAU regionale dell’ultimo decennio e duction in the regional UAA in the last decade and wors- aggravata dalla siccità della stagione 2017, che. [...] Over the last fifteen years in Italy, projects have been de- studied in the project and, in particular, hemp, both for the har- veloped in various regions, but have remained in the prototype vesting of the seed (or flower) and the stems in the field and for phase, as confirmed by CREA-IT through the “Panacea Project”. [...] The results will be compared known are the Double Cut Harvesting Machine of the Dutch with the traditional method of separate harvesting of seeds or Hempflax, the Hemp Harvester of the Dutch Dun Agro, and a ma- flowers first, and the stems later (combine harvester + cutter chine made by Claas specifically for flower harvesting. [...] Luciana Angelini (Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Ali- tural, Food and Agro-environmental Sciences of the Uni- mentari e Agro-ambientali dell’Università di Pisa), la scel- versity of Pisa), the choice of these crops was dictated by ta di tali colture è stata dettata dal fatto che per tutte val- the fact that the following aspects apply to all of them: Low gono i seguenti aspetti: bassa richiesta. [...] Going back to the possible uses of the products, these can Tornando ai possibili impieghi dei prodotti, questi sono de- be used in the nutraceutical and cosmeceutical sectors, stinabili ai settori della nutraceutica e cosmeceutica, in gran- which are rapidly growing in Italy (+7% per year) and world- de crescita in Italia (+7% annuo) e nel mondo.