Smart AgriFood

The Smart AgriFood Observatory of the Politecnico di Milano and the University of Brescia is the focal point in Italy and among the main point of reference in Europe, to increase understanding of digital innovations, such as process, infrastructural, operational, hardware and software, on the agricultural and agri-food supply chain.

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Activities

Work Group

Supporters

Objectives of the Observatory

The aim of the Observatory is to spread information and knowledge on digital innovation throughout the Smart Agrifood supply chain. To accomplish this, the Observatory conducts applied research and conveys the results to decision makers, devising occasions for all the involved stakeholders to meet and discuss in order to promote dialogue and innovation and producing culture.

Smart Agrifood Observatory Research

Agriculture 4.0: supply analysis and market quantification, demand analysis, focus on data and platforms for agriculture;
Food Industry 4.0: state of adoption analysis of 4.0 solutions in the Italian agrifood industry;
digital technology for food transformation: Analysis of the adoption of digital solutions in the Italian agri-food sector, including an assessment of their related impacts, and an in-depth examination of digitization trends across the various stages of the supply chain;
digital technology for carbon farming and agrivoltaic: analysis of carbon farming and agrisolar production solutions and new business models, with particular focus on the impact of digital solutions;
startup Smart Agrifood: map international Smart Agrifood startups focused on digital innovation in the agri-food supply chain, analysis of business models, identification of emerging trends;
Artificial Intelligence in the agri-food sector: analysis of applications in the agricultural and food sectors, in-depth examination of impacts, and analysis of perception and adoption by the sector.

Activities

The activities characterizing the edition of Smart AgriFood Observatory Research are:

a Research plan arranged with the Partners of the Observatory aimed at identifying the main innovation opportunities and the corresponding effects on the agricultural and food supply chain through inquiries carried out with relevant firms and through the most appropriate methodologies (cost-benefit analyses, quantitative analyses, case studies, …).
several meeting and discussing occasions:
- a workshop to set up the Research reserved to the Observatory’s community (Partners and Sponsors and food and agricultural firms belonging to the whole supply chain);
- three intermediate workshops to discuss and share with the Observatory’s community the preliminary Research outcomes in order to gather relevant insights;
- an interactive roundtable observatory, dedicated to partners and Advisory Board, to share experiences and debate on current events;
- several meeting occasions to stimulate the dialogue among all the members of the Observatory’s community on specific topics;
- a final conference open to the public to present the results of the Research, enriched by speeches given by tof Observatory partner client companies;
- speeches in events organized by Farmers’ associations and in the main industry fairs.

Publication of:
- a report that contains the main results of the Research which is distributed when the final conference takes place;
- several in-depth analyses on specific themes distributed as reports, static and dynamic graphs or videos;
- a weekly newsletter comprising key messages stemming from news and research analyzed by the Smart AgriFood Observatory;
- articles and comments on many media.

Become a supporter of the Smart Agrifood Observatory

The Smart Agrifood Observatory is supported by several sector partner and sponsor companies. Take part in the Research, access Observatory exclusive data before anyone else, network with companies and qualified experts and gain visibility in our events.

For more information please contact Chiara Corbo (email: chiara.corbo@polimi.it).