ORGANIZATION
AEMED 2025
1° Mediterranean Agroecology Congress
23 involved countries: Gibraltar, Spain, France, Principality of Monaco, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Palestinian Territories, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Malta, and Cyprus.
Guido Bissanti
President of the Agroecology Coordination of Sicily
Guido Bissanti, born in Cinisi (PA) in 1955, is an Agronomist with a degree in Agricultural Sciences from the University of Palermo, where he also worked as a researcher and lecturer. He has held important institutional roles, including president of the Order of Agronomists of Agrigento and the Sicilian Federation, and has been a member of various national and international bodies. He is the president of the Agroecology Coordination of Sicily and a promoter of regional agroecology laws. He has published numerous scientific works and essays, and was awarded the National Environment Prize "Gianfranco Merli" in 2016. Additionally, he was the scientific director of the Mediterranean Identity Festival in 2024.
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G. Cesare Pacini
President of the Italian Association of Agroecology (AIDA)
The Associate Professor of Agronomy and Herbaceous Crops at the University of Florence, specialized in Agroecology, graduated in Agricultural Sciences in 1997 with top honors. After working as a technician in Tuscany, he won a Marie-Curie fellowship for a three-year PhD at Wageningen University, Netherlands, where he obtained his PhD in 2003. He has participated in numerous national and international research projects, including EU programs and FAO consultancies. He is the scientific director of the Montepaldi experiment, a comparative study between organic and conventional agriculture. Founder and president of AIDA, he has also coordinated the national DIFFER project and works on improving agricultural sustainability. His research interests include agroecology, biodiversity, and simulation models for the sustainable management of agroecosystems.
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Alberto Mantino
President of the Italian Association of Agroforestry (AIAF)
A researcher in animal nutrition and feeding at the University of Pisa, he focuses on the transition to sustainable farming systems, with particular attention to mixed and agroforestry models. He has participated in numerous national and international projects, developing participatory approaches to improve synergies in livestock systems and promote agro-environmental and socio-economic resilience in response to climate change. Since 2022, he has been the President of the Italian Association of Agroforestry (AIAF) and, since 2020, he has represented Italy in the European Agroforestry Federation (EURAF).
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Scientific Committee
Name - Entity
Giovanni Dara Guccione * - CREA-PB Palermo
Everaldo Attard - University of Malta Msida
Paolo Bàrberi - Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna – Pisa AEEU board member (AIDA)
Stefano Bocchi - Dipartimento di Scienze e Politiche Ambientali – UNIMI (AIDA)
Ferdinando Branca - Dipartimento 3A – UNICT
Stefano Canali - CREA – AA
Censu Caruana - University of Malta - Msida
Corrado Ciaccia - CREA – AA
Stefano Colazza - Dipartimento SAAF - UNIPA
Luca Colombo - FIRAB ETS
Edward Duca - University of Malta - Msida
Antonello Franca - CNR – ISPAAM Sassari e membro del direttivo AIAF
Fabio Gresta - Dipartimento SV – UNIME
Paolo Guarnaccia - Dipartimento 3A – UNICT
Alberto Mantino - Ricercatore Università di Pisa e Presidente AIAF
Federica Matteoli - FAO – OCB
Giusy Migliore - Dipartimento SAAF – UNIPA
Gaio Cesare Pacini - Dipartimento AGRI - UNIFI (presidente AIDA)
Anna Panozzo - Università di Padova e membro del direttivo AIAF
Adolfo Rosati - CREA OLI – Spoleto e membro del comitato tecnico-scientifico AIAF
Paola Quatrini - Dipartimento STBCF – UNIPA
Giorgio Schifani - Dipartimento SAAF - UNIPA
Giuseppe Timpanaro - Dipartimento 3A – UNICT
Raffaele Zanoli - Dipartimento SAAA - UNIVPM
* Coordinator
Organizing Committee
Name - Entity
Rossana Danile * - Professionista Libera (CAS)
Caterina Batello - Vicepresidente AIDA
Francesca Camilli - CNR (AIAF)
Francesco Cancellieri - Presidente AssoCEA Messina APS
Giuseppe Lo Pilato - Professionista Libero
Maria Giovanna Mangione - Professionista Libera (CAS)
Martina Maurer - Imprenditrice Agricola (CAS)
Valentina Palmeri - Deputato XVI e XVII Legislatura – ARS (CAS)
Riccardo Testa - Dipartimento SAAF – UNIPA (CAS)
Alfio Furnari - Professionista Libero (CAS)
Pierluigi Paris - CNR (AIAF)
* Coordinator
